Pakistan sets record for worst defeat in Test cricket history
he Pakistan cricket team has set the worst record in the 147-year history of Test cricket. England won the first Test match by an innings and 47 runs on the final day of the Multan Test.
Pakistan is the first team in the 147-year history of Test cricket to lose an innings after scoring 500 runs.
Match Details:
On the final day of the Multan Test, Pakistan opened the second innings with 152 for 6, Agha Salman and all-rounder Amir Jamal putting on a 109-run partnership for the 7th wicket.
Middle-order batsman Agha Salman fell victim to Jack Leach on an individual score of 63 and lost a wicket later. Shaheen Shah Afridi was out for 8, Naseem Shah was out for six runs, and Aamir Jamal was not out for 55 runs. England’s Jack Leach guided four players to the pavilion.
Earlier, on the fourth day of the Test, England declared their first innings against Pakistan by scoring 823 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. The English team had a lead of 267 runs over the green shirts.
Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings thanks to the centuries of Shaan Masood, Abdullah Shafiq and Salman Ali Agha. in reply, England scored 823 runs on seven wickets thanks to Harry Brook’s triple century and Joe Root’s double century in the first innings.
On the fourth day of the Multan Test, England’s batting continued in the first innings against Pakistan. Harry Brook and Joe Root both scored double centuries, allowing the team to overcome the Green Caps’ first innings lead of 556 runs.
England started their innings on the fourth day when Joe Root was at the wicket with 176 runs and Harry Brooke with 141 runs.
Both players are at the crease now, and England have scored 658 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. The Blue Caps lead Pakistan by 102 runs with seven wickets remaining.
Joe Root is at 259, while Harry Brook is on 218 runs. Babar Azam also dropped an easy catch of Root off Naseem Shah when he was batting on 186.
Pakistan scored 556 runs in their first innings thanks to centuries from Shan Masood, Abdullah Shafiq and Salman Ali Agha.