England set a world record on the fourth day of the Multan Test with its unbeaten run against Pakistan continuing on. The lead run-scorer for Tests from their side, Joe Root along with Harry Brook, stitched a monumental 454-run partnership, this was the first time in Test cricket since it was played in 1877.
The fourth wicket fell over 450 and it surpassed the previous record achieved by Australia’s Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh against West Indies at Hobart in 2015, when the latter pair had gained 449.
The 454-run stand for any wicket is the highest away from home partnership in Test cricket, but actually goes past Australia’s former record of 451 runs made against England at The Oval in 1934. Root and Brook set up the highest partnership ever against Pakistan for any wicket.
Highest Partnerships In History Of Test Cricket
624 – M Jayawardene & K Sangakkara (SL) vs SA, Colombo, 2006
576 – S Jayasuriya & R Mahanama (SL) vs IND, Colombo, 1997
467 – Martin Crowe, Andrew Jones (NZ) vs SL, Wellington, 1999
454 – Joe Root & Harry Brook (ENG) vs PAK, Multan, 2024
While the record for the highest partnership in Test cricket remains with Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, who managed a staggering 624 runs against South Africa way back in 2006, Root was in irresistible form and looked all set to break Brian Lara’s record of 400. Unfortunately, he fell at the hands of Agha Salman with just a shade over 262 shortly after the fourth wicket had sent the packing into the record books, but in between, England had ensured that their momentum wasn’t to be stemmed.
Joe Root: The Top Test Batter
Earlier in the match, Root achieved an important landmark when he overtook Alastair Cook to become England’s all-time leading Test run-getter. He has now supplanted cricketing greats like Younis Khan, Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Mahela Jayawardene, each of whom has 34 Test centuries, which puts Root at sixth position of century-makers in Test history.
The day 4 witnessed some of the great records crumble, England’s Harry Brook scored his triple ton and became the second fastest batter to do so, which makes him stand just behind Virender Sehwag who sits at the top and completed his double century in 278 balls in a match against South Africa in 2008.
