Shan Masood creates history with his double century in County Championship

The left-hander reached his double century in 271 deliveries which included 22 boundaries

PHOTO COURTESY: Twitter/Derbyshire

Pakistan opening batsman Shan Masood has lit the County Championship by converting his maiden century into a double ton on Thursday while representing Derbyshire.

While competing against Sussex in Division Two of the ongoing county championship, Shan continued his spectacular form and ended up scoring 201* off 271 balls including 22 boundaries.

Shan Masood's terrific run has helped him become the first Pakistan opener to score a double century in the tournament.

201 not out.
271 balls.@shani_official 🙇 #LVCountyChamp pic.twitter.com/ueAmnbul6u
— LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) April 14, 2022

His innings helped Derbyshire finish strongly on 327/2 at the conclusion of the opening day.

Shan focused on improving his strike rate and reached his first ton in just 121 deliveries.

It is worth adding that earlier, Shan also scored 91 and 62 respectively in his debut against Middlesex, which means that he is currently the highest runscorer of the tournament.