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In the first Test match played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan, England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs.
In the first Test match played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan, England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs. In this match, all the players from England performed brilliantly and played an important role in the victory of their team. Pakistan players failed to show good performance in their own home.
After this defeat, Pakistan team is the only team in the history of the World Test Championship who has not yet won a Test match at home since 2022. Since 2022, Pakistan has played 11 Test matches at home, in all of which they have either lost or the host match ended in a draw against the opposition team.
Let us tell you that after 2022, Pakistan played a three-match Test series against Australia at home in which they had to face defeat 0-1. The first two matches ended in a draw while Australia won the third Test. After this, Pakistan played a Test series against England at home. England had clean swept the Test series. The Test series played against New Zealand ended in a draw while Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 at home.
Now Pakistan team has also suffered defeat in the first match of the three-match Test series against England. Many former players are unhappy with the performance of Pakistan team.
PAKISTAN IS THE ONLY TEAM NOT TO WIN A SINGLE TEST AT HOME IN WTC SINCE 2022. š³ pic.twitter.com/L1BZnUj5Sm
āJohns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 11, 2024
England won the first test played at Multan Cricket Stadium
Talking about the first Test, the hosts had scored 556 runs in their first innings after losing all the wickets. On behalf of the team, captain Shan Masood played an inning of 151 runs while Abdullah Shafiq scored 102 runs. Salman Aga had contributed 104* runs. After this, England declared its first innings at 823 runs for 7 wickets. On behalf of the team, Harry Brook played a record-breaking inning of 317 runs, while Joe Root also supported him well and scored 262 runs.
Zak Crawley played an inning of 78 runs while Jamie Smith contributed 31 runs. In reply, on the batting pitch, Pakistan team was all out for 220 runs in the second innings. Salman Agha scored 63 runs while Aamer Jamal contributed 55 runs. England is leading 1-0 in the 3-match T20 series.
