pak vs eng highest test partnership in multan cricket stadium lara masood shafique broke lara bravo record | PAK vs ENG: Lara-Bravo's record broken, PAK batsmen destroyed; Indian pair still number-1

England vs Pakistan: The first test match of the series is being played between Pakistan and England at Multan Cricket Stadium. On the first day of this match, Pakistani batsmen batted brilliantly and put 328 runs on the board at the loss of 4 wickets. Excellent century innings were seen from Abdullah Shafiq (102) and captain Shan Masood (151). There was a great partnership between these two, which broke the partnership record set by Lara and Bravo in 2006. However, the Indian pair still remains at number-1.

Lara-Bravo's record broken

Pakistan's opener Abdullah Shafiq and captain Shan Masood scored brilliant centuries on the first day of the match, pushing the England bowlers on the backfoot. However, Shafiq was out on the score of 102 runs, but Masood played a marathon inning of 151 runs. During this, there was a big partnership of 253 runs between the two for the second wicket. With this, the pair of Shafiq-Masood has come second in terms of making the biggest partnership for any wicket at Multan Stadium. Earlier the pair of Bravo and Lara was at this number.

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Indian pair number-1

There was a 200-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Bravo and Lara on this very ground in 2006. However, now this pair has reached third place. The record of the biggest partnership in Multan Cricket Stadium is in the name of Indian pair Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. These two greats had set a world record by making a huge partnership of 336 runs for the third wicket in a match held in 2004, which is still unbeaten.

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Top-5 best partnerships for any wicket on Multan ground (Test)

Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag – 336 runs
Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafiq – 253 runs
Brian Lara and Dwayne Bravo – 200 runs
Marcus Trescothick and Ian Bell – 180 runs
Taufiq Amar and Saeed Anwar – 168 runs