County Championship: Derbyshire dominate Sussex thanks to Shan Masood double century
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Derbyshire's Shan Masood has played 25 Tests for Pakistan, most recently in January 2021
LV= County Championship Division Two, Incora County Ground, Derby (day one) |
Derbyshire 327-2: Masood 201*, Madsen 88* |
Sussex: Yet to bat |
Derbyshire 3 pts, Sussex 0 pts |
A superb career-best unbeaten double century from Derbyshire's Shan Masood dominated the opening day of their County Championship Division Two match against Sussex at Derby.
The Pakistan opener scored a brilliant 201 from 271 balls and shared a county record third-wicket stand against Sussex of 236 with Wayne Madsen, who was 88 not out at the close.
An injury-weakened Sussex attack failed to take a wicket after lunch as Derbyshire closed on an imposing 327-2.
Masood had already impressed with two half-centuries in the opening match at Lord's last week, narrowly missing out on a hundred in the first innings.
He made no mistake this time against a largely inexperienced attack after Derbyshire won the toss and batted first on what looks to be a benign pitch.
With the exception of Steven Finn, the bowling lacked the consistency to apply any sustained pressure and Masood took advantage.
Report supplied by the ECB Reporters' Network