There was a record partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Joe Root and Brook.
The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan. The England team batted explosively and declared the first innings at 823/7. This is the fourth 800+ total in the history of Test cricket. Joe Root played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. This is Root’s sixth double century in Test cricket.
Whereas, Harry Brook scored 317 runs in 322 balls with the help of 29 fours and 3 sixes. Harry Brook has become the second batsman to score the fastest triple century (310 balls) in Test cricket. There was a record partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Joe Root and Brook. This is the biggest partnership ever for England in Test cricket. Also, this is the fourth highest partnership in the history of Test cricket.
The biggest partnership made by any team in test cricket against Pakistan
The record-breaking partnership of Joe Root and Harry Brook has left behind the previous highest partnership against Pakistan. The partnership of 454 runs between the two has become the biggest partnership made by any team in Test against Pakistan. The previous record was held by West Indies greats Conrad Hund and Gary Sobers, who made a partnership of 446 runs in Kingston in 1958.
The partnership of Joe Root and Harry Brook made these records-
The biggest partnership for England in test cricket
- 454- Joe Root and Harry Brook vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024
- 411- Peter May and Colin Cowdrey, vs West Indies, 1957
- 399- Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow vs South Africa, 2016
- 382- Morris Leyland and Leonard Hutton vs Australia, 1983
Biggest partnership in test cricket
- 624 – Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara vs South Africa, Colombo (SSC), 2006
- 576 – Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama vs India, Colombo (RPS), 1997
- 467 – Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones v Sri Lanka, Wellington, 1991
- 454 – Joe Root and Harry Brook vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024
- 451 – Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford vs England, The Oval, 1934
- 451 – Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar vs India, Hyderabad (Sindh), 1983
The biggest partnership in test cricket against Pakistan
- 454- Joe Root and Harry Brook (England) vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024
- 445- Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers (West Indies) v Pakistan, Kingston, 1958
- 437- Mahela Jayawardene and T Samarawickrama (Sri Lanka), vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2009
- 410- Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag (India), Lahore, 2006
Two batsmen who crossed 250 runs in the same test innings
- Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers v Pakistan, Kingston, 1958
- Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene vs South Africa, Colombo (SSC), 2006
- Harry Brook and Joe Root vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024