England dismantles India's 20-year record in Pakistan during groundbreaking show in Multan | Cricket news

NEW DELHI: Harry Brook and Joe Root achieved an unprecedented feat in Testing cricket history on the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Their remarkable partnership of 454 runs shattered previous records and set a new benchmark for batting excellence.
The England team's batting performance was nothing short of extraordinary as they amassed a staggering total of 823 runs for the loss of seven wickets before announcing their innings. This monumental score demonstrated the team's batting prowess and their ability to dominate the opposition bowlers.
Total score
It was the fourth time a team had scored more than 800 points – and the first time this century. Only three totals were greater: Sri Lanka's 952-6 declared against India in 1997; The English 903-7 declared against Australia in 1938; and England's 849 all-out against the West Indies in 1930
Highest partnership against Pakistan in Test cricket
The highest partnerships against Pakistan in Test cricket are led by Joe Root and Harry Brook, who set a new record with a stand of 454 runs for England in Multan, 2024. This surpassed the previous highest of 446 runs by Conrad Hunte of West Indies and Garry Sobers in Kingston, 1958. This is followed by the 437-run partnership between Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera in Karachi, 2009. India's Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag are also on this list with their 410-run stand in Lahore , 2006.
Joe Root
Root became England's highest run-scorer in Test cricket with his career-best knock of 262, surpassing Alastair Cook. This performance moved him to fifth place on the all-time Test run scorers list, behind only Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid.
Harry Brook
Harry Brook surpassed Joe Root with a stunning score of 317, placing him 20th on the list of highest individual scores in Test cricket. He became the sixth Englishman to score a triple century, and the first to achieve the feat since Graham Gooch in 1990.
Fastest triple hundreds (faced by balls)
The fastest triple century in Test cricket, measured by balls, is led by Virender Sehwag, who scored a whopping 300 off just 278 balls against South Africa in Chennai, 2008. Harry Brook follows with his quick triple hundred off 310 balls against Pakistan in Multan . , 2024. Matthew Hayden comes third with his triple century off 362 balls against Zimbabwe in Perth, 2003, while Sehwag makes another appearance, having scored 300 off 364 balls against Pakistan in Multan, 2004.
Six bowlers conceded more than 100 in a Test innings
Six Pakistani bowlers conceded more than 100 runs. It is only the second time this has happened in Tests, after Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka in 2004.
Highest team total in Pakistan
England's total is now the highest by a visiting team in Pakistan, surpassing India's 675/5 declared against Pakistan in Multan in 2004.
Another first
England's run rate of 5.48 is the highest in a team total of over 700 in a Test innings.
Three hundreds against Pakistan in Tests
The highest individual scores against Pakistan in Test cricket include Garry Sobers' unbeaten 365 in Kingston, 1958, followed by David Warner's 335* for Australia in Adelaide, 2019. Mark Taylor scored an unbeaten 334 for Australia in Peshawar, 1998, while Virender Sehwag achieved the highest score. 309 for India in Multan, 2004. Brook added his name to the list with a knock of 317 runs.
Highest partnerships in Test cricket history
The highest partnerships in the history of Test cricket are led by Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, who set a record with an incredible stand of 624 runs for Sri Lanka against South Africa in Colombo in 2006. Following them are Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama, who combined 576 runs for Sri Lanka against India in Colombo, 1997. New Zealand's Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones also impressed with a 467-run partnership against Sri Lanka in Wellington, 1999. Joe Root and Harry Brook joined this prestigious list with a remarkable 454 runs. -run partnership for England against Pakistan in Multan, 2024.