England vs Pakistan: Pakistan had to lose the Test series 3-0 at the hands of England on their own soil. In the Test matches held in Rawalpindi and Multan, the Pakistan team gave a little fight but England won the Karachi Test by dominating completely. Due to this clean sweep, where two embarrassing records were registered in the name of Pakistan, some memorable achievements were also registered in the name of England players. Read here, 8 special records made during the England-Pakistan Test series…
1. This is the first time that Pakistan had to face white wash in a series of three or more Test matches on its soil.
2. Pakistan lost for the third time in Karachi. Pakistan won 23 out of 45 Tests and 19 were drawn at the National Stadium in Karachi. Pakistan’s record in Karachi has been excellent.
3. Pakistan lost four consecutive Test matches for the first time on its soil. Australia had also beaten Pakistan before their 0-3 loss to England.
4. England spinner Rehan Ahmed became the youngest player to take 5 wickets in debut test.
5. English spinners took a total of 16 wickets in the Karachi Test. This is the second best performance by the spinners of a visiting team in a Test. Earlier, England spinners took 16 wickets against Bangladesh in Dhaka Test.
6. Ben Stokes won 9 Test matches as captain this year. He joined the list of eight captains who won 9 or more Tests in a calendar year.
7. Harry Brook became the second batsman to score centuries in all matches of a Test series of three or more matches for the visiting team. Before him, New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell had made this record in his name.
8. England’s run rate in this Test series was 5.50. So far no team’s run rate has been more than 5 in a series of three or more Test matches.
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