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Joe Root fourth player in history to post 100 fifty-plus scores test: The second match of the three-match test series being played between New Zealand and England is being played at Basin Reserve in Wellington, after the second day’s play, the visiting team was in a very strong position. After the second day’s play, England had scored 378 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their second innings and their lead had increased to 533 runs. At the same time, another great feat was seen from the bat of the most experienced player of the England team, Joe Root, was playing unbeaten after scoring 73 runs at the end of the second day’s play, this was also his 100th fifty plus score innings in test cricket, due to which he has become a part of such a special club, in which earlier only 3 legends were included.
Root became the first England player to do so
The year 2024 has been very good for Joe Root so far, in which he has consistently made his dominance felt in Test cricket. At the same time, this year he became the highest run scorer in Test history for England. Now Root has done such a feat which no batsman had been able to do in Test cricket for England before this. Joe Root has become the batsman to play innings of 100 fifty-plus runs for England in Tests. At the same time, only three batsmen had done this before in the history of Test cricket, which includes the names of Sachin Tendulkar, Jacques Kallis, and Ricky Ponting and now Joe Root has also entered this list.
Players who scored 100fifty-pluss runs in Test cricket
- Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 119
- Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 103
- Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 103
- Joe Root (England) – 100
England’s victory in the Wellington Test is almost certain
England had almost decided their victory at the end of the second day of the Wellington Test match, in which the result of the match can come on the third day as well. After restricting New Zealand’s first innings to just 125 runs, England gained a huge lead of 155 runs, after which they scored 378 runs by the end of the day’s play and completely knocked out the host Kiwi team from this match.
