In the first Test match against Pakistan, England created history in Test cricket by scoring 823 runs in the first innings. They became the first team in Test history to score 800 or more runs three times. In England's innings, young batsman Harry Brook scored a triple century and Joe Root scored a double century. England made many records in this match.
Sports Desk, New Delhi. Thanks to the triple century of young batsman Harry Brook and the double century of Joe Root, England made many records in the Multan Test against Pakistan. England declared the innings after scoring 823 runs for 7 wickets in the first innings. With this huge score, England became the first team to score 800 or more runs three times in Test cricket.
It is noteworthy that while playing baseball cricket, England scored 823 runs in 150 overs. During this period his run rate was 5.48. This is the highest among teams scoring more than 700 runs in 1 innings of a test match. At the same time, if we talk about Pakistan, a shameful record was added to the name of their bowlers. 7 players bowled for Pakistan in the match. Out of these, 6 gave away 100 or more runs.
When 6 bowlers gave more than 100 runs in 1 innings of test
- Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, Bulawayo, 2004
- Pakistan vs England, Multan, 2024
England and Pakistan made the third highest score
Let us tell you that this happened only once in the history of Test cricket when 6 bowlers of a team had given 100 or more runs. Earlier this unwanted record was in the name of Zimbabwean bowlers. This happened in the Bulawayo test match in 2004. Apart from this, the total score of Pakistan's first innings (556) and England's first innings is the third highest score of first innings in a Test match. In this matter, the teams of India and Sri Lanka are at number one.
Lost six wickets in the second innings
Earlier, Pakistan had scored 556 runs in the first innings. Shafiq scored 102 runs, captain Shan Masood scored 151 runs and Agha Salman scored an unbeaten 104 runs. Jack Leach took three wickets for England. In response, England made a huge score. Pakistan has scored 152 runs for 6 wickets in the second innings. He is still behind by 115 runs.
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