England’s Harry Brook made history by scoring a triple century against Pakistan at the renowned Multan Cricket Stadium. This is the same venue where India’s Virender Sehwag had famously hit a triple century in 2004, earning the title “Sultan of Multan” for his dominant performance against the Pakistan bowlers. Similar to Sehwag, Brook reached his triple century by striking a boundary off Sam Ayub in the 144th over. With this achievement, Brook became the sixth English cricketer to score a triple century in Test cricket. Earlier in the innings, Joe Root was dismissed after scoring 262 runs off 375 balls, which included 17 boundaries.
Fifth Player to Score a Triple Century Against Pakistan
Harry Brook is now the fifth player in Test history to score a triple century against Pakistan. Before him, West Indies’ Gary Sobers had scored an unbeaten 365 in 1958, while Australia’s David Warner smashed an unbeaten 335 in 2019. Moreover, Australia’s Mark Taylor scored an unbeaten 324 in a Test match in Peshawar in 1998, while India’s Virender Sehwag made 309 runs at the same Multan ground in 2004.
Watch How Harry Brook Completed his Triple Century
HARRY BROOK 300! 🫡
The young English sensation scores the second fastest triple century in Tests, bringing up the milestone in just 310 balls! 🤌🏻🤩 pic.twitter.com/FomlUVKGon
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Sehwag’s Memorable Triple Century in 2004
During India’s 2004 tour of Pakistan, Virender Sehwag played a remarkable innings at Multan, scoring 309 runs for Team India. Sehwag reached his triple century in just 364 balls, smashing 39 boundaries and 6 sixes. In comparison, Harry Brook took 310 balls to reach his triple century in Multan. When Brook was finally dismissed, he had accumulated 317 runs from 322 balls, hitting 29 boundaries and 3 sixes along the way.
Sehwag Still Holds Record for Fastest Triple Century
Overall, Brook’s triple century ranks as the second fastest in Test cricket history. The record for the fastest triple century still belongs to Virender Sehwag, who achieved the milestone in just 278 balls against South Africa in a match played in Chennai during the 2008-09 season.
In the 2004 Multan Test, Sehwag’s stellar innings helped India declare at 675 for 5. Pakistan was bowled out for 407 in their first innings, and India enforced the follow-on. Pakistan’s struggles continued in the second innings, leading to a dominant victory for India by an innings and 52 runs.