Harry Brook Breaks Sehwag’s Record with Sensational 317 in Multan Test

England’s Harry Brook etched his name in cricket history with a stunning maiden Test triple century on Day 4 of the 1st Test against Pakistan in Multan. Brook’s blistering knock, which came off just 310 balls, secured him a place among cricket’s elite, making him only the sixth Englishman to achieve a triple century in Test cricket.

Brook’s monumental effort ended on 317 runs when he was dismissed while attempting to accelerate the innings, but not before propelling England to an imposing 823/7d, giving them a commanding first-innings lead of 267 runs. His innings, featuring 28 fours and three sixes, shattered a 20-year-old record.

The young batter now holds the distinction of scoring the highest individual Test total in Multan, surpassing Virender Sehwag’s 309 against Pakistan from 2004. His innings placed him in an exclusive club of English cricket legends like Andy Sandham, Len Hutton, Wally Hammond, Graham Gooch, and Bill Edrich—all of whom also scored triple centuries for England.

Joining forces with Joe Root on Day 3, with England comfortably positioned at 249/3, Brook and Root stitched together a mammoth 454-run partnership for the fourth wicket. This partnership not only solidified England’s grip on the match but also became the highest fourth-wicket stand in the team’s Test history, overtaking the previous record of 411 runs set by Peter May and Colin Cowdrey in 1957 against the West Indies.

Brook brought up his historic triple century with a boundary off part-timer Ayub, reaching the milestone before being caught on a top-edged sweep shot shortly after. His sensational innings lasted 439 minutes, during which he smashed 29 boundaries and three sixes, captivating the cricketing world.

While Brook stole the show, Joe Root also made his mark by surpassing Alastair Cook’s record for the most Test runs by an English player. Root, however, fell short of his own triple hundred, dismissed leg-before by Salman Agha after a valiant 17-boundary knock that spanned over 10 hours.

The Root-Brook partnership also became the fourth-highest stand in Test cricket history, cementing this Test match as a momentous chapter for England’s cricketing journey.