Such a feat happened for the first time in 147 years, another shameful record in the name of Pakistan.
PAK vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) The condition of Pakistan cricket team is worsening every day. Whichever team is going on tour to Pakistan, it is coming back after defeating the Pakistani team at home. Last month, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in the Test series at their home. Recently, England defeated Shan Masood and Company in the test match played in Multan. Pakistan team had to face defeat at the hands of England by an innings and 47 runs in the Multan Test. With this defeat, many shameful records have been registered in the name of Pakistan, but one of these records is such that it is shameful. Pakistan has become the first team in the 147-year history of Test cricket to lose a match by an innings margin after scoring 550+ runs in an innings. Till date no team has ever lost in Test cricket after scoring more than 500 runs in an innings. If we look at the list of teams that scored the most runs in an innings and lost by an innings in Test cricket, before Pakistan this record was in the name of Ireland when in 2023 the team lost by an innings margin against Sri Lanka after scoring 492 runs in an innings. . India’s name is also included in this list. In 2010, India lost the Centurion Test against South Africa by an innings margin despite scoring 459 runs. The team that scores the most runs in an innings in Test cricket and loses the match by an innings margin 556 – Pakistan vs England, Multan, 2024 (innings and 47 runs)* 492 – Ireland vs Sri Lanka, Galle, 2023 (innings & 10 runs) 477 – England vs India, Chennai, 2016 (innings and 75 runs) 463 – West Indies vs India, Kolkata, 2011 (innings & 15 runs) 459 – India vs South Africa, Centurion, 2010 (innings & 25 runs) Teams that lost the most matches after scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings- This is the 5th time in Pakistan cricket that the team has lost the match after scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings. He is at the top of this list. Whereas Australia has fallen 3 times, England, New Zealand and Bangladesh have fallen 2-2 times. 5 – Pakistan* 3 – Australia 2 – England 2 – New Zealand 2 – Bangladesh
PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: England’s wonder in Multan, crossed the mark of 800+ runs for the fourth time in Test cricket
The England team has become the fourth team to cross the mark of 800+ runs in an innings of Test cricket. Joe Root & Harry Brook (Photo Source: Getty Images) The first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from October 7. In this match, the batsmen of both the teams are seen batting vigorously. Pakistan had scored 556 runs in the first innings on the basis of brilliant innings by Abdullah Shafiq (102), Shan Masood (151), Salman Ali Aga (104*) and Saud Shakeel (82). The English team also batted aggressively and crossed the 800-run mark on the fourth day today. The team has become the fourth team in the history of Test cricket to cross the mark of 800+ runs in an innings. England declared first innings at 823/7 England had a bad start in the Multan Test against Pakistan, the team lost the wicket of captain Ollie Pope at the score of 4 runs. Jack Crawley (78) and Ben Duckett (84) played half-century innings. Then veteran player Joe Root scored a double century and young batsman Harry Brook scored a triple century. Joe Root played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. At the same time, Harry Brook scored 317 runs in 322 balls with the help of 29 fours and 3 sixes, on the basis of which England declared the first innings at 823/7. Highest total in test cricket is recorded in the name of Sri Lanka The highest total in the history of Test cricket was made by Sri Lanka in 1997 against India in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team declared the innings after scoring 952 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Sanath Jayasuriya had played an inning of 340 runs and Roshan Mahanama had played an inning of 225 runs. At the same time, the second highest total is recorded in the name of England, the team declared its innings at 903/7 against Australia at The Oval in 1938. Highest total in test cricket 952/6 d, Sri Lanka vs India, Colombo (RPS), 1997903/7 d, England v Australia, The Oval, 1938849 d, England v West Indies, Kingston, 1930823/7 d, England vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024790/3 d, West Indies vs Pakistan, Kingston, 1958765/6 d, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Karachi, 2009
