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Test Cricket has time and again given us the thrill and excitement of its stature. Another such glorious incident occurred during the second and final test match between South Africa and Pakistan. At the end of the third day of the match, the names of Babar Azam and patron saint of Pakistan Shan Masood included in the history books as they recorded the highest opening wicket partnership after the follow-on is imposed on a team.
Top 5 Opening Partnerships During a Test Continue
(5) Graham Gooch and Michael Atherton (England):
England’s starting pair – Graham Gooch and Michael Atherton – achieved the milestone in the third test match of India’s tour of England in 1990, which included 3 Tests and 2 ODI matches between the two nations and several tour games in between. Both teams arrived at The Oval with different ambitions, while England set their sights on winning the series, following their convincing triumph in the first Test match at Lord’s. India aimed to win the match and tie the series.
However, it was the visitors who had a dream start to the match as they declared their first innings at 606/9 with emphatic strokes of Ravi Shastri and Kapil Dev. In response, England’s batsmen failed to match India’s intensity with the bat and were bowled out for 340 runs, forcing a follow-on.
The home team desperately needed to put runs on board to save the match, which is exactly what the English openers did. The two batsmen had a partnership of 176 runs before Gooch was dismissed for Narendra Hirwani in 88 races. The good start motivated other English batsmen and in a valiant effort England added a total of 477 for the loss of 4 wickets before declaring the innings and the match ended in a draw. Thus, England won the 3-match test series 1-0.
(4) Marcus Trescothick and Michael Vaughan (England):
The English openers batsmen added another high score for the opening wicket after a follow-on was imposed on them. This time it was in 2004 at St. John’s against the West Indies.
The West Indies had already made this match memorable after Brian Lara He scored 400 unbeaten runs and wrote history. With the help of a remarkable knock from the captain, the West Indies managed to score a mammoth 751 runs before declaring their innings.
In response, the visitors were let down with the bat in the first innings and were bowled out for 285 runs. Thus imposing monitoring. Desperate to save themselves from a humiliating defeat, the English openers batsmen made a solid start to the second innings and added 182 runs for the first wicket. Trescothick contributed 88 off 188 balls before being dismissed for fidel edward. This helped England score 422 runs in their second innings and save the match.
(3) Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes (Bangladesh):
Bangladesh they met a determined English team in the opening test match of their 2010 tour of England at Lord’s. The home team made 505 runs in their first innings and bowled out Bangladesh for 282 runs, forcing Bangladesh to bat once again in their quest to get closer to the grand total.
The Bangladesh opening pair put up a valiant resistance to the humid English conditions and the relentless attack of the pacers. James Anderson, Tim Bresnan and Steve Finn. Iqbal scored a heroic 103 runs off 100 balls before Finn got rid of the first batsman. Together with Kayes, the opening pair added 185 runs to their team’s total.
However, their brave resistance as visitors could only give England a target of 160 runs which the home team managed to achieve with the loss of just 2 wickets.
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(2) Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie (South Africa):
Two of the best Test-playing nations faced off during South Africa’s tour of England in 2008 at Lord’s for the inaugural Test match. England, who batted first, had a dream run in their first innings and scored 593/8 before declaring their innings. In response, South Africa made a dismal start to the tour as they were bowled out for 247 runs in their first innings.
With a disadvantage of 346 runs, the home team imposed a continuation. The Proteas in their second innings stood out and faced the English onslaught. Openers Smith and McKenzie added 204 runs between them. Smith made 107 runs before Anderson took his wicket. McKenzie, on the other hand, scored 138 runs off 447 balls. The brave response of the visiting team came true and the match ended in a draw.
(1) Babar Azam and Shan Masood (Pakistan):
The record for the highest opening pair in a follow-on was broken by Pakistan captain Masood and Azam’s opening pair as Pakistan played the final Test match of their tour of South Africa in Cape Town. The Proteas had amassed a mammoth total of 615 runs in their first innings and closed Pakistan’s first innings with 194 runs.
Pakistan needed a strong batting effort to save the match as they played an over. Azam started the second innings with Masood due for the opener. Saim AyubThe unavailability. The two Pakistani batsmen played against the South African pacers showing exemplary temperament and added 206 runs between them on the third day of the match to break the record.
Towards the closing moments of day 3, Azam ceded his ground to Marco Jansen and the historic association came to an end. Khurram Shehzad and Masood are currently at the goal line for Pakistan as the visitors are 208 runs behind.
