Harry Brook scores second fastest triple century in Test cricket history

NEW DELHI: England batter Harry Brook scored his maiden triple century in the opening Test against Pakistan in Multan on Thursday.

The 25-year-old Brook smashed a four off Pakistan's spinner Saim Ayub to complete his triple hundred. This remarkable feat places him among the six English players to ever score 300 or more runs in a Test match.

Brook's triple century came off just 310 balls, featuring 28 fours and three sixes, making it the second fastest in history. Only India's Virender Sehwag has done it faster, reaching a triple century in 278 balls against South Africa in 2008.

Fastest triple hundreds (by balls faced)

• 278 - Virender Sehwag vs SA, Chennai, 2008
• 310 - Harry Brook vs PAK, Multan, 2024
• 362 - Matthew Hayden vs ZIM, Perth, 2003
• 364 - Virender Sehwag vs PAK, Multan, 2004

Brook's performance is the first triple century by an English player since Graham Gooch's 333 against India at Lord's in 1990.

Triple hundred for England in Tests

• 364 - Leonard Hutton vs AUS, The Oval, 1938
• 336* - Warry Hammond vs NZ, Auckland, 1933
• 333 - Graham Gooch vs IND, Lord's, 1990
• 325 - Andy Sandham vs WI, Kingston, 1930
• 310* - John Edrich vs NZ, Leeds, 1965
• 317 - Harry Brook vs PAK, Multan, 2024*

Brook's stunning innings was boosted by a record-breaking partnership with Joe Root. Together, they amassed a monumental 454-run stand for the fourth wicket, marking the highest-ever partnership for England in Test cricket.

This partnership is also the highest-ever against Pakistan, breaking the previous record of 446 runs set by Conrad Hunte and Garry Sobers of the West Indies in 1958 in Kingston.

Their partnership is the fourth-highest in the history of Test cricket. These achievements underline the duo's significant contribution to the team and their place in cricket history.