Joe Root created history in Multan, this happened for the first time in 147 years of history
Joe Root scored a double century in the Multan test against Pakistan. Joe Root (Photo Source: These days, whenever Joe Root comes to bat, only one question arises in everyone’s mind, which record will he break today? New records are being made every day. Joe Root made another big achievement during the first test match against Pakistan in Multan. England played the first Test match in 1877 and now in 2024, after 147 years, no batsman from the country has completed 20000 runs. Joe Root has become the first batsman for England to score 20 thousand runs in international cricket. Just a few years ago, he became the highest run-scorer for England and on October 9, Joe Root became the highest run-scorer for England in Test cricket. Joe Root has left behind many legends in scoring the fastest 20 thousand runs in international cricket and he is the third batsman to do so. Joe Root became the first batsman to score 20000 runs for England As soon as right-handed batsman Joe Root scored 183 runs against Pakistan in Multan, he completed 20 thousand runs in international cricket. No batsman has scored so many runs for England till date. Let us tell you that the oldest team in international cricket is England. Before Joe Root, the highest run scorer for England was Alastair Cook, who scored 15737 runs. Joe Root has become the third fastest player to score 20 thousand runs in the shortest innings. In this list, only Virat Kohli (417 innings) and Sachin Tendulkar/Brian Lara (453 innings) are ahead of him. Joe Root has left behind many greats including Ricky Ponting (464), AB de Villiers (483), Jacques Kallis (491) and Rahul Dravid (492). Virat Kohli is the only active cricketer who has scored more than 20 thousand runs. Virat had recently crossed the mark of 27000 runs. Joe Root is the 13th player to score 20 thousand runs in international cricket. Virat will now be seen playing in the Test series against New Zealand this month.
ICC T20I Rankings: Arshdeep takes a huge leap and reaches top 10 for the first time, while Hardik is in top 3 among all-rounders.
Arshdeep has achieved career best ranking in T20. Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Twitter Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has got a big advantage in the latest ICC T20 rankings. Let us tell you that by achieving career best ranking, he has taken a huge jump of 8 points and reached 8th position in the category of bowlers in T20 format. Arshdeep Singh has been rewarded for his brilliant performance in the first T20 match against Bangladesh in Gwalior. He has reached number 8 with 642 rating points in the latest ICC T20 rankings released on October 8, 2024. On the other hand, there has been no change in the top 3 in the bowlers’ category. England’s legendary spinner Adil Rashid is at number one with 721 rating points. So West Indies’ Akil Hussain is at second place with 685 rating points and Afghanistan’s all-rounder Rashid Khan is at third place with 668 rating points. Hardik Pandya reached top 3 On the other hand, in the latest T20 rankings released, Hardik Pandya has got a big advantage in the all-rounder category. Pandya has reached third place with a jump of three places. Hardik currently has 216 rating points. Pandya had performed amazingly in the first T20 match against Bangladesh. Along with taking 1 wicket, Hardik played a stormy inning of 39* runs in 16 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from this, in the all-rounder category, England’s Liam Livingstone is at first place with 253 rating points. Whereas Deependra Singh Ari of Nepal has reached second place with 235 rating points. He has gained 4 places in the latest ranking. Arshdeep and Hardik would like to perform well in Delhi T20 match So, both Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya will be seen playing in the second T20 match against Bangladesh to be held in Delhi on 9th October. Both will be eyeing to strengthen their respective positions in the ICC rankings by performing brilliantly in this T20 match.
