ENG vs PAK: England is playing the iconic test at Multan, as they entered the Asian nation in order to repeat their whitewash from the 2022 series, where Ben Stokes captained England to a historic whitewash in the Asian continent for the first time.
While for both the teams, the WTC final seems to be an almost impossible feat, either team are fancying their chances to restore their honour, as England looks to continue their good form while Pakistan look to overcome the humiliation faced during a clean sweep series loss against Bangladesh in their home country.
The Pakistan batters set up the tone, as three of their batters, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood and Salman Ali Agha scored respective hundreds, to hand Pakistan a huge score of 556 runs, despite disappointment from both master batters Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
However, the English innings is what summoned all cricket fans, as a huge pile of records was repeatedly broken under the English innings, which marked a turning point in the game.
Records Broken by Root and Brook
Joe Root surpassed the likes of Fab4 to be the first batter to score 5000 WTC runs
Joe Root came into bat at no.3, when he scored 32 runs, as he went past the likes of many to emerge as the first test batter with 5000+ WTC runs.
Joe Root went past Alastair Cook to be England’s highest run-scorer
Root later took command on day 3 as well, when before lunch he posted 71 runs which earned him the spot of England’s highest test run-getter, as Root scored 12473 runs surpassing Cook who retired with 12472 runs in the format.
Harry Brook scores 4th consecutive Test match hundred in Pakistan
Brook in a fourth wicket stand alongside Root raised the bars for himself, as he scored his fourth consecutive test hundred against the same nation of Pakistan in the Asian country.
Joe Root surpassed Cook to have the most double-hundreds for England in red-ball history
Joe Root, next went on to score a double hundred at the beginning of Day 4, as he scored his sixth of his career after he went past the likes of the great Alastair Cook for most double hundreds for England.
Harry Brook scores maiden double hundred
After a set of multiple record-making hundreds, the batter went on to score his maiden double hundred against his most desired and favoured opponent in Pakistan.
Root-Brook secure England’s huge Test partnership for 4th wicket
While relishing these amazing feats, Root and Brook broke a world record for the highest fourth-wicket partnership previously between Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh of 449 runs back in 2015. The English duo set a new record with a 454-run partnership before Root fell off after batting for nearly 2 days.
Harry Brook breaks 34-year-old English jinx to score a Test triple-century
Never since 1990, when Graham Gooch scored England’s last triple-hundred, and after 34 long years, now Brook became the first player to score a triple-hundred as well, which many like Root, Vaughan and Cook didn’t.
Brook’s Triple hundred helps England post the fourth-highest team total in red-ball history
With the help of the iconic triple hundred from Brook, the second fastest since Virender Sehwag scored the fastest one in just 278 balls, and Root’s 262, England posted a huge 823 runs, the fourth-highest Team total in red-ball cricket.
