Joe Root surpasses this Test record of Sachin Tendulkar: Details
What's the story
England captain Joe Root managed to break a long-standing record held by Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. During the third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston in Birmingham, Root scored an unbeaten 62 off 69 balls on Saturday. The innings helped England secure an eight-wicket victory and took Root's tally of half-centuries to 69, one more than Tendulkar's previous record of 68. Here's more.
Knock
Root scores a solid 62* as ENG win at Edgbaston
Chasing a fourth innings target of 130 on Day 4, England were 0/2 at one stage.
Jordan Cox and Root steadied the ship with a positive brand of cricket and completed the chase in the 1st session itself.
An unbeaten 130-run stand for the 3rd wicket helped England win by eight wickets.
Root ended up smashing 62* off 69 balls, hitting 9 fours.
50s
Root slams his 69th fifty in Tests
Root owns a whopping 14,278 runs from 169 matches (309 innings) at an average of 50.45.
In addition to 41 hundreds, Root has hit 69 fifties.
On the other hand, Tendulkar hammered 51 hundreds and 68 fifties.
He managed to scored a staggering 15,921 runs from 200 matches (329 innings) at a stupendous average of 53.78.
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93rd fifty for Root in FC cricket
Root also notched his 93rd fifty in First-Class cricket. He also has 55 tons. Playing his 246th match (431 innings), Root has amassed 19,661 runs at an average of close to 50.