Pakistan continued their torrid form in Test Cricket, as they were heavily defeated by England in the first match of the three Test series at the Multan international cricket stadium. The visitors defeated the hosts by a margin of an innings and 47 runs, they are yet to grab a win at home in the longest format of the game since 2022. This massive loss has now pushed them down the World Test Championship table and made their journey to qualify for the final even harder.

Pakistan are currently in the last position in the WTC table with 2 wins and 6 losses from 8 games, and a PCT of 16.67. They have 6 more Tests remaining before the WTC 2023-25 cycle comes to a close. Even if they win all these matches, Pakistan will have a PCT of 44.4. A team needs to have a PCT of 60 to qualify for the final, and hence, they have no chance of qualifying for the event, even if they win all their matches.

Pakistan looked in a good spot 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.

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