England won by an innings and 47 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Harry Brook
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Bowler
We saw India do something mind-boggling in Kanpur a few days ago, forcing a result in two days. England had a lot more time than that, but the pitch was very unresponsive and they've done remarkably well to conjure up a win. It's a sign of the times that we can have two results like these in a matter of weeks. Pakistan, meanwhile, are in such a poor state. Not sure if their pitches are more dead or their performances. Will take one heck of a turnaround to bounce back from here. That's all for now. The second Test is in Multan as well (oh dear), starting Tuesday. Until then, it's goodbye from Sagar Chawla along with Akshay Maanay.
We saw India do something mind-boggling in Kanpur a few days ago, forcing a result in two days. England had a lot more time than that, but the pitch was very unresponsive and they've done remarkably well to conjure up a win. It's a sign of the times that we can have two results like these in a matter of weeks. Pakistan, meanwhile, are in such a poor state. Not sure if their pitches are more dead or their performances. Will take one heck of a turnaround to bounce back from here. That's all for now. The second Test is in Multan as well (oh dear), starting Tuesday. Until then, it's goodbye from Sagar Chawla along with Akshay Maanay.
Stats by Shashikant Singh
Highest team totals in an innings defeats in Tests
556 - PAK vs ENG, Multan, 2024 (Inns & 47 runs)*
492 - IRE vs SL, Galle, 2023 (Inns & 10 runs)
477 - ENG vs IND, Chennai, 2016 (Inns & 75 runs)
463 - WI vs IND, Kolkata, 2011 (Inns & 15 runs)
459 - IND vs SA, Centurion, 2010 (Inns & 25 runs)
Highest totals in a defeat while batting first
595/8d - BAN vs NZ, Wellington, 2017
586 - AUS vs ENG, Sydney, 1894
556 - AUS vs IND, Adelaide, 2003
556 - PAK vs ENG, Multan, 2024*
553 - NZ vs ENG, Nottingham, 2022
Most 100s in a Test innings in a losing cause
3 - Sri Lanka vs Australia, Colombo, 1992
3 - Pakistan vs England, Rawalpindi, 2022
3 - Pakistan vs England, Multan, 2024*
Most defeats after scoring 500-plus in 1st innings
5 - Pakistan*
3 - Australia
2 - England
2 - New Zealand
2 - Bangladesh
Biggest defeats for Pakistan at home in Tests
by inns & 156 runs vs WI, Lahore, 1959
by inns & 131 runs vs IND, Rawalpindi, 2004
by inns & 99 runs vs AUS, Rawalpindi , 1998
by inns & 52 runs vs IND, Multan, 2004
by inns & 47 runs vs ENG, Multan, 2024*
Pakistan's longest winless streak at home
11 - Mar 2022 - going on (7 lost, 4 draw)*
11 - Feb 1969 to Mar 1975 (1 lost, 10 draw)
8 - Mar 1959 - Oct 1964 (4 lost, 4 draw)
8 - Oct 1998 - Mar 2000 (4 lost, 4 draw)
- 11 matches is also the longest winless streak at home for a team (except ZIM & BAN) since New Zealand's 12-Test between February 1994 & 1997. This is also the 6th consecutive Test losses for Pakistan.
- 150 overs (900 balls) by Pakistan is the most overs bowled by a team featuring just one maiden over in a Test innings. The previous most was 709 balls (88.5 eight-ball overs) by South Africa against England in 1939 at Durban, where no maiden overs were bowled.
- This Test became only the second to produce a result despite both teams scoring a 550-plus total. Another match is the 2022 Rawalpindi Test between these two teams. All the other 15 Test matches with two 550-plus totals by a team ended in a draw.
- Run rate of 4.51 across the three innings in Multan is the second highest for any Test match that lasted 2000-plus balls. The highest is 4.54 in the 2022 Rawalpindi Test between these two teams.
Ollie Pope | England captain: Credit to the bowlers for the way they went about their stuff on Day 1 and 2. The way to win this game was to put a mammoth score on the board. The determination they had to put the team in a winning position was awesome (Root and Brook). When you bat first and make 550, you think you're in the driving seat there. But when you come out to bat again, and find you're 260 behind, and the pitch is 3 days old, it's not an easy thing. Even if they had made 400 in that innings, we'd had backed ourselves to try and chase that. He obviously got some crucial wickets, set some clever fields. The way Brydon bowled on debut was brilliant. Charged in, bowled with a lot of heart and never complained once. And Leach. He's fit right into the team. That's the game. I smoked a pull shot straight to midwicket. I was the one to miss out this week but it's a team game.
Shan Masood | Pakistan captain: We've spoken about the third innings or fourth innings, but at the end of the day it's a team game. Everything has its advantages or repercussions as a team. When you put up 550 on the board, it's important to back it up with 10 wickets. 220 runs in the third innings, depending on what kind of lead you have can also be a good score. England found a way to get those 20 wickets. We also have to find a way to do that. That's the challenge a side has to go forward. We're in the middle of the series, we've talked about squad mentality and consistency. No matter how the pitch is, we have to find a way out. England showed that. Sometimes you get conditions in your favour, sometimes you don't. It's a non-negotiable of Test cricket to perform on a consistent basis. We love playing the game. We're obviously hurt by the results, hurt as a nation. I never try and shy away from responsibility. What hurts is that we're not getting the results that Pakistan cricket deserves. We are trying to turn it around.
Harry Brook | Player of the Match: Enjoyed it a lot. It was tough out there in the heat. We were just batting for as long as possible to be honest. We had a chat at lunch time, knew we were going to be batting out there for a little period after lunch. Just have to try and enjoy batting, and build a partnership. Was taking as much fluid onboard as possible. Was a good surface to cash in on. Hopefully many more to come.
The pressure on the hosts is only going to mount after this result. The squad they announced was only for the first Test, and it'll be interesting to see what they do for the next two matches. Their main bowlers are down on pace, while Babar is having a horrendous run as he's gone without a fifty in 18 innings. Abrar, the lone spinner, also went wicketless and is now unwell.
The only time that the pitch offered something was when the ball was hard and new, and they made the most of that phase, reducing Pakistan to 82/6 as the likes of Carse and Atkinson extracted a bit of variable movement from the cracks. Whatever play we had this morning only reinforced how difficult it was for the bowlers once the ball got softer. Pakistan would be kicking themselves for some of the shots they played yesterday. If only they had made a better fist of it in the first 20-25 overs, the draw would still have been there for the taking.
11:39 Local Time, 06:39 GMT, 12:09 IST: It's the first time in Test history that a team has lost by an innings after scoring 500-plus in the first innings. Pakistan's horror run in Test cricket continues. It's their sixth consecutive loss in the format, and their seventh loss at home in the last 9 Tests. What a performance from England to force a result on a pitch that didn't offer much to the bowlers at all. After losing the toss and being on the field for more than one and a half days, they broke all kinds of records by smashing an enormous 823 on the board led by a triple hundred from Harry Brook and a career-highest 262 from Joe Root. The pace at which they scored opened the possibility of a result, and full credit to their bowlers for making it count.
Jack Leach to Naseem Shah, out Stumped!! All over! Abrar won't come out to bat, and England go 1-0 up in the series. Naseem dances down, trying to repeat the previous shot but Leach is anticipating it this time. He pulls the length back outside off and fires it in. Naseem swings and misses, and Smith completes an easy stumping. Naseem Shah st Jamie Smith b Jack Leach 6(3) [6s-1]