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Pakistan vs England 1st Test: England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the first match of the Test series. This is Pakistan's most shameful defeat. Along with this defeat, a stigma also appeared on his forehead. Pakistan has faced the biggest defeat in the 147-year-old history of Test cricket. There is an important reason for this. This is the first time that a team has lost by an innings and runs after scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings.
In fact, till date it has never happened in Test cricket that a team has scored more than 500 runs in the first innings and has lost by the innings. But this record was broken in the Multan Test. In this way, a shameful defeat has been added to the name of Pakistan. Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings. But in the second innings the team collapsed on the score of 220 runs. England's bowlers completely dominated in the second innings.
Three centuries in Pakistan's first innings
Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings. Meanwhile, Shafiq, Shan Masood and Agha Salman scored centuries. Shafiq scored 102 runs on 184 balls. Shan Masood played an inning of 151 runs. He hit 13 fours and 2 sixes. Agha Salman remained unbeaten after scoring 104 runs. Facing 119 balls, he hit 10 fours and 3 sixes.
England broke many records in the first innings
Harry Brook scored a triple century for the team. He played an innings of 317 runs. Brook played a strong inning of 317 runs. Facing 322 balls, he hit 29 fours and 3 sixes. Joe Root scored a double century. He scored 262 runs. In this way, England declared the innings after scoring 823 runs in the first innings. In reply, Pakistan team was all out after scoring 220 runs in the second innings.
Scored the most centuries but still lost
Scored the most centuries for Pakistan in the Multan Test but still the team lost. This is the third time when a team scored the most centuries and faced defeat. In the match played between Sri Lanka and Australia in Colombo in 1992, 3 centuries were scored but Sri Lanka lost. Pakistan also scored 3 centuries in the Multan Test and had to face defeat. Earlier in 2022 also something similar had happened with Pakistan.