Joe Root smashed his sixth double-century in the tests during the first test of England’s tour of Pakistan in 2024. After breaking several records in the ongoing test match, he smashed his double ton on the 1st session of day 04.
He broke the records of Alastair Cook’s and became the highest run-getter for England in Tests. He also became the first batter in history to score 5,000 runs in the WTC and also went past several cricket legends like Sunil Gavaskar, Younis Khan, Mahela Jayawardene and Brian Lara.
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His SIXTH Test Match double hundred 🙌
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Root’s 35th test century puts him in the sixth position to have the most centuries in test cricket. He trails Sachin Tendulkar, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara and Rahul Dravid on the list.
Root reached the milestone in his 147th test and slammed over 12000 test runs. He has also become the first batter to cross 1000 test runs in the calendar year of 2024.
After Pakistan posted a massive total of 556 runs in the first innings, Responding to the mammoth total, Zak Crawley and Joe Root forged a partnership for 113 runs before Zak Crawley sent out for 78 runs.
Joe Root and Ben Duckett joined hands putting a 136-run partnership for the second wicket. After the dismissal of Duckett, Harry Brook and Joe Root stitched a 300+ runs partnership aiming to surpass Pakistan’s 556 total. Only Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Aamer Jamal managed to pick a wicket each.
Meanwhile, Harry Brook is also on the verge of smashing a double ton as he went past 150 runs when Root smashed his sixth double century. By the end of the 113th over, England levelled the scores with Pakistan.
