Pakistan Vs England – First Test at Multan – Final day’s play

Pakistan Vs England – First Test at Multan – Final day’s play

Pakistan lost this test by an innings and 47 runs despite scoring 556 runs in the first innings of this test to provide the sixth occasion of a team losing the test despite scoring 550 plus runs in the first innings of the test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia5861lostv EnglandSydney14 Dec 1894
2Australia5561lostv IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
3England551/6d1lostv AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
4Bangladesh595/8d1lostv New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
5New Zealand5531lostv EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022
6Pakistan5561lostv EnglandMultan07 Oct 2024

It also provides the third occasion of England winning a test when the opponent has scored 550 plus runs in the first innings of the test.

NoTeamScoreIResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia5861lostv EnglandSydney14 Dec 1894
2New Zealand5531lostv EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022
3Pakistan5561lostv EnglandMultan07 Oct 2024

Pakistan lost this test by an innings and 47 runs despite scoring 556 runs in the first innings of this test to provide the ninth occasion of a team losing the test despite scoring 550 plus runs in the first innings and second inningscof the test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia5861lostv EnglandSydney14 Dec 1894
2Pakistan574/8d2lostv AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1972
3Australia5561lostv IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
4England551/6d1lostv AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
5Bangladesh5562lostv West IndiesMirpur13 Nov 2012
6Bangladesh595/8d1lostv New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
7New Zealand5531lostv EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022
8Pakistan5792lostv EnglandRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
9Pakistan5561lostv EnglandMultan07 Oct 2024

It also provides the fourth occasion of England winning a test when the opponent has scored 550 plus runs in the first innings and second innings of the test.

NoTeamScoreIResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia5861lostv EnglandSydney14 Dec 1894
2New Zealand5531lostv EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022
3Pakistan5792lostv EnglandRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
4Pakistan5561lostv EnglandMultan07 Oct 2024

It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan losing a test after posting a total of 550 plus runs in the first innings and second innings of the test. By a coincidence the winning team on these two occasions is England.

NoTeamScoreIResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Pakistan5792lostv EnglandRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
2Pakistan5561lostv EnglandMultan07 Oct 2024

Pakistan is the only team to lose a test by an innings after posting 550 plus runs in the first innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. Pakistan lost this test by an innings and 47 runs

Pakistan’s first innings contained three centurions and yet Pakistan lost the test to provide the third occasion of a team losing the test despite having three centurions in an innings.

Pakistan’s first innings contained three centurions and yet Pakistan lost the test to provide the second occasion of Pakistan losing the test despite having three centurions in an innings.  The first such occasion was at Rawalpindi against England in Dec 2022.

Abdullah Shafique’s 102 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 16th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman’s century in a test innings going in vain. It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman’s century in a test innings going in vain against England

Abdullan Shafique, Azhar Ali, Sadiq Mohmammad, Salman Butt and Saeed Anwar are the five Pakistan opening batsmen who have witnessed their centuries in losing cause on two occasions. Abdullah Shafique has witnessed his two centuries in losing cause against England. Apart from his 102 in this test, his 114 against England at Rawalpindi in Dec 2022 was in vain

Shan Masood’s 151 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 13th occasion of a Paksitan batsman’s 150 plus runs in a losing cause. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s 150 plus runs in a losing cause against England.

Shan Masood is the only Pakistan batsman to witness his two scores of 150 plus runs in losing cause against England. Apart from his 151, his 156 against England at Manchester Aug 2020 was in a losing cause against England.

Shan Masood’s 151 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the first occasion of a Pakistan captain’s 150 plus runs in a losing cause. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan captain’s 150 plus runs in a losing cause against England.

Shan Masood’s 151 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan captain’s century in a losing cause. It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan captain’s century in a losing cause against England.

Abdullash Shafique,Shan Masood and Agha Salman’s centuries went in vain in this test to provide the 68th, 69th and 70th occasion of Pakistan batsman’s centuries going in vain. It also provides the 15th,16th and 17th occasion of Pakistan batsman’s centuries going in vain against England.

Agha Salman of Pakistan scored 104 not out and 63 in this test to provide the 32nd occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Waqar Hasan8165v IndiaBrabourne13 Nov 1952
2Alimuddin5060v EnglandLeeds05 Jul 1962
3Zaheer Abbas9058v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1977
4Wasim Raja6584v West IndiesPort of Spain04 Mar 1977
5Javed Miandad5452v EnglandLeeds26 Aug 1982
6Qasim Umar9689v New ZealandDunedin09 Feb 1985
7Shoaib Mohammad5464v West IndiesBridgetown22 Apr 1988
8Saleem Malik7471v West IndiesFaisalabad23 Nov 1990
9Saleem Malik82*84*v EnglandLeeds23 Jul 1992
10Basit Ali10367v New ZealandChristchurch24 Feb 1994
11Inzamam-ul-Haq7165v ZimbabweHarare31 Jan 1995
12Saeed Anwar5450v Sri LankaFaisalabad15 Sep 1995
13Mohammad Yousuf9575v AustraliaBrisbane05 Nov 1999
14Saeed Anwar61119v AustraliaBrisbane05 Nov 1999
15Inzamam-ul-Haq5568v West IndiesSt John’s25 May 2000
16Younis Khan5851v AustraliaColombo (PSS)03 Oct 2002
17Hasan Raza54*68v AustraliaSharjah19 Oct 2002
18Taufeeq Umar13567v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2003
19Yasir Hameed5863v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2005
20Umar Akmal12975v New ZealandDunedin24 Nov 2009
21Salman Butt6392v AustraliaLord’s13 Jul 2010
22Khurram Manzoor5154v ZimbabweHarare10 Sep 2013
23Sarfaraz Ahmed5552*v Sri LankaGalle06 Aug 2014
24Sarfaraz Ahmed10355v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Aug 2014
25Sami Aslam8270v EnglandBirmingham03 Aug 2016
26Mohammad Rizwan7160v New ZealandMount Maunganui26 Dec 2020
27Babar Azam6755v AustraliaLahore21 Mar 2022
28Saud Shakeel6394v EnglandMultan09 Dec 2022
29Babar Azam7854v EnglandKarachi17 Dec 2022
30Shan Masood5460v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2023
31Mohammad Rizwan171*51v BangladeshRawalpindi21 Aug 2024
32Agha Salman104*63v EnglandMultan07 Oct 2024

Agha Salamn of Pakistan scored 104 not out and 63 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Alimuddin5060v EnglandLeeds05 Jul 1962
2Javed Miandad5452v EnglandLeeds26 Aug 1982
3Saleem Malik82*84*v EnglandLeeds23 Jul 1992
4Sami Aslam8270v EnglandBirmingham03 Aug 2016
5Saud Shakeel6394v EnglandMultan09 Dec 2022
6Babar Azam7854v EnglandKarachi17 Dec 2022
7Agha Salman104*63v EnglandMultan07 Oct 2024

Agha Salman of Pakistan scored 104 not out and 63 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Basit Ali10367v New ZealandChristchurch24 Feb 1994
2Saeed Anwar61119v AustraliaBrisbane05 Nov 1999
3Yasir Hameed5863v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2005
4Umar Akmal12975v New ZealandDunedin24 Nov 2009
5Sarfaraz Ahmed10355v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Aug 2014
6Mohammad Rizwan171*51v BangladeshRawalpindi21 Aug 2024
7Agha Salman104*63v EnglandMultan07 Oct 2024

Agha Salman of Pakistan scored 104 not out and 63 in this test to become the first Pakistan batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test against England.

Babar Azam became the 19th Pakistan batsman to play 100 test innings. His two innings in this test fetched him this distinction.

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