Shan Masood shatters Virender Sehwag’s 19-year-old record:Pakistan test captain scores fastest first-class double ton for his nation in 177 deliveries

Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood has set a gigantic record in domestic cricket. He broke the 19-year-old record of former Indian opener Virender Sehwag by scoring the fastest double century in first-class cricket on Pakistani soil. Shan Masood achieved this feat on Monday in the ongoing President’s Trophy Grade-I 2025/26 match in Karachi. This match is being played between Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sahir Associates, with Masood representing SNGPL. Masood completed his double ton in just 177 deliveries. Previously, Virender Sehwag had scored a double century in 182 balls against Pakistan in Lahore in 2006. Masood also shatters Inzamam-ul-Haq’s record Shan Masood also broke the record for Pakistan’s fastest double century. Previously, this record was held by Inzamam-ul-Haq, who scored a double ton in 188 balls in 1992. Shan Masood stitched a whopping 390-run partnership On the first day of the match, SNGPL was asked to bat first. The team’s first wicket fell at 53 runs in the form of Azan Awais. After this, Shan Masood and Ali Zaryab made a big 390-run partnership for the second wicket. This partnership was the ninth-largest partnership for any wicket in Pakistan. Ali Zaryab scored 192 runs off 237 deliveries, while Shan Masood stayed unbeaten with 212 runs off 185 balls until the end of the day’s play. His strike rate was over 114. By the end of the first day, SNGPL had scored 460 runs for 2 wickets in 82.1 overs. Second double century for Shan Masood this year This is Shan Masood’s second first-class double century in 2025. Earlier, he had scored 250 runs against Abbottabad for Karachi Blues. He now has a total of five first-class double centuries in his career.