England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in a historic test match in Multan. This is the first test match of the three-match series, which turned out to be a record-breaking clash as England, particularly Joe Root and Harry Brook, breached numerous records in this game. Root scored a double century, and Brook got one step ahead of his senior pro by smashing a fast-paced triple hundred. England posted the fourth-highest total ever in test history (823/7d) to defeat the Pakistan team, which made a massive score of 556 in the first inning. With this defeat, Pakistan has now become the only team that has lost a test match after scoring 500-plus runs in the first inning.
Match Scorecard: PAK vs ENG 1st Test, Multan
Pakistan Batting 1st Inning
Batter
Runs
Balls
SR
4s
6s
Abdullah Shafique
c Pope b Atkinson
102
184
55.43
10
2
Saim Ayub
c Smith b Atkinson
4
10
40
1
0
Shan Masood (c)
c & b Leach
151
177
85.31
13
2
Babar Azam
lbw b Woakes
30
71
42.25
5
0
Saud Shakeel
c Root b Shoaib Bashir
82
177
46.32
8
0
Naseem Shah
c Brook b Carse
33
81
40.74
1
3
Mohammad Rizwan
c Woakes b Leach
0
12
0
0
0
Salman Agha
not out
104
119
87.39
10
3
Aamer Jamal
lbw b Carse
7
10
70
0
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi
b Leach
26
49
53.06
2
1
Abrar Ahmed
c Duckett b Root
3
8
37.5
0
0
Extras
(w 5, b 1, lb 4, nb )
14
Total
149 Ov (RR: 3.73)
556
England Bowling 1st Inning
Bowler
Overs
Runs
Wickets
Maidens
ECON
Chris Woakes
23
69
1
5
3
Gus Atkinson
25
99
2
5
3.96
Brydon Carse
22
74
2
3
3.36
Shoaib Bashir
32
124
1
3
3.87
Jack Leach
40
160
3
5
4
Joe Root
7
25
1
0
3.57
England Batting 1st Inning
Batter
Runs
Balls
SR
4s
6s
Zak Crawley
c Aamer Jamal b Shaheen Shah Afridi
78
85
91.76
13
0
Ollie Pope (c)
c Aamer Jamal b Naseem Shah
0
2
0
0
0
Joe Root
lbw b Agha Salman
262
375
69.86
17
0
Ben Duckett
lbw b Aamer Jamal
84
75
112
11
0
Harry Brook
c Shan Masood b Saim Ayub
317
322
98.44
29
3
Jamie Smith
c Aamer Jamal b Naseem Shah
31
24
129.16
2
1
Chris Woakes
not out
17
16
106.25
1
0
Gus Atkinson
c Babar Azam b Saim Ayub
2
2
100
0
0
Brydon Carse
not out
9
6
150
0
1
Extras
(w 3, b 8, lb 5, nb 7)
23
Total
150 Ov (RR: 5.48)
823/7d
Pakistan Bowling 1st Inning
Bowler
Overs
Runs
Wickets
Maidens
ECON
Shaheen Shah Afridi
26
120
1
1
4.61
Naseem Shah
31
157
2
0
5.06
Abrar Ahmed
35
174
0
0
4.97
Aamer Jamal
24
126
1
0
5.25
Salman Agha
18
118
1
0
6.55
Saim Ayub
14
101
2
0
7.21
Saud Shakeel
2
14
0
0
7
Pakistan Batting 2nd Inning
Batter
Runs
Balls
SR
4s
6s
Abdullah Shafique
b Woakes
0
1
0
0
0
Saim Ayub
c Duckett b Carse
25
35
71.42
4
0
Shan Masood (c)
c Crawley b Atkinson
11
22
50
1
0
Babar Azam
c Smith b Atkinson
5
15
33.33
1
0
Saud Shakeel
c Smith b Leach
29
33
87.87
4
0
Mohammad Rizwan
b Carse
10
19
52.63
1
0
Salman Agha
lbw b Leach
63
84
75
7
0
Aamer Jamal
not out
55
104
52.88
5
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi
c & b Leach
10
14
71.42
1
0
Naseem Shah
st Smith b Leach
6
3
200
0
1
Abrar Ahmed
absent hurt
–
–
–
–
–
Extras
(b 4, lb 1, nb 1)
6
Total
54.5 Ov (RR: 4.01)
220
England Bowling 2nd Inning
Bowler
Overs
Runs
Wickets
Maidens
ECON
Chris Woakes
12
41
1
1
3.41
Gus Atkinson
14
46
2
2
3.28
Shoaib Bashir
6
32
0
0
5.33
Brydon Carse
16
66
2
1
4.12
Jack Leach
6.5
30
4
1
4.39
Man of the Match: PAK vs ENG 1st Test
Harry Brook was named man of the match for his triple century in the Pak vs Eng test match in Multan.
Player
Team
Score
Harry Brook
England
317 (322)
Most Runs: PAK vs ENG 1st Test
With a knock of 317 off 322 balls, Harry Brook was the highest scorer in the 1st test between Pakistan and England.
Player
Team
Score
Harry Brook
England
317 (322)
Most Wickets: PAK vs ENG 1st Test
England’s left-arm spinner Jack Leach dismissed the most number of batters in the first test of the Pak vs Eng Test series in Multan.
Player
Team
Figures
Jack Leach
England
3/160 & 4/30
Playing XIs: PAK vs ENG 1st Test
Pakistan Playing XI
Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Agha Ali, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed
England Playing XI
Zak Crawley, Ollie Pop, Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chrys Woaks, Gus Atkinson, Bryden Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
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