Pakistan suffered a humiliating innings-and-103-run defeat against England in the Headingley Test, but their miserable outing also produced an unwanted record they will be desperate to forget.
Pakistan lost their opening wicket without scoring in both innings of the Test. It is only the seventh time in their Test history that they have suffered the unusual double, giving them the most such instances by any team.
Pakistan Lose First Wicket For Duck In Both Innings
Pakistan's first innings could hardly have started worse.
Ollie Robinson struck with the first ball of the match, trapping debutant Azzan Awais lbw. The batter failed to score, leaving Pakistan at 0/1 immediately.
Pakistan needed a much better start in their second innings after being bowled out for 171 and conceding a 238-run first-innings deficit.
Instead, history repeated itself.
Imam-ul-Haq faced five deliveries but could not get off the mark before being dismissed in the second over. Pakistan were once again 0/1.
While losing an opening wicket for a duck is not particularly unusual in Test cricket, doing so in both innings of the same match is a far rarer occurrence.
Pakistan Lead Unwanted Record Ahead Of England
The Headingley Test marked the seventh occasion on which Pakistan have lost their first wicket for no runs in both innings of a Test.
That puts them at the top of the unwanted list.
England are second, having experienced the same situation five times across their Test history.
Pakistan have now played 472 Tests, meaning the unusual occurrence has happened roughly once every 68 matches. England, by comparison, have played 1,098 Tests, with the record occurring roughly once every 220 matches.
The numbers underline just how unusual the double failure is, even though it has happened to both sides several times across their long Test histories.
England Complete Dominant Headingley Win
The unwanted record was part of an otherwise disastrous Test for Pakistan.
England made 409 in their first innings before bowling Pakistan out for just 171, giving the hosts a commanding 238-run lead.
Pakistan needed a major batting recovery in their second innings, but England's bowlers continued to expose the visitors' struggles against pace and movement.
Mohammad Rizwan top-scored with 41, but wickets continued to fall around him. Pakistan were eventually dismissed for just 135, handing England an innings-and-103-run victory.
Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue were the standout performers with the ball, taking eight wickets each across the match.
The defeat came after Pakistan had drawn their Test series in the West Indies. However, their batting order struggled badly against England's seam and swing at Headingley, leaving the visitors with plenty to address before the remainder of the series.