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Watch: Harry Brook smashed 6 fours in six consecutive deliveries to Saud Shakeel in the first Test against Pakistan

Playing only his second Test match for England, Harry Brook smashed his maiden ton on Thursday against Pakistan on Day 1 of the first Test match. During the innings, he smashed six fours in six consecutive deliveries to Saud Shakeel, a video clip of which has been doing the rounds on the internet.

The incident happened on the 67th over of the innings. Harry Brook pulled Shakeel one for a four on the leg side to start the over. On the next delivery, he creamed one through covers for another boundary. Shakeel then bowled a fuller delivery and Brooks hammered that one down the ground for another boundary.

Brook didn’t stop there as he smashed fours on the next three consecutive deliveries, two on the leg side and one on the off side.

You can watch the video here:

England exhibited a destructive display of batting on day 1 of the first Test match. On a batting paradise, the batters played aggressively and delt the majority of the deliveries in boundaries.

As many as four batters scores respective centuries as England managed to put on a gigantic score of 506 runs on the board at the end of the Day 1 of the first Test match.

Openers, Zack Crawley and Ben Duckett, laid the foundation with a 233-run partnership for the opening wicket. Zak Crawley amassed 122 runs in 111 balls, while Duckett got out after scoring 108 runs in 104 balls. The entertainment didn’t stop there as Ollie Pope and Harry Brook then stitched a 176-run partnership for the fourth wicket to help England reach a mammoth score at the end of the day’s play.

Both went on to score their respective centuries as England put on a run-fest at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. At the end of the day’s play, Harry Brook is unbeaten on 101 off 81 balls, while Ben Stokes has also played a quick-fire unbeaten knock of 34 runs in 15 balls.