Joe Root becomes the fourth player in history to score 100 50-plus Test scores: The second match of the three-Test series between New Zealand and England was played at the Wellington Basin Reserve and the visitors ended the day in a rather strong position. At the end of the second day, England had scored 378 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the second innings, extending their lead to 533 runs. Meanwhile, England’s most experienced player Joe Root also performed another big miracle with the bat as he remained unbeaten at the end of the second day after scoring 73 runs. It was also his 100th fifty-plus innings in Test cricket, thus making him part of a special club that had previously included only 3 legends.
Root becomes the first England player to do this
2024 has been very good for Joe Root so far as he continues to show his dominance in Test cricket. In the same year, he became England’s highest run-scorer in Test history. Root has now achieved a feat in Test cricket in England that no batsman has managed before. Joe Root became England’s batsman to play 100-plus fifties in Test matches. Only three batsmen have achieved this in the history of Test cricket, including Sachin Tendulkar, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting , and now Joe Root has also entered this list.
Players who have played 100 or more fifty innings in Test cricket
- Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 119
- Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 103
- Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 103
- Joe Root (England) – 100
England win in Wellington Test almost certain
At the end of the second day of the Wellington Test, England’s victory has almost been decided, and the result may also be revealed on the third day. After defeating New Zealand by just 125 runs in the first innings, England took a huge lead of 155 runs and completely eliminated the host New Zealand team with 378 runs at the end of the day. .
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