New Delhi. Pakistan team has been forced to face a shameful defeat in its own home. England did not let Pakistan run in the Multan test match. The Pakistani team is yearning for its first win under the captaincy of Shan Masood. Under the leadership of Masood, the Pakistan team was forced to lose the sixth consecutive test. With this defeat, Pakistan’s dream of reaching the final of the World Test Championship has also been shattered. The team has reached the abyss of the WTC table. Now she cannot reach the finals of WTC. England registered a historic victory by defeating Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the Multan Test match. On the basis of the record-breaking partnership between Harry Brook and Joe Root, England declared their first innings at 823 runs for 7 wickets. Brook scored a triple century while Joe Root scored a career best 262 runs. Both the batsmen ruined Pakistan’s comeback plans with their explosive innings.
The veterans are shocked to see the shameful performance by Pakistan’s batsmen and bowlers in their own home. Pakistan team, which was forced to face defeat after scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings, has registered a shameful record in its name. This is the first time in Test history that a team has lost by an innings margin after touching the five hundred mark in the first innings. This big defeat has pushed Pakistan to the lowest position at ninth position in the points table of the WTC Championship. Indian team is on top with 8 wins. Pakistan has won only 2 out of 8 tests.
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Pakistan’s sixth consecutive defeat under the captaincy of Shan Masood
This is Pakistan’s sixth consecutive Test defeat under the leadership of captain Shan Masood. Out of the last 11 matches, Pakistan has lost the seventh Test at home. This result clearly shows how much the Pakistan team is struggling in the longest format of cricket. The second test match of the series will be played in Multan next week. But now Pakistan team’s dream of reaching the WTC final has been shattered. Now his efforts will be to perform better in the upcoming series.
England sits at fourth place in the WTC table
With this victory, England did not make a huge leap in the WTC table, but by remaining at fourth position, it has further strengthened its hopes of reaching the finals. England has won 9 out of 17 Test matches, while it has lost seven and one Test has been a draw. Pakistan was recently clean swept by Bangladesh in the 2-match test series. In the WTC table, India is first while Australia is second with 8 wins and Sri Lanka is third with 5 wins.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 11, 2024, 3:55 PM IST