232-year-old First-Class record broken in Pakistan, team defends lowest-ever target

A 232-year-old record was broken in a President’s Trophy match where Pakistan TV (PTV) defended 40 runs against Shan Masood’s Sui Northern Gas, the lowest successful target defended in the history of First-Class cricket.

PTV won the match by just two runs, breaking the record of Oldfield team that had successfully defended a total of 41 runs against MCC at Lord’s back in 1794, winning the game by six runs.

On Saturday, PTV’s left-arm spinner, Ali Usman finished with figures of six for 9 to bundle out Sui Northern for 37 runs.

In the four-day game, PTV was skittled out for just 166 runs in first innings and Sui took a 72-run lead by totalling 238 runs.

PTV could manage just 111 runs in its second innings. It appeared as if the match was over before the unexpected turn of events.

Published on Jan 17, 2026