Derbyshire 274 for 4 (Masood 113, Visitor 77) path Worcestershire 368 (Haynes 133, Ali 88,Conners 5-109) by 94 runs
The Pakistan left-hander made 113 from 132 balls to take his tally to 826 with a attainable three extra innings to return earlier than the tip of the month.
The day had promised far more for the guests however after subsiding to Conners they felt the complete measure of Masood’s elegant strokeplay.
Ed Barnard and Ben Cox represented Worcestershire’s greatest likelihood of passing 400 however they each fell in the identical over to Conners, Barnard driving loosely to cowl and Cox lbw to a ball that seemed to be lacking leg stump.
Conners made it three in seven balls when he discovered carry and away motion to take away Josh Baker earlier than nightwatchman Adam Finch, after 22 overs of decided resistance, pulled Ryan Sidebottom to deep backward sq..
Sidebottom instantly left the sphere with a calf damage however Anuj Dal pulled off one other gorgeous catch at level to shortly finish the innings and provides Conners his fifth wicket.
Derbyshire set the tone for what adopted by scoring 30 in seven overs earlier than lunch and the afternoon grew to become one to recollect for Masood and one to neglect for Worcestershire.
Though they’re lacking three frontline bowlers by way of damage, there was no mitigation for the way in which runs had been leaked on each side of the wickets with the bowlers unable to exert any stress.
After Billy Godelman received an inside edge onto his leg stump, Masood and Visitor cruised alongside at virtually a run-a-ball in opposition to indisciplined bowling and more and more ragged fielding.
Masood’s timing and placement was exemplary however Worcestershire helped him alongside the way in which, Barnard spilling an opportunity at backward level off Ben Gibbon on 67 after which fluffing a run out likelihood 10 runs later.
Inevitably, he moved to his third century in seven innings from 115 balls however Worcestershire regrouped after tea with Gibbon claiming the prized wicket of Masood throughout a formidable 11-over spell from the Metropolis Finish.
The 21-year-old beat Masood’s tried drive within the first over after the interval, the primary of three wickets to fall for under 27 runs in 15 overs which mirrored Worcestershire’s enchancment.
Visitor misplaced his focus and edged a giant drive at a large ball from Barnard and Wayne Madsen was lbw attempting to work Baker’s left-arm spin to leg.
Gibbons was unfortunate to not make additional inroads however Leus du Plooy and Luis Reece noticed Derbyshire by way of to the shut though Worcestershire have the prospect of a second new ball early on day three.
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