Pakistan Create EMBARRASSING History; Becomes First Team In The World To Lose...

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Pakistan lost to England in the first Test by a innings and 47 tuns.
  • This is despite scoring 556 runs in the first innings.
  • They became the first team to register an embarrassing feat.
Pakistan continued their horrific run in Test Cricket in the first match of the three-Test series in England. They had hoped to bounce back from the shocking series whitewash against Bangladesh a few months ago, with a positive result against the Ben Stokes=led side. However, that was not to be as they were defeated by a huge margin of an innings and 47 runs. With this loss, Pakistan created an embarrassing piece of history.

Pakistan Become First Team To Achieve Embarrassing Feat

Pakistan looked in a good sport when they scored 556 in the first innings riding on centuries from Asad Shafique, Shan Masood and Agha Salman. However, they were still defeated. Pakistan now have extended their record of becoming the team with the most Tewst match losses after scoring 500 runs in the first innings. They now become the first team to lose 5 matches after scoring a total in excess of 500 in the first innings
Here are the teams with the most Test match defeats after scoring 500+ totals in the first innings:
5 - Pakistan
3 - Australia
2 - England
2 - New Zealand
2 - Bangladesh
Pakistan also became the first team in history to lose a Test match by an innings after scoring 500 in the first innings.

Harry Brook, Joe Root Create History

Harry Brook was the star of the show as England posted 823/7 in the second innings. He slammed his first triple century in international cricket, slamming 317 from 322 balls. This was the second fastest triple century in the history of Test Cricket.
He stitched a 454-run stand for the fourth wicket alongside Joe Root. This was the highest partnership for any wicket by England in Test Cricket, and also the highest partnership in the longest format against Pakistan.
Joe Root also slammed 262, his highest individual score in Tests. He also became the first player to score 5000 runs in WTC history.
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