PAKISTAN · OPENING BATTER · FORMER TEST CAPTAIN

Shan Masood

A tall left-handed opener born in Kuwait City and raised in Karachi. Shan has played 50 Tests since his 2013 debut, captained Pakistan’s Test side from November 2023, and has more than 13,000 first-class runs.

CAREER STATISTICS

International career in numbers

Format	Matches	Runs	Average	100s / 50s	Best
Test	50	2,926	30.80	7 / 15	156
ODI	9	163	18.11	0 / 1	50
First-class	205	13,751	40.56	34 / 61	239

Figures from ESPNcricinfo (via Wikipedia), 12 September 2026. Shan has also played a handful of T20Is (2022).

RECORDS & HIGHLIGHTS

Career highlights

Scored 75 on Test debut against South Africa in Abu Dhabi, October 2013.
Test-best 156 against England at Old Trafford, August 2020.
Appointed Pakistan Test captain in November 2023.
Back-to-back first-class double centuries for Derbyshire in 2022, a first for the county.
Captained Yorkshire in county cricket (2023) and has led Multan Sultans in the PSL.

PROFILE

Player profile

Born: 14 October 1989, Kuwait City
Batting: Left-handed
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium (occasional)
Debuts: Test v South Africa, 14 October 2013 · ODI v Australia, 22 March 2019 · T20I v England, 20 September 2022
Teams: Multan Sultans (PSL 2026); Karachi Whites (domestic)
Shirt number: 94