NEW DELHI: Nothing appears to be going Pakistan’s method. After shedding a house collection to Bangladesh, they’ve now suffered a crushing defeat to England.
Within the first Check in opposition to England, Pakistan seemed to be in management, posting an enormous first-innings complete of 556. Nevertheless, they crumbled to an innings and 47-run defeat in Multan.
This marked a historic low in Check cricket, as Pakistan turned the primary staff to lose by an innings after scoring over 500 runs of their first innings.
This defeat extends Pakistan’s shedding streak in Check cricket to 6 consecutive matches and their seventh residence loss in 9 Checks, highlighting their ongoing struggles.
Remarkably, this Check was solely the second in historical past to provide a outcome regardless of each groups scoring over 550 runs.
The opposite was the 2022 Rawalpindi Check, additionally between Pakistan and England.
In distinction, all 15 earlier Checks with two 550-plus totals had led to attracts.
The run price of 4.51 throughout the three innings in Multan is the second highest for a Check match that lasted over 2,000 balls, surpassed solely by the 4.54 price within the 2022 Rawalpindi Check between these sides.
Pakistan bowled 150 overs, conceding only one maiden, setting a brand new file for probably the most overs bowled in a Check innings with just one maiden.
The earlier file was 709 balls (88.5 eight-ball overs) by South Africa in opposition to England in Durban, 1939.
England’s monumental 823/7 declared was powered by Harry Brook’s triple century and Joe Root’s career-best 262, leaving Pakistan reeling earlier than they had been bowled out for 220 of their second innings, sealing the dominant victory for England.
“We have spoken in regards to the third innings or fourth innings, however on the finish of the day it is a staff recreation. Every little thing has its benefits or repercussions as a staff. Once you put up 550 on the board, it is necessary to again it up with 10 wickets. 220 runs within the third innings, relying on what sort of lead you’ve may also be a superb rating. England discovered a strategy to get these 20 wickets. We additionally should discover a method to do this. That is the problem a facet has to go ahead,” Pakistan captain Shan Masood mentioned after the match.
“We’re in the midst of the collection, we have talked about squad mentality and consistency. Regardless of how the pitch is, we now have to discover a method out. England confirmed that. Generally you get situations in your favour, typically you do not. It is a non-negotiable of Check cricket to carry out on a constant foundation. We love enjoying the sport. We’re clearly harm by the outcomes, harm as a nation. I by no means attempt to draw back from duty. What hurts is that we’re not getting the outcomes that Pakistan cricket deserves. We try to show it round,” he mentioned.
