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The test match between Pakistan and England has started. The first match of the three-match series is being played in Multan from today. Meanwhile, Pakistani captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat first. Initially it seemed that it was a wrong decision, but when Shan Masood himself came to bat, he played a brilliant innings. Meanwhile, he has also created a new record for Pakistan cricket team.
Shan Masood played an inning of 50 runs in just 43 balls.
By the time Pakistani captain Shan Masood came to bat at number three, the team had lost one wicket. Opener Sam Ayub returned to the pavilion after scoring only four runs. He faced ten balls. Shan Masood came and started batting brilliantly as soon as he came. Those games were Test matches, but the batting style was similar to that of ODIs. He completed his 50 runs in just 43 balls. This is his fastest half-century in Test cricket. Earlier, he had recently scored a half-century in 44 balls against Sri Lanka, but this record has now been left behind.
Pakistani captain's fastest half-century against England
Meanwhile, Shan Masood has made another new record in his name. This is also the fastest half-century scored by a Pakistani captain against England. Meanwhile, the special thing was that after the early fall of Pakistan's first wicket in the form of Sam Ayub, he along with captain Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafiq rescued the team from the crisis and did not allow any more wickets to fall in the first session. The Aisathe team is still a little ahead of England, but this is only the first day. It remains to be seen how the team performs further.
Both teams will be tested in the coming days
There is also tension regarding captain Shan Masood that till now he has not won a single test match under his captaincy. They have lost five consecutive matches. He is looking for his first win and take his team to the top of the World Test Championship points table. For this, it is very important to win this series. The problem against England is that Ben Stokes is out of the first match, so Ollie Pope is taking over the captaincy. It remains to be seen how the team plays in this match.
