Pakistan uses a lengthy innings to humiliate: Pakistan took every advantage of the favourable batting circumstances at the Multan Cricket Stadium, scoring 553 runs in the first innings of the opening Test match against England. Shan Masood, Agha Salman, & Abdullah Shafique hammered thousands to lead Pakistan to a huge victory.
In Multan, Pakistan’s first game of the first Test match versus England was a protracted innings. At the Multan Cricket Stadium, the Men in Green amassed practically 500 runs, driven by outstanding hundreds from skipper Shan Masood, starter Abdullah Shafique, all-rounder Agha Salman Khan, and a vital contribution from Saud Shakeel.
Pakistan has caused an unpleasant milestone for the Bazball-led England Cricket squad with this enormous total. This was just the third time a side had scored more than 500 runs in an innings against the Three Lions since Brendon McCullum took over as head coach of the team in the Test format in 2022.
Notably, Pakistan had surpassed 500 against the Bazball-led England team in two of these three encounters. When New Zealand scored 553 in the Nottingham Test in 2022, they became the first team to score 500 or more against the Three Lions throughout this time.
Pakistan uses a lengthy innings to humiliate Bazball-led England:
Pakistan accomplished this feat at home in the Rawalpindi Test the same year, defeating the Ben Stokes-led team with a mighty 559. Oddly enough, England prevailed in both of those Test matches. Following the Kiwis’ 553, England made 539 of their own, and after Jonny Bairstow got a century in the last innings, they managed to chase down 299.
And then, despite scoring 579 earlier in the Rawalpindi Test, Pakistan was unable to chase down 343 in the last innings.
When the Pakistan vs. England Test match returned to Multan, Masood and Shafique took the lead with their hundreds. Masood was the aggressor, going to his ton in just 102 deliveries, making it the fastest hundred by a Pakistan batsman since Misbah-ul-Haq’s 56-ball ton in 2014 against Australia. Along with being a standout batsman, Shafique reached his fourth century in Test cricket. The first player arrived in grand fashion, hitting a six off Jack Leach over long on.
Shakeel and Salman took up the baton and helped the hosts reach over 500 on the second day, despite the fact that they were removed on the first day itself. While Pakistan postponed declaring, Salman reached his century on Day 2 following tea, while Shakeel was removed on 82. Salman went undefeated at 104 as the hosts were eliminated on 556.