A 253-year-old record in the history of cricket was broken in Pakistan’s domestic tournament.
According to the details, the SNGPL team failed to chase down a very low target against PTV in the President Trophy Grade First Class Cricket.
Team PTV created history by successfully defending the lowest score in the history of first class cricket.
🚨 HISTORY WAS MADE AT NATIONAL BANK STADIUM IN KARACHI 🏏
PTV defend just 4️⃣0️⃣ 🆚 SNGPL – the smallest target ever successfully defended in first class cricket, breaking the record set by Oldfield against MCC in 1794! 🤯
Scorecard: https://t.co/femkduLBIr#Serok Trophy pic.twitter.com/rHAPaynmif
– Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 17, 2026
In this match, SNGPL were given a target of just 40 runs to win, but the entire team was bowled out for just 37 runs.
40 to defend against Ferrari? No problem!
I am proud of you ❤️ #PTVvSNGPL pic.twitter.com/m952pt7hJu— Muhammad Wasim (@MuhammadWasim77) January 17, 2026
Saifullah Bangash was the top scorer with 14 runs, while three players including captain Shaan Masood failed to open the account.
With this match, a record of 253 years was broken.
WORLD RECORD IN KARACHI!
PTV pulled off the unthinkable, successfully defending a target of just 40 against SNGPL to win by 2 runs. This is the lowest target ever defended in the 253-year history of first-class cricket anywhere in the world.
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) January 17, 2026
