Joe Root moved past Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most fifties in Test cricket during England’s eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday.
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Root finished unbeaten on 62 from 69 balls, with nine fours, as England chased 130 and completed a 3-0 series sweep. The innings raised Root’s Test fifty tally to 69, one more than Tendulkar’s 68, according to the Times of India report.
Root leads the Test fifties list
Root now holds the highest tally of Test fifties with 69, ahead of Tendulkar, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Allan Border, Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting.
| Player | Test fifties |
|---|---|
| Joe Root | 69 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 68 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 66 |
| Allan Border | 63 |
| Rahul Dravid | 63 |
| Ricky Ponting | 62 |
Edgbaston innings adds a venue milestone
Root also became the first batter to score more than 1,000 Test runs at Edgbaston. The England batter has now passed 1,000 Test runs at four venues.
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Root has scored 2,203 Test runs at Lord’s, 1,128 in Manchester and 1,050 at The Oval. Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting were the only other batters listed in the source to have scored more than 1,000 Test runs at four different venues.
England complete the series sweep
England reached 130/2 in the fourth-innings chase, with Root unbeaten on 62 and Jordan Cox not out on 59. The eight-wicket result secured England’s 3-0 Test series win over Pakistan.
England had won the opening two Tests at Headingley and Lord’s before completing the sweep at Edgbaston.
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