Pakistan’s cricket team is experiencing a rough patch, following a disappointing home series loss to Bangladesh with another heavy defeat against England.
In the first Test match, Pakistan initially appeared strong, scoring a substantial 556 runs in their first innings. However, they faltered dramatically, ultimately losing by an innings and 47 runs in Multan.
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This defeat marks a historic milestone in Test cricket, as Pakistan becomes the first team ever to lose a match by an innings after scoring over 500 runs in their first innings.
England win the first Test in Multan.#PAKvENG | #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/PyFZFej9uv
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 11, 2024
This latest setback pushes Pakistan’s losing streak to six matches in Test cricket, with seven losses in their last nine home Tests, revealing significant challenges for the team.
Interestingly, this match marks only the second instance in history where a Test match concluded with a result, despite both teams scoring over 550 runs.
The first team in Test history to concede over 500 in the first innings, and end up winning by an innings…
🇵🇰 #PAKvENG 🏴 | #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/N2Ey1dCYVL
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 11, 2024
Furthermore, the run rate of 4.51 across the three innings in Multan stands as the second highest for a Test match that extended beyond 2,000 balls, only trailing behind the 4.54 run rate observed in the aforementioned 2022 Rawalpindi Test.