There’s plenty of time for someone else to break Joe Root’s Test record: Ben Stokes
Recently, Root has become the player who has scored the most test runs for England. Ben Stokes and Joe Root (Image Credit- Twitter X) Veteran batsman Joe Root has recently overtaken former England captain Alastair Cook in terms of scoring the most runs in Test cricket. Root achieved this feat on the third day of the first Test match against Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium. As soon as Root scored 71 runs in the match, he became the first player from England to score the highest runs in Test cricket. Before Root, Cook had scored a total of 12472 runs while playing 161 Test matches for England. But it took only 147 matches for Root to leave this figure behind. Apart from this, Root has now reached 5th position in terms of scoring most runs in Test cricket. He is just 816 runs behind former Indian player Rahul Dravid (13288), who is at fourth place. On the other hand, after Root made this great record, England’s Test captain and all-rounder Ben Stokes has given a big statement. Stokes says that people have a lot of time to break his record. Ben Stokes gave a big statement regarding Joe Root Let us tell you that after Joe Root made this record, Ben Stokes while talking to ECB said – Yes, I have played a lot of cricket with Joe Root. And have played against him a lot too. We have grown up together. To score so many runs you would think that he would have to be a little selfish as a player, but not so, he is completely dedicated to the team. Stokes further said- From my perspective when I saw how many centuries Joe Root has scored and how many matches we have won. Were we over or under the line because of his century, but when I look at him he is like a stick. The selflessness that he possesses is an incredible quality. He always puts the team first. The fact is that he has scored so many runs and there is plenty of time for someone else to break his record. He is an incredible player.
Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal made headlines in ICC Women’s T20 Rankings, this happened for the first time
She has reached second place in the category of bowlers. Sadia Iqbal (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the latest ICC rankings released today, Thursday, October 8, Pakistan’s spin bowler Sadia Iqbal has created history. Let us tell you that she has now become the first player in the country who has secured second position in the category of bowlers in T20 format. This is Iqbal’s career best ranking in T20. Also, she is the first woman bowler from Pakistan to achieve 754 rating points. Iqbal is just 8 points behind England’s Sophie Aselton (762) at number one. Apart from Iqbal in the top 10, Nashra Sandhu from Pakistan has reached 8th position with a jump of four places. Sarah Glenn of England women’s cricket team is at third position with 746 rating points. Apart from this, Sadia Iqbal became only the second Pakistani player to reach the top in the women’s rankings. Earlier, former Pakistani captain Sana Mir had reached the top in the ODI bowling rankings in 2018-2019. Also, after the England and South Africa match in the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, a lot of changes have been seen in the rankings. After this match, South African captain Laura Bulfart has jumped two places and is at third position in the batsmen’s category in T20 with 746 rating points. Also, South Africa’s Tazmin Britts has got the benefit of playing an inning of 57 runs against West Indies and she has reached sixth position with a jump of 1 place. ICC Cricket Rankings T20 Format batting: 1. Beth Mooney (761), 2. Tahila McGrath (748), 3. Laura Bulfart (746) bowling: 1. Sophie Aselton (770), 2. Kate Cross (686), 3. Megan Schutt (682) allrounder: 1. Marijan Kapp (404), 2. Haley Matthews (394), 3. Nat Seaver Brunt (388) (Note: Till October 8, 2024)
It’s all a matter of confidence and trust: Sanath Jayasuriya is very happy to become full time head coach of Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya himself is one of the best batsmen in the world and now he has been entrusted with an important responsibility. Sanath Jayasuriya (Image Credit- Twitter After an excellent performance as the interim head coach of Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as the full-time head coach of the team on 7 October. His contract will last till March 2026. Sanath Jayasuriya himself is one of the best batsmen in the world and now he has been entrusted with an important responsibility. Let us tell you that the performance of the Sri Lankan team in the T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor, after which Chris Silverwood resigned from his post. Only after this Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed Interim Coach. In this role, the Sri Lankan team performed very well and won the ODI series against India after 27 years, while the team also won the Test series against England. Recently, the Sri Lankan team defeated New Zealand 2-0 in the two-match Test series played in Galle. After being appointed full-time head coach, Sanath Jayasuriya revealed that he had built confidence and trust in the team and this was the secret of their success. According to Cricinfo, Sanath Jayasuriya said, ‘I always say that it is a matter of confidence and trust. I kept this environment in the team which was very important. I also say that a little bit of luck was also with us. You may work hard but sometimes luck also needs to be on your side. I will always play with the team that is best for Sri Lanka cricket: Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya further said, ‘Talking is the easiest thing for me. If any player has any problem, he can come to me and tell me and I will try to fix it. All the players of Sri Lankan cricket have this confidence and they know what style of cricket they have to play. Being a local coach, this is my responsibility and no one is my favorite player. I will always play with this team which will be the best for Sri Lankan cricket. I know that it is not so easy to get the role of local coach after me and I have to fulfill this responsibility well. IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players Rishabh Pant turns 27, take a look at his special records in cricket- The bowler who took the most wickets for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- The batsman who scored the most runs for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans can retain these 6 players
PAK vs ENG: After a long time, Shan Masood scored a century for his team, the captain of Pakistan team is being praised a lot on social media.
