PAK vs ENG First Test, Day 3: The Englishmen batted dominatingly to reach within 64 runs of overhauling the opponents and carried the score to 396 for 2 after 81 overs at the end of Day 3. Every batter who had a turn played in satisfactory measure, with Joe Root and Harry Brook both thrashing their fifties to convert those into big hundreds.
History-Shaping Innings
Joe Root broke Sir Alastair Cook’s record, emerging as the all-time leading run-scorer for England in Test cricket. Harry Brook again did not let anyone down, scoring his third hundred in succession off as many innings versus Pakistan, and he and his partner add to those 243 runs that remain.
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Partnership Records
243-run partnership between Joe Root and Harry Brook: Highest partnership for England for any wicket on Pakistani soil, surpassing the previous record of 233 runs set by Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett in Rawalpindi in 2022. Also, the highest fourth-wicket partnership for England against Pakistan, exceeding the 233 runs added by Alastair Cook and Paul Collingwood at Lord’s in 2006.
Day’s Play Statistics
Most Runs in a Day’s Play in Pakistan
506 runs – ENG vs PAK, Rawalpindi 2022 (Day 1)
406 runs – SL vs PAK, Karachi 2009 (Day 1)
396 runs – ENG vs PAK, Multan 2024 (Day 3)
379 runs – PAK vs IND, Faisalabad 2006
375 runs – AUS vs PAK, Peshawar 1999
Individual Records
Harry Brook becomes the first batter to score a hundred in four consecutive Tests on Pakistani soil. He joins an elite group of players who have scored three consecutive hundreds in Tests played in Pakistan.
Most Consecutive Test Hundreds vs Pakistan
4 – Brian Lara (2007-10)
4 – Jacques Kallis (2005-06)
4 – David Warner (2016-19)
4 – Kane Williamson (2018-22)
Player Insight
Ben Duckett, reflecting on his recent injury, stated, “It (the thumb) is alright. The doctor put it back in immediately, and a scan last evening showed nothing. It’s a little sore after batting but overall, fine.” He added, “We keep batting; we have all day tomorrow to surpass them and then aim to bowl them out on a Day 5 pitch.”
Regarding Root’s remarkable achievement, Duckett remarked, “It’s greatness we are witnessing. It doesn’t feel that way while batting with him, but he has been in the form of his life for the last six months.”
As England looks to build on this strong foundation, they hope to take the lead in the match and put pressure on Pakistan moving forward.
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Brief scores: England 492/3 (Joe Root 176*, Harry Brook 141*) trail Pakistan 556 by 64 runs
