Continuing their rampant run in opposition to Pakistan, England scripted a brand new world document on Day 4 of the Multan Test. The nation’s top-scoring Test batter Joe Root orchestrated a 454-run partnership with Harry Brook on Thursday, incomes the cricket world a never-seen-before document. It was the primary time in Test cricket historical past, for the reason that begin of the format in 1877, that two batters put 450 runs on the board as a pair for the 4th wicket. The earlier greatest was 449 by Adam Voges and Saun Marsh of Australia. They had accrued the rating in opposition to West Indies in Hobart again in 2015.
The 454-run partnership by Brook and Root can also be the best ever for a pair in Test cricket away from residence, for any wicket. The earlier greatest was 451 by Australia in opposition to England on the Oval in 1934. Root and Brook additionally registered the best partnership in opposition to Pakistan, for any crew at any wicket, within the course of.
Overall, nonetheless, the document for highest partnership in Test cricket is held with Mahela Jayawarden and Kumar Sangakkara, who had put collectively a 624-run stand in opposition to South Africa in 2006.
Highest Partnerships In Test Cricket History:
624 – M Jayawardene & Ok Sangakkara (SL) vs SA, Colombo, 2006
576 – S Jayasuriya & R Mahanama (SL) vs IND, Colombo, 1997
467 – Martin Crowe, Andrew Jones (NZ) vs SL, Wellington, 1999
454 – Joe Root & Harry Brook (ENG) vs PAK, Multan, 2024
Root seemed set to be threatening Brian Lara’s 400-run complete however the England nice was dismissed shortly after he and Brook smashed the world document rating for the 4th wicket. Root was dismissed for 262 by Agha Salman however his dismissal did not convey England’s rampant run to a halt within the match.
Earlier on Wednesday, Root achieved a significant profession milestone by surpassing Cook to develop into England’s all-time main Test run-scorer.
Speaking in a video by England Cricket on their official X deal with, Root stated, “I’m clearly proud, however nonetheless really feel there’s a lot extra left to do, loads of runs to get.”
“I’m positive I’ll look again at it when I’m completed and be very pleased with it, however I feel greater than something simply the best way we performed at this time as a crew is what stands out.”
“We have nonetheless obtained a possibility to win the sport, which is basically thrilling. Hopefully we will kick on tomorrow,” he concluded.
In 350 worldwide matches, Root has accrued over 20,000 runs in his profession, with 51 centuries and 108 half-centuries.
Root’s record-breaking day noticed him surpass Cook not solely as England’s highest run-scorer in Test cricket, but in addition because the fifth-highest run-scorer within the historical past of the format.
Root has now overtaken cricketing greats like Younis Khan, Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, and Mahela Jayawardene, who every had 34 Test centuries, to develop into the sixth-highest century-maker in Test historical past.
The all-time main run-scorer and century-maker in Test cricket is Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar, with 15,921 runs in 200 Tests and 51 centuries. Root is steadily closing in on Tendulkar’s document.
With ANI Inputs
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