Shan Masood played a brilliant inning of 151 runs in 177 balls with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes in the first innings of the first Test being played against England. Shan Masood (Pic Source-X) Currently, the first test match between Pakistan and England is being played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. In this match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Shan Masood himself proved his decision right and played valuable innings for his team. Let us tell you that in the first innings of the first Test being played against England, Shan Masood played a brilliant inning of 151 runs in 177 balls with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes and put his team on a strong position. Shan Masood did not spare any England bowler during his innings and hit hard against all of them. Pakistan did not have such a good start against England and they lost their first wicket for just 8 runs. Sam Ayub once again failed to score big and was out after scoring four runs. However, after the first wicket fell soon, captain Shan Masood batted brilliantly with Abdullah Shafiq and made a valuable partnership of 253 runs for the second wicket. Apart from Shan Masood, Abdullah Shafiq also scored 102 runs and supported his captain well. At present, due to the partnership of these two players, Pakistan is in a strong position against England. Not only this, many people have praised Shan Masood’s innings a lot. After a long time, the captain of Pakistan team has scored a century in the Test format. Many people praised Shan Masood’s innings on social media. Shan Masood brings up his 5TH TEST TON off just 102 balls!First Test century in 4 years. Pakistan dominating vs England in Multan. What a knock! #ShanMasood #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/lNtzMLkmpv — Areeb Cricket World digital media (@World_OfCricket) October 7, 2024 Brilliant centuries by Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood. Now it’s turn for Babar Azam to improve his stats on Highway pitch of Multan.#Pakistan #PAKvsENG #BabarAzam #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/LMAefzSZwf — cricket info (@cricketinfo34) October 7, 2024 Well done #ShanMasood who are you, who are you…England ko baseball dikha aaj…#PakistanCricket mai….@ShanMasoodFC #PAKvsENG — RAGHU (@RAGHU_______) October 7, 2024 Shan Masood 150* (166) 🫡 pic.twitter.com/cPLCFvKAzZ — Abdul Khaliq (@malikkhaliq74) October 7, 2024 Another Milestone Achieved by Team Green 🇵🇰⚔️ ▶️291 – Zaheer Abbas & Mushtaq Mohammad vs ENG, 1971▶️287 – Mohammad Hafeez & Azhar Ali vs SL, 2012▶️262 – Ijaz Ahmed & Saeed Anwar vs NZ, 1996▶️253 – Abdullah Shafique & Shan Masood vs ENG, 2024▶️250 – Mudassar Nazar & Qasim… pic.twitter.com/9dTw1AdYET — Zain Siddiqi (@zainsiddiqi7535) October 7, 2024 Before departing, Shan Masood scored his career’s second 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣+ score! 1️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ Runs1️⃣7️⃣7️⃣ Balls1️⃣3️⃣ 4s2️⃣ 6s✅ First Test hundred in 2024✅ Second Test hundred against England.✅ Third Test hundred at the home soil.#PAKvsENG , #AbdullahShafique pic.twitter.com/oLUJr2kmkN — 𝐌𝐊 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀 🇮🇳 (@_mkverma) October 7, 2024 Shan Masood (151) and Abdullah Shafique (102) forge a brilliant 253-run stand—the 4th highest 2nd-wicket partnership in Pakistan’s Test history!#SportsSide , #WTC25 , #PAKvENG…
Irani Cup 2024: Mumbai won the title for the 16th time by defeating Rest of India, read the status of the match?
