PAK vs ENG | Harry Brook’s heroics and Joe Root’s class propel England to a dominant victory over Pakistan

ByDebayan Sinha, SportsCafe Editor

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England beat Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs and went up 1-0 in the Test match series. The Pakistan side managed to put up a 550-plus total with centuries from Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood, but Harry Brook’s triple ton and Joe Root’s double century managed to seal the deal for England.

‌On Day 4 of the Test match, Harry Brook made history by scoring a remarkable triple century, helping England reach a massive total of 823/7. In response, Pakistan struggled badly and ended the day at 152/6 after 37 overs. The final day began with Agha Salman and Aamer Jamal batting, while Gus Atkinson began the proceeding with the ball for England. With a huge deficit to cover, Pakistan's situation looked dire. Their woes continued when Brydon Carse was dismissed by Aamer Jamal in the 45th over.

England was just three wickets away from victory when Salman fell, followed by Shaheen Shah Afridi, leaving Pakistan in a tough spot. Naseem Shah was also dismissed, and with Abrar Ahmed unable to bat due to illness, England secured their win by an innings and 47 runs. This match marked Pakistan's sixth straight loss in Test cricket and their seventh defeat at home in their last nine Tests.

Brutal

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— alex (@AlexHivklzzyh) October 11, 2024

Unbelievable

Pakistan is the first team in 147 years history of Tests to lose by an innings after scoring 500. #PakvEng
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 11, 2024

Sad

Pakistan 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ASGWCJ6Tid
— Sakshi Bhadauria (@Sakshiisanerd) October 11, 2024

Another record broken

Another record broken – Pakistan become the first team in the history of Test cricket to lose by an innings after scoring 500 or more in their first innings#PAKvENG #Cricket
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) October 11, 2024

That's so sad

Pakistan 556 runs banakar bhi inning se haar gaya hehe #PAKvENG #ENGvsPAK pic.twitter.com/UbqvpL1oF2
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) October 11, 2024

Get lost

1877: Test cricket starts

2024: Pakistan becomes the 1st team to lose a test match by an innings after scoring 500+ in any innings of the match.

SHUT UP & GET LOST. https://t.co/wrTnRbnZWa pic.twitter.com/r43kv1amZX
— Johns (@JohnyBravo183) October 11, 2024

Jamal stands out

Feels nice to see an instinct come good. When I worked on two Australia-Pakistan tests last year, the two stand out characters for me were Salman Agha and Aamer Jamal. When Pakistan do rebuild eventually on an attitude first platform, those two and Naseem Shah will be at the core
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 11, 2024

Masterclass

Salman Agha and Aamer Jamal showed the Pakistan top order how to bat on this track.

- These two quality players have consistently stood up with the bat when Pakistan needs them. pic.twitter.com/oZq1Q3MB9J
— 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞 (@CallMeSheri1) October 11, 2024

Keep fighting