Watch: Shocking moment! Harry Brook survives even after ball hits stumps in PAK vs ENG 1st Test

England star Harry Brook was lucky to survive even though the ball hit the stumps in the ongoing first Pakistan vs England Test in Multan.

The incident took place in the 76th over when a well-set Harry Brook was facing Aamer Jamal. On the fourth ball of the over, Jamal bowled a back of a length deliver that moved in at the last moment. Harry Brook defended it confidently before the ball bounced and hit his helmet grille.

The ball then started rolling towards the stumps and an attentive Harry Brook quickly tried to kick the ball away. However, he failed to stop the ball from going towards the stump. The drama, however, did not end there.

While the ball went on to hit the stumps, it did not have the momentum to take the bails off. As a result, Brook survived while Jamal was left disappointed. He was batting on 75 at that time and went on to score a fine century.

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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 9, 2024

Joe Root and Harry Brook's centuries lead England's charge:

Talking about the game, centuries from Joe Root and Brook have led England's strong reply with the bat after Pakistan piled up a huge total. Batting first, Pakistan scored 556 runs thanks to centuries from as many as three batters.

Captain Shan Masood top-scored for his side, scoring 151 while Abdullah Shafique (102) and Agha Salman (104) scored centuries too. In reply, England were off to a poor start as Ollie Pope was out for a two-ball duck.

However, England quickly recovered and are now looking set to overtake Pakistan's first-innings total. At the time of writing this report, the visitors were on 427/3 in the 85th over. Root was batting on 146 while Brook was batting on 108.

Root first shared a 109-run stand with Zak Crawley who was dismissed by Shaheen Afridi for 78. Root and Ben Duckett then added 136 runs for the second wicket. Jamal broke the stand by dismissing Duckett for 84.