KARACHI: Pakistan’s left-handed opener Shan Masood who is representing Derbyshire in the ongoing County Championship 2022, has won the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) Player of the Month Award for April.
Shan, who enjoyed an amazing run in the ongoing County Championship, having scored 713 runs including two double centuries in his brief five-match stint, has been rewarded for his stellar performance in the previous month.
Taking to Twitter, Shan’s county team Derbyshire shared the picture of Shan posing with the trophy while also congratulating him for winning the PCA Player of the Month Award.
“Shan-sational. DCOC batter, Shan Masood, has won the PCA Player of the Month Award for April. Congratulations, Shan!” the county cricket club wrote.
𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙣-𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 🏆#DCCC batter, @shani_official, has won the @PCA Player of the Month Award for April 👏
Congratulations, Shan!
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— Derbyshire CCC (@DerbyshireCCC) May 9, 2022
It is apropos to mention here that Shan is currently the third leading run-scorers of the ongoing County Championship after the conclusion of Round Five, just behind Sean Dickson and India’s Cheteshwar Pujara.
Sean Dickson, Hassan Ali and Matty Potts lead the way after five rounds of the County Championship.
Will anyone reach 1,000 runs before the end of May?#CountyCricket2022 pic.twitter.com/tcojUUyfRQ
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) May 9, 2022
Pakistani pacers Hasan Ali and Mohammad Abbas, on the other hand, lead the bowling chart with 24 and 22 wickets respectively.
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