Srinagar: Pakistan suffered 10 wicket defeat in the Cape Town Test vs South Africa but skipper Shan Masood was still able to break 27 year old record for Pakistan with his century.
Shan Masood scored 145-run knock during his team’s second innings at Newlands on Monday.
Masood’s innings shattered a 27-year-old record for the highest individual score by a Pakistani batter in a Test match on South African soil.
He surpassed the previous record held by former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood, who scored 136 runs in a Test against South Africa at the Wanderers, Johannesburg, in February 1998.
The skipper’s knock, which featured 17 boundaries, spearheaded Pakistan’s fightback after being forced to follow on.
Renowned players like Azhar Mahmood, Younis Khan, Taufeeq Umar, Saeed Anwar and Asad Shafiq have previously scored Test centuries in South Africa but never more than one in a series.
Highest Individual Scores by Pakistani Batters in South Africa (Tests):
Shan Masood – 145, Cape Town, January 2025
Azhar Mahmood – 136, Johannesburg, February 1998
Taufeeq Umar – 135, Cape Town, January 2003
Azhar Mahmood – 132, Durban, February 1998
Saeed Anwar – 118, Durban, February 1998
The opening batter also became the first Pakistan captain to score a Test century in South Africa.
Previously, Saleem Malik held the record for the highest score by a Pakistani captain on South African soil with his 99-run innings in January 1995.