PAK vs ENG: England Sets Record with 823 Runs in First Innings, Leading by 267 Runs Against Pakistan

PAK vs ENG: England Sets Record with 823 Runs in First Innings, Leading by 267 Runs Against Pakistan

England Sets Record in First Test Against Pakistan

England cricket team has made a record in the first test against Pakistan. England has scored the fourth-highest total in Test cricket history. England declared their first innings on the fourth day at 823 for 7. Previously, the highest total score in Test cricket has been made 3 times. Also, this is the third-highest score of both the teams in a test. Both Pakistan and England scored a total of 1 thousand 379 runs in the first innings.

Harry Brook and Joe Root both contributed the most runs from England. Harry Brooke scored the highest 317 runs. Harry Brook became the sixth batsman to score a triple century for England. Joe Root scored 262 runs. Apart from these two, Zach Crowley contributed 78 runs from England. Captain Ollie Pope couldn’t even crack a pumpkin. Ben Duckett scored 84 runs. England has taken a lead of 267 runs with this.

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Total Runs of Both Teams in the First Innings of the Test

Match Total Runs
India-Sri Lanka (1997) 1489
Pakistan-Sri Lanka (2009) 1409
Pakistan-England (2024) 1379
Windies-England (2009) 1349
Sri Lanka-India (2009) 1349

Pakistan’s First Innings Performance

Earlier, Pakistan had scored 556 runs in their first innings. Notable performances came from Shan Masood, who scored 151 runs, and Abdullah Shafique with 102 runs. Agha Salman also contributed an unbeaten 104 runs.

Read Also: Harry Brook’s Test Centuries in Pakistan

Highest Scores by a Team in Test Cricket

Rank Team Score Year
1 Sri Lanka 952 for 6 1997
2 England 903 for 7 1938
3 England 849 all out 1930
4 England 823 for 7 2024

England’s bowling attack saw Jack Leach taking the most wickets with 3, while Gus Atkinson and Braydon Carrs took 2 each. This match has undoubtedly set the stage for an exciting series ahead.

Team Lineups

  • Pakistan XI: Shan Masood (captain), Sam Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Ameer Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed.
  • England XI: Ollie Pope (captain), Zach Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Braydon Carrs, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.
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