England Pulverise Pakistan, Become First Team To Score 500 Runs On Day 1 Of A Test | Cricket News

England batters dismantled Pakistan on Day 1 of the Rawalpindi Test© AFPEngland became the first team to score 500 runs on the opening day of a Test match Thursday, putting Pakistan to the sword in Rawalpindi. Four English batsmen scored centuries as the tourists cantered to 506-4 at the close of play. The previous record for runs on the first day was the 494 Australia accumulated against South Africa in Sydney in 1910.More than 500 runs in a day has only been achieved on four other occasions — three times by England and once by Sri Lanka — but never on the opening day of a Test.The record is the 588 England ran up on day two of a test against India in 1936.(More to follow…)(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayFIFA World Cup: Cameroon Rally To Salvage 3-3 Draw Against SerbiaTopics mentioned in this article



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