Joe Root's Century Leads England's Charge in Multan Test – Match Predictions from Lotus365

Joe Root's exceptional century energizes England's innings in the Multan Test. Stay tuned for Reddy Anna’s match predictions at Lotus365!

In an impressive display of batting during the series-opening Test match in Multan, England dominated once again as Joe Root achieved a remarkable milestone. Root, who recently surpassed Alastair Cook to become England's highest Test run-scorer, celebrated his 35th century. Alongside him, Harry Brook stepped up after Ben Duckett’s departure, helping England accumulate 119 runs in the post-lunch session, reducing their deficit to 205 runs against Pakistan's total of 556.

Root resumed his innings after lunch in excellent form, quickly finding the boundary in the opening over. Pakistan managed to claim an early wicket with Duckett's dismissal, who fell just 16 runs short of a century after a strong morning session. However, Brook wasted no time asserting himself, hitting a boundary off only his second ball faced and accelerating to 21 runs off just 15 deliveries. This aggressive batting mirrored the earlier session where new batters made quick impacts.

Despite Pakistan introducing Shaheen Afridi into the attack, Brook continued to flourish, hitting three boundaries off the left-arm pacer. Root also began closing in on his century, and both batters maintained a solid partnership as they navigated through the session. Brook notched his fifty in just 49 balls, while Root followed closely behind, reaching his 35th century and placing himself among the top five run-scorers in Test history.

Pakistan’s attempts to break the growing partnership were in vain, as Root and Brook comfortably saw out the final overs before the break. Although Pakistan still leads by over 200 runs, England’s aggressive scoring should raise concerns, especially with seven wickets still intact.

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