1st Test
Day-4 Evening Session Highlights:
Pakistan team is on the backfoot after Harry Brook’s 317 runs and Joe Root’s 262 runs
At The Stumps of Day-4:
Pakistan scored 556 (1st Innings) & 152/6 (2nd Innings), where as England scored 823/7 decl. (1st Innings).
So, finally Pakistan trail by 115 runs.
Twenty years after Virender Sehwag dazzled the Multan Stadium with his iconic triple hundred, Harry Brook replicated the feat in stunning fashion, scoring 317 on a renovated ground that bore witness to yet another remarkable innings.
Alongside Joe Root, who notched a career-best 262, England posted a monumental 823 for 7—just the fourth-highest total in Test cricket history.
This left Pakistan facing an immense deficit, even after their own 556 in the first innings.
Despite having scored a substantial total, the scoreboard pressure and the fourth-day pitch proved too much as Pakistan collapsed to 152 for 6, staring down the barrel of a sixth consecutive Test defeat.
England’s captain, Ollie Pope, declared the innings after lunch on Day 4, knowing the damage had already been done.
The visitors had scored at a brisk 5.48 runs per over, racing ahead without losing much time.
By the lunch break, they had gained a 102-run lead over Pakistan, having added 267 runs in just one more over than the hosts had managed in their entire first innings.
In an innings that will be remembered for its record-breaking feats, the 454-run partnership between Root and Brook stood at the heart of England’s dominance—this became the fourth-highest in Test history and the largest ever between the two teams.
Pakistan had an early chance to halt this monumental stand when Babar Azam dropped a simple chance at mid-wicket, with Root on 186.
After capitalizing on the mistake, Root soon reached his double century and eventually surpassed his previous best of 254, before being dismissed for 262 by Agha Salman.
Brook, who resumed the day on 144, made serene progress toward his maiden double century, guiding his team further.
His third hundred came in just 65 balls, and soon after, he reached his triple century off the 310th delivery, making him the second-fastest player in history to achieve the feat, only behind Sehwag.
Brook’s 317 included 29 boundaries and three sixes, with his monumental straight drive off part-timer Saim Ayub sealing his place in history.
As soon as Brook was dismissed, Pope declared the innings, putting the onus on his bowlers to deliver a decisive blow.
Pakistan’s already exhausted lineup faced an uphill task as six of their bowlers had conceded over 100 runs, including leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed, who was absent after being hospitalized with fever.
Pakistan’s troubles began immediately, with Abdullah Shafique dismissed on the very first ball of their second innings.
After Tea, Gus Atkinson added two quick wickets, dismissing Shan Masood and Babar Azam.
Babar’s struggle continued as he failed to reach 50 for the 18th consecutive innings, nicking a delivery to the keeper.
Saim Ayub was dismissed next, leaving Pakistan teetering at 41 for 4.
Pakistan’s collapse continued as Carse removed Mohammad Rizwan, and despite Saud Shakeel’s brief resistance, the scoreboard read 59 for 5.
Although Agha Salman and Aamer Jamal batted with resilience, Pakistan still faced the looming prospect of an improbable defeat within four days.
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