India National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard: England’s Joe Root strengthened his place among Test cricket’s all-time greats on Friday as he completed his 67th half-century during the first session of Day 3 in the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford. Root’s fifty took his tally of 50-plus scores in Test cricket to 104; the second highest in the format’s history. Only India’s Sachin Tendulkar has more 50-plus scores in Test cricket with 119.
The 33-year-old right-hander also achieved a major milestone by scoring his 12th century against India. With this, he went past Australia’s Steve Smith, who has 11 centuries against India. He is now the first player in the world to score 12 Test centuries against the Indian team.
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Joe Root also went past Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run scorer in Test cricket history. Root crossed Ponting’s tally of 13,378 runs, which the Australian legend had scored in 168 matches between 1995 and 2012. The overall record still belongs to Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 15,921 runs in 200 Test matches for India.
Most 50+ Scores in Test Cricket
| Rank | Player | 50+ Scores |
|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | 119 |
| 2 | Joe Root | 104 |
| 3 | Ricky Ponting | 103 |
| 3 | Jacques Kallis | 103 |
| 5 | Rahul Dravid | 99 |
