New Pakistan skipper Shan Masood hit an unbeaten 156 on Wednesday in a warm-up match in Canberra forward of their three-Take a look at collection in opposition to Australia.
After successful the toss and opting to bat in opposition to a Prime Minister’s XI, he got here to the crease when opener Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed for 9.
Masood batted for the remainder of the day, smashing 13 fours and a six to steer Pakistan to 324-6 at stumps on the opening day of the four-day fixture.
Sarfaraz Ahmed made 41 and star batter Babar Azam, who stood down as captain in all codecs of the sport after their disastrous one-day World Cup, hit 40.
Australia’s bowlers laboured on a flat pitch at Manuka Oval with speedster Jordan Buckingham the choose with 3-63.
All-rounder Cameron Inexperienced, who has been sidelined from the Take a look at facet by Mitchell Marsh, didn’t flip his arm.
It proved a protracted day within the area for aspiring Australian Take a look at openers Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris and Matt Renshaw, who’re vying to switch David Warner when he retires from the longer format after the Pakistan collection.
The customer meets Australia in three Assessments — in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney — from December 14.