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This will be the 37th Test century of his career. Along with this, he will reach the top 5 in the list of batsmen who scored the most centuries in Test cricket, leaving behind Steve Smith and Rahul Dravid.
Delhi: England veteran batsman Joe Root has a historic performance in the third Test match against India, putting a record of records on the grounds of Lord’s. Till the end of the first day of the match, the route remained unbeaten on 99 runs. On Friday, if he makes only one run, then this will be the 37th Test century of his career. Along with this, he will reach the top 5 in the list of batsmen who scored the most centuries in Test cricket, leaving behind Steve Smith and Rahul Dravid.
One run away from scoring 55th international century
If the route who completes his century on Friday, then it will be their 55th international century. Along with this, he will match Hashim Amla, who has scored 55 centuries in international cricket.
England’s solid start on the first day, root-stox unbeaten
In the Lord’s Test, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. However, India got the initial success when Nitish Kumar Reddy made Ben Docket (23) and then Jack Croly (18) his victim in the 14th over. After this, Root and Oli Pope made a brilliant century partnership for the third wicket, which was broken by Ravindra Jadeja. Then Jasprit Bumrah gave India a fourth success by dismissing Harry Brook.
By the end of the first day’s play, England have scored 251 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Joe Root is scoring 99 runs and Ben Stokes 39 runs at the crease. Friday can prove to be historical for the route.
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