Laughter and comedy will be important, particularly throughout lengthy days of a Check match. A lighthearted second unfolded within the first Check between Pakistan and England, the place Shan Masood and Joe Root shared a comic book trade after Harry Brook narrowly survived a bowled dismissal off Aamer Jamal.
England displayed their batting dominance in opposition to the Pakistan bowlers on a flat Multan pitch. Zak Crawley led the cost with 78 runs, adopted intently by Ben Duckett’s spectacular 89. Nonetheless, the spotlight of the innings was Joe Root, who continued the stellar kind, scoring his fifth century of the 12 months. He and Harry Brook shaped a formidable partnership, including 153 runs as England reached 370/3 in 75 overs.
A humorous second adopted within the subsequent over, involving Brook’s slender escape and a playful trade between Root and Shan Masood. On the fourth supply of the 76th over, Jamal bowled a back-of-a-length supply aimed on the stumps. Brook tried to defend it off the again foot however ended up making contact with the toe finish of his bat. The ball spun on the pitch after it hit Brook’s gloves and pads and rolled in direction of the stumps. In a shocking twist, because the ball struck the stumps, the bails stayed intact, permitting Brook to outlive. This prompted laughter from each Shan Masood and Joe Root, with the Pakistan skipper gesturing to Root that it was absolutely a divine intervention that spared Brook. The comedian second rapidly made waves on social media, capturing the eye of the Twitterverse.
Survived
Smashes
Harry Brook arriving in Pakistanpic.twitter.com/tkJHWT6pse
— Cameron Ponsonby (@cameronponsonby) October 9, 2024
agr pakistan na hota to harry brook ka koi profession na hota. pic.twitter.com/uj8p4Fefjt
— Muskan. (@Mussskey) October 9, 2024
Iconic
Harry Brook is the primary ever batter to attain a 100 in 4 consecutive Checks on Pakistan soil. He scored three within the 2022 sequence and now begins the 2024 sequence with one other hundred. #PakvEng
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 9, 2024
One other one
HARRY CHERRINGTON BROOK 🌟🌟
One other Century 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ywstzQJd17— Fearless🦁 (@ViratTheLegend) October 9, 2024
Harry Brook will turn into one of many legends of the sport if he retains taking part in Three Checks in Pakistan each 2 years
— Kshitij Ojha (@Kshitij070) October 9, 2024
Simply wow
Harry Brook now has extra Check lots of in Pakistan than Imran Khan.
— Yas Rana (@Yas_Wisden) October 9, 2024
The good brook
No non-Pakistani batter has extra Check lots of in Pakistan than Harry Brook
— Ben Gardner (@Ben_Wisden) October 9, 2024
100 for Harry Brook ♥️💃 pic.twitter.com/gHFIToF4Lw
— 𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶.🏴 (@ishi_178) October 9, 2024
Shining shiny