England's Joe Root surpasses 1,000 Test runs at Edgbaston: Stats
What's the story
England's Joe Root attained a new milestone in Test cricket. Root became the first player to complete 1,000 runs at Edgbaston. He came into the third England vs Pakistan Test match at Edgbaston with 948 runs. With his 52nd run of the contest, he reached the landmark. Root scored 8 runs in the match's 2nd innings and has hit a match-winning fifty in the 4th.
Runs
9th fifty-plus score for Root at Edgbaston
From 11 matches (20 innings), Root has amassed 1,018 runs at an average of 63.62, as per Cricinfo.
He has slammed three hundreds and six fifties.
Versus Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Root played one match before this and scored 65 runs. He hit scored worth 3 and 62 in that match.
And now, he recorded his 2nd fifty against Pakistan at this venue.
Numbers
Root slams his 69th fifty in Tests
Versus Pakistan, Root has now scored 1,651 runs from 21 matches (36 innings) at 51.59. He owns 2 tons and 9 fifties.
Overall in the format for England, Root owns a whopping 14,278 runs from 169 matches (309 innings) at an average of 50-plus.
In addition to 41 hundreds, Root has hit 69 fifties.
7,664 of his runs have come in England at 53.97. He smashed his 36th fifty in England (100s: 24).
Do you know?
93rd fifty for Root in FC cricket
Root also notched his 93rd fifty in FC 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.
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.