Delhi: England registered a resounding win in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan and took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. Pakistan had to face defeat by an innings and 47 runs, where their second innings was reduced to just 220 runs. Star spinner Jack Leach played an important role for England by taking 4 wickets.
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In the first innings, Pakistan had made a big score of 556 runs, in which Shan Masood (151), Salman Ali Aga (104*) and Abdullah Shafiq (102) scored centuries. In reply, thanks to the brilliant innings of Joe Root (262) and Harry Brook (317), England declared the innings at 823/7. Root scored his sixth double century during this innings and Brook became the fastest England batsman to score a triple century.
Root made many records in this match, including the record of becoming the first English batsman to complete 20,000 runs in international cricket. Along with this, he also became the highest Test run scorer for England, leaving behind Alastair Cook (12,472). Root also set a record of completing 5,000 runs in the ICC World Test Championship. He is currently the only batsman in this case.
Root and Brook created history
Additionally, the 454-run partnership between Brook and Root became England’s highest partnership for any wicket, breaking the 67-year-old record of 411 runs. Brook became the sixth batsman from England to score a triple century. The English team declared its innings at 823/7 in its first innings, which is their third score of more than 800 in Tests. England has also become the only team in the world to score 800 runs thrice in an innings of a Test match.
On the other hand, Brook has become the third batsman to score a triple century in Pakistan. Before him, this feat was achieved by Mark Taylor of Australia and Virender Sehwag of India. Along with this, Brook has also made the record of playing the biggest innings in Multan. Earlier this record was held by Sehwag, who had scored 309 runs in Multan in 2004. At the same time, Mark Taylor had played an unbeaten inning of 334* runs in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Even a very disappointing record has been added to the name of Pakistan in Test cricket, which no team had faced in the 147 years of Test history. This is the first time in Test that a team has lost the match despite scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings.
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.