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Which team scored most runs on the first day of a Test Match: On December 1, 2022, England’s batsmen had created history at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan. England had created a new world record by scoring more than 500 runs against Pakistan on the very first day. This was the first time in the history of Test cricket that a team had crossed the mark of 500 runs on the very first day. This team, captained by Ben Stokes, had thrashed the Pakistani bowlers while batting like T20.
112 year old record broken in test cricket
England broke Australia’s 112-year-old record, which was made by Australia in 1910 against South Africa in Sydney. In that match, Australia had scored 494 runs on the very first day. The England team had scored 506 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in only 75 overs. England’s run rate in the entire day’s play was around 6.74, which was an incredible feat for any team in Test cricket.
Four batsmen of England scored centuries
In this Test match played between England and Pakistan, four England batsmen scored centuries, which was another world record for the first day of Test cricket. This was the first time in the history of Test cricket that four batsmen of a team had scored centuries on the very first day. Names of four batsmen who scored centuries in this match are:
1- Jack Crowley
England’s right-handed opening batsman Jack Crawley played a explosive inning of 122 runs in 111 balls in this match.
2- Ben Duckett
This left-handed opening batsman of England played an excellent inning of 107 runs in 110 balls in this match.
3- Ollie Pope
England’s wicketkeeper batsman Ollie Pope played a brilliant inning of 108 runs in 104 balls in this match.
4- Harry Brook
England’s middle-order batsman Harry Brook played an explosive inning of 101 unbeaten runs on only 81 balls in this match.