Shan Masood (

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Punjabi: شان مسعود; born 14 October 1989) is a Pakistani international cricketer. He plays for

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, and the

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in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batter and an occasional right-arm medium-fast bowler. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the

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(PCB). He has also served as the captain of

and Southern Punjab Cricket Team. Currently, he is the appointed captain of the

for the 2023 County season. He was part of the

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's squad that finished 2nd at the ICC WORLD T20 2022.

Early life and education

He was born in 1989 in Kuwait, where his father worked in a bank. Following the

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and the start of the Gulf War, the family left for their native Pakistan, settling down in

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again. His father Mansoor Masood Khan, apart from being a professional banker, always had an interest in sports, himself playing hockey at provincial level while loving cricket as well and encouraging his son to be invested in the field. Mansoor became a member of the governing board in the

in 2014. His paternal uncle

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is a retired civil servant specialized in

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who has worked in

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as a special assistant for finance and revenue during 2020-2021, his elder sister died in 2021 while his younger brother Ali is a barrister. After moving to the United Kingdom with his parents, he studied at Stamford School,

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and then

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where he studied economics. He studied Management and Sports Sciences at

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through a

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programme.

Domestic career

In his first-class debut in the 2007 season, Masood scored 54 for Karachi as part of a 154-run opening stand with

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. He also played three first-class games for

. In April 2018, he was named the vice-captain of

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's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. In September 2019, Masood was named as the captain of Southern Punjab for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. He is captain of

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in the Kashmir Premier League. In December 2021, he was signed by

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for the 2022 county season. In April 2022, in the second round of matches in the 2022 County Championship, Shan scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, scoring an unbeaten 201 runs on the opening day against

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. In the following match, Shan scored another double century, becoming the first batter for Derbyshire to score back-to-back double centuries in first-class cricket. In May 2022, he scored his third century for Derbyshire against Worcestershire.

International career

Masood made 75 on Test debut against South Africa in October 2013. He scored his maiden century against Sri Lanka at

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in July 2015, putting on 242 for the third wicket with

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as Pakistan successfully chased 382. Masood, a part-time medium pacer, bowled for the first time in Test cricket on 23 July 2016 against England at Old Trafford. His first delivery was a

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. In September 2018, he was named in Pakistan's

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(ODI) squad for the 2018 Asia Cup, but he did not play. In January 2019, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for their series against South Africa, but again he did not play. In March 2019, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for their series against Australia. He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against

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on 22 March 2019. In December 2019, he scored his second Test century, against the touring Sri Lankans at the

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. In the same match, he also scored his 1,000th run in Test cricket. In February 2020, Masood made his third Test century, against Bangladesh at

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. In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the

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. In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England. In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand. In September 2022, he was named in the Pakistan's T20I squad for the series against England. He made his T20I debut on 20 September 2022, against

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. In January 2023, he was named as the vice-captain of the Pakistan's ODI team for their home series against New Zealand.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Masood, Shan 1989 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers Habib Bank Limited cricketers Islamabad cricketers People educated at Stamford School Alumni of Durham University Durham MCCU cricketers Karachi Whites cricketers Karachi Zebras cricketers Federal Areas cricketers Islamabad Leopards cricketers Multan Sultans cricketers Pakistani expatriates in England Pakistani expatriates in Kuwait Sportspeople from Kuwait City Alumni of Loughborough University Southern Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers

Early life and education

Domestic career

International career

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