Root-Brook smash unbeaten hundreds to make a picture perfect day for England in Multan
Each and every batter that walked out to bat has passed fifty with Joe Root and Harry Brook standing tall to bludgeon marathon hundreds. England are just 64 runs behind of Pakistan's total.

Shahriar KabirEditor
Posted - 2024-10-09T19:02:43+06:00
Updated - 2024-10-09T19:02:43+06:00
Root and Brook stitched an unbeaten 243-run stand to propel England close to Pakistan.
Root and Crawley started the day, before Crawley departed to Shaheen Shah Afridi 78 off 85 balls. Ben Duckett then joined with Joe Root as the duo added 136 runs, before Aamer Jamal stopped Duckett from scoring a hastily hundred as Jamal trapped Duckett on 84 trapping him for LBW.
And then it happened, the thunderbolts of Harry Brook and Joe Root dual. The latter one broke several records during the day, including an one of Alistair Cook's all-time most Test runs for England and also became the first and only batter to score 5,000 runs in WTC.
The duo stitched a jaw dropping 243-run stand, including both of them smashing hundreds with Root being unbeaten on 176* off 277 deliveries, whereas Joe Root is unbeaten on 141* off 173 balls and England are just 64 runs behind of Pakistan with 7 wickets in hands.
England will be eyeing to start play aggressive brand of Cricket from tomorrow morning to add a vital lead after the first innings to put some pressure on Pakistan during the second innings. Pakistan, on the other hand, they had no clue today, were beaten ins and outs. They need to regroup themselves and find out the ploy to pick up wickets.