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Pak vs Eng: The first test match of the historic Test series between England and Pakistan is underway with Day 3 down and dusted. The match has been full of centuries so far, registering multiple new records and breaking old ones.
Day 1 saw four English batters, including Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, and Harry Brook, coming up with centuries. With their efforts, including a fiery knock from Ben Stokes, England were able to gather 657 on the board.
In reply, Pakistani batters came up with a strong response, as England were wicketless in the session until Babar Azam became the third centurion from his team. Earlier, Abdullah Shafiq and Imam ul Haq showcased their brilliance with centuries.
Pak vs Eng 1st Test: Multiple centuries from either side let the records broken
As per International Cricket Council,
“Following Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, Pakistan openers Shafique and Imam too strung together a double century opening stand, making it the first ever time in a Test match that there were two double hundred partnerships for the first wicket.”
As a result of all openers from either side registering their hundreds, it happened for the first time in the history of Test cricket that all four openers had made hundreds in their team’s first innings of a Test match.
According to ICC, “in the 1948 Port of Spain Test between West Indies and England, there were four centuries from openers, but one of them came in the third innings of the Test.”
The ICC further pens out,
“Overall, only these two Test matches have seen four hundreds from openers. But the Rawalpindi Test became the first to see hundreds from all openers in their respective team’s first batting innings.”
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan, featuring in their first innings, are currently seven down on 499 in 136 overs at the Day 3 stumps
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