Joe Root vs Don Bradman: In the Multan Test match (PAK vs ENG 1st Test), England did wonders and succeeded in defeating Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs. The England team is ahead 1-0 in the three-Test series. Let us tell you that the England team has become the first team in world cricket which has won by an innings and runs even after the opposing team has scored 500 runs. In the 147-year history of Test, the England team has become the first team to do so. In this test match, Harry Brook and Joe Root (Joe Root record in Test) created history. Joe Root played an inning of 262 runs while Brook did wonders and scored 317 runs. Brook scored a triple century in 310 balls. Brook has become the second batsman in the world to score the fastest triple century in Test. At the same time, Joe Root scored the sixth double century of his career in 305 balls.
Root made many records with his batting but there is one record which has shocked world cricket. In fact, in the matter of a special record, Root has broken the record of the great Sir Don Bradman.
In fact, Root has come third in terms of the batsman who has scored most number of innings of 100 or more runs in Test matches in winning matches. Root has so far been successful in playing innings of 100 or more runs 24 times in winning matches. By doing this Root has defeated Bradman. The great batsman was successful in scoring innings of more than 100 runs 23 times in the winning matches. Ricky Ponting is at number one in this matter.
Ponting had accomplished this feat 30 times in his career. At the same time, Steve Smith has done this feat 25 times. At the same time, the world's great legend Sachin Tendulkar was successful in playing innings of 100 or more runs 20 times in the matches he won in his Test career.
Batsmen who have scored a century or innings of more than 100 runs most times in won test matches
30 – Ricky Ponting
25 – Steve Waugh
24 – Joe Root*
23 – Don Bradman
23 – Matthew Hayden
22 – Jacques Kallis
21 – Kane Williamson
21 – Steve Smith
20 – Sachin Tendulkar
Let us tell you that Joe Root and Harry Brook made a partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket, which is a world record for the largest partnership for the fourth wicket in a Test. Pakistan's bowlers have been a complete flop in this test match. On the other hand, Joe Root has proved that he is the greatest batsman in world cricket. Now Root has scored 35 centuries in Tests. Only 16 centuries behind Sachin's record of centuries.
Apart from this, this is the fifth time that Pakistan has faced defeat in Test after scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings. This has happened with Pakistan the most number of times in Test cricket.
Highest defeat after scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings
5 – Pakistan*
3 – Australia
2 – England
2 – New Zealand
2 – Bangladesh
Now the second test match of the series will be played in Multan itself from 15th October. The last test match of the series will be played in Rawalpindi from 24th October. With this defeat, all avenues for Pakistan to reach the final of the World Test Championship have been closed.
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