Pakistan’s shameful defeat, for the first time in 147 years such a situation happened to any team, England washed it out

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|11-10-2024

The England cricket team has started the Pakistan tour with a win. The first match of the 3-match Test series between the two teams was played at Multan Stadium. In this match, the England team won by an innings and 47 runs. For Pakistan, this is the most shameful defeat in their cricket history. With this defeat, a shameful record has also been added to the name of Pakistan cricket. His team has faced a defeat which no other team had suffered in the history of 147 years of Test cricket.

Most shameful day for Pakistan cricket

Pakistan team had scored 556 runs in the first innings of this match. In such a situation, he started the match in a very spectacular manner. For the first three and a half days of the match, the game was moving towards a draw, but from the last session of the fourth day, the match took such a turn that Pakistan had to face defeat by an innings and 47 runs. Let us tell you, this is the first time in the 147-year history of Test cricket that a team has lost a Test match by an innings even after scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings.

Strong performance by England team

In reply to 556 runs, England declared their first innings after scoring 823 runs in 150 overs. In this way England took a lead of 267 runs in the first innings. But on this flat pitch, Pakistan's second innings collapsed for only 220 runs, due to which it had to face defeat by the innings. On the last day of the game, Pakistan started playing ahead of 152 runs and had 4 wickets left in their hands. But the Pakistan team could not last even a single session on the field on the fifth day.

Joe Root and Harry Brook were the heroes of victory

Joe Root and Harry Brook praised the Pakistani bowlers for their amazing batting in this match. A historic partnership was also seen between the two players. Joe Root scored 262 runs in the first innings, while Harry Brook scored a triple century and scored 317 runs. He also became the fastest batsman to score a triple century for England. On the other hand, there was a partnership of 454 runs between the two players, which is the biggest partnership for any wicket in Test cricket for England.

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