England vs Pakistan 1st Test | England’s top order made Pakistan’s bowlers dance, on the very first day of Rawalpindi Test match, these 4 English batsmen hit century, became new history, know

-Vinay Kumar

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England’s Test team has gone to Pakistan after 17 years to play Test. On the first day of the first Test match being played in Rawalpindi of this tour, the Pakistani bowlers were thrashed by the English batsmen. By the end of the first day’s play, England (Pakistan vs England Test Series Rawalpindi Test Match, 2022) scored 506 runs at the loss of 4 wickets.

Significantly, the first day’s game could be played only for 75 overs due to bad light. This is the first time in the history of Test cricket that on the very first day of a Test match, 4 batsmen from any one team hit a century. England Test team’s top order 3 and middle order number 5 batsman hit a century. That is, except Joe Root, all the 4 batsmen scored centuries while batting fast.

Harry Brook scored a brilliant century in just this many balls

England’s young batsman Ollie Pope, who came to bat at No. 3, also played a blistering bat and hit a century on the first day of the first Test at the Rawalpindi Stadium. This was the third century of his Test career. He was dismissed for 108 runs. Before the end of the first day’s play, Harry Brook hit a century in 80 balls. This is the first century of his international Test career. Significantly, Brooks became the third-ranked batsman in the history of England’s Test cricket, surpassing Ben Stokes in scoring the fastest century.

Many big records made on the first day of Rawalpindi Test

The England team had completed the partnership of 100 runs for the first wicket in 13.5 overs on the first day of the Rawalpindi Test (Pakistan vs England Test Match, 2022, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan). This was the fastest century partnership for the first wicket by England in the records of international Test cricket. Zak Crowley also batted with bat and hit a century in 86 balls, the fastest by an England opener so far. Ben Duckett scored a century in 105 balls and Ollie Pope scored a century in 90 balls.

There are still 4 more days left. England has already made a big score on the first day. On the second day of the match, the England team will be trying to make this figure convincing and huge, so that they can put Pakistan under complete pressure in the next game.