Sarfaraz Khan elected player of the match Mumbai vs Rest of India (Image Credit- Twitter Irani Cup 2024, Mumbai vs Rest of India: The 61st season of the Irani Cup was played between Mumbai and Rest of India (ROI). Let us tell you that this match played at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow ended in a draw, but in the match, Mumbai won against Rest of India on the basis of first innings lead. So this is Mumbai’s overall 16th Irani Cup title. Earlier, Mumbai had won the Irani Cup title 27 years ago in 1997. Apart from this, this is Mumbai’s 62nd trophy in domestic cricket. Earlier, Mumbai has won 42 Ranji Trophy titles, 4 Vijay Hazare Trophy and 1 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title. Mumbai vs Rest of India match status On the other hand, if we tell you in detail about the match, Rest of India won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, Mumbai scored 537 runs on the basis of a double century by Sarfaraz Khan (222*) on the first two days. In response, Rest of India could score only 416 runs in the first innings and lagged behind Mumbai by 121 runs on the basis of first innings. In the first innings for Rest of India, Abhimanyu Easwaran played a brilliant inning of 191 runs and Dhruv Jurel played a brilliant inning of 93 runs. However, after this, Mumbai, who came to bat in the second innings, remained unbeaten on the 5th day of the game and in the end, the captain of the opposing team, Ruturaj Gaikwad, ended the match on a draw with mutual consent. At the time of the draw, Mumbai had scored 329 runs at the loss of 8 wickets after 78 overs in the second innings. At the crease at this time Tanush Kotian was unbeaten on 114* and Mohit Awasthi was unbeaten on 51*. In the second innings for Rest of India, Saransh Jain took 6 wickets and Manav Suthar took 2 wickets. That Winning Feeling! Congratulations to the @ajinkyarahane88-led Mumbai on their #IranianCup triumph 🙌 🙌#IranianCup , @IDFCFIRSTBank Scorecard ▶️ pic.twitter.com/1h1kAXLCHR — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) October 5, 2024
Delhi Capitals (DC) bought a new team amid IPL retention, this happened for the first time in the cricket world.
The Capitals franchise has purchased the county team Hampshire. Delhi Capitals (Image Credit- Twitter X) GMR Group, which owns the Delhi Capitals (DC) franchise, has purchased Hampshire Cricket Club, which participates in county cricket in England. After the purchase of this new team by GMR Group, it has a total of 20 teams including Delhi Capitals in different leagues all over the world. So in Hampshire, GMR Group acquired the stake from a company named Gala Global Products Limited (GGPL), Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings Ltd., which holds the ownership of Hampshire. Has purchased 53 percent stake in. Also, if ESPN Cricinfo is to be believed, GMR Group can buy 100 percent stake in the cricket club in the coming years. It is noteworthy that some time ago Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings Ltd. Chairman Rob Bransgrove had decided to sell 60 percent stake in Hampshire Cricket Club. So now this stake has been bought by GMR Group. After purchasing this stake in the team, David Mann, CEO of the cricket club, will remain in this position till September 2026. Also, for your information, let us tell you that GMR Group had purchased 50 percent stake in Delhi Capitals franchise in the year 2018. Apart from Delhi Capitals, GMR Group also owns Pretoria Capitals in SA20, Dubai Capitals in ILT20 and Seattle Orcas in Major League Cricket. Kiran Kumar Grandhi gave a big statement Let us tell you that after purchasing the stake in Hampshire Cricket Club, GMR Group’s corporate chairperson Kiran Kumar Grandhi said in an official statement – With this stake, along with our investments in America, Dubai and India, GMR aims to connect with the global youth and Focused on connecting. We are committed to financial prudence, value creation and creating opportunities for young talent. Our goal is to transform sport into a platform that unites people and cultures, fosters global excellence and fosters the creation of future world champions.