Delhi: The England cricket team has started the Pakistan tour with a resounding victory. The first match of the three-match Test series between the two teams was played at the Multan Stadium, where England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs. This defeat is considered to be one of the most shameful defeats in the history of Pakistan’s cricket. With this, a very disappointing record has also been added to the name of Pakistan in Test cricket, which no team had faced in the 147 years of Test history.
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Pakistan team had made a good start by scoring 556 runs in its first innings. For the first three and a half days, the match seemed to be moving towards a draw, but in the last session of the fourth day, the game suddenly took a turn and Pakistan had to face a crushing defeat. This is the first time in the history of Test cricket that a team has lost the match despite scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings.
England declared its first innings at 823 runs in reply to Pakistan’s 556 runs. In this way England got a significant lead of 267 runs in the first innings. Pakistan’s batting completely collapsed in the second innings and their team could score only 220 runs, due to which they had to face defeat by innings. On the last day, Pakistan started playing ahead of 152 runs, but the remaining 4 wickets in their hands fell in one session and England won the match.
Harry Brook and Joe Root scored centuries
Joe Root and Harry Brook batted brilliantly in this match and defeated the Pakistani bowlers. A historic partnership was seen between the two batsmen, where Joe Root scored 262 runs in the first innings. At the same time, Harry Brook scored a triple century and played a brilliant inning of 317 runs. With this innings, he became the fastest batsman to score a triple century for England. Both the players together made a partnership of 454 runs, which is the highest partnership for any wicket in Test cricket for England so far.
FAQ
What is the highest team score in Tests?
Sri Lanka had scored 952 runs at the loss of 6 wickets against India in Colombo in 1997. And this is the biggest score made by any team in an innings in Test history.
What is England’s highest score in Test?
England performed brilliantly in the first Test match against Pakistan in Multan, where the team made its highest Test score thanks to Harry Brook’s triple century and Joe Root’s double century. England declared their innings after scoring 823 runs for 7 wickets, due to which they managed to leave behind Pakistan’s score of 556 runs.
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