PAK vs ENG: England scored the fourth-highest score in Test history, Root-Brook’s innings set a flurry of records
Pakistan had scored 556 runs in the first innings, but its bowling was very poor whereas, Joe Root and Harry Brook played brilliant innings to give England the lead. On the fourth day of the first Test, England took a lead of 267 runs over Pakistan.
England declared the first innings at 823 for seven in the first Test match being played against Pakistan in Multan. With this, England made the fourth-highest score in the history of Test cricket. Harry Brook scored the highest 317 runs for England and Joe Root played a great role in his support. Root played an innings of 262 runs. With the brilliant innings of Root and Brook, England created a record in Tests and set a flurry of records.
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Pakistan had scored 556 runs in the first innings, but its bowling was very poor and Root and Brook played brilliant innings to give England the lead. On the fourth day of the first Test, England took a lead of 267 runs over Pakistan. During this, Brook scored the first triple-century of his career. Brook became the sixth English batsman to score more than 300 runs in an innings.
Root-Brook made the biggest partnership for England in PAK vs ENG
If England was successful in taking the lead against Pakistan, then the biggest credit for it goes to the partnership of Brook and Root. In response to Pakistan’s big score, England at one time lost three wickets for 249 runs. But after this, Root and Brook planted their feet on the crease like a rock. Both the batsmen made a partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket. This is the fourth-biggest partnership for any wicket in Test and the biggest partnership for England.
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Biggest partnership in Tests
| Partnership | Runs | Wicket | Team | Vs | Year |
| Sangakkara-Jayawardene | 624 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 2006 |
| Mahanama-Jayasuriya | 576 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | India | 1997 |
| Jones-Crowe | 467 | 3rd | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | 1991 |
| Root-Brook | 454 | 4th | England | Pakistan | 2024 |
Brook is the first batsman to score a triple century for England in 34 years in PAK vs ENG
With this, Brook has achieved a special feat. In 34 years, he has become the first batsman to score a triple century for England in this format. Brook became the highest run scorer for England against Pakistan. Earlier this feat was achieved by Dennis Compton in 1954, who played an innings of 278 runs at Trent Bridge. At the same time, after 34 years a batsman has scored a triple century in Tests for England. Before Brook, this feat was achieved by former England batsman Graham Booch. He scored 333 runs against India in 1990.
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