Delhi: Joe Root is very close to breaking Javed Miandad’s record in Test cricket against New Zealand. Root needs 186 more runs to break Miandad’s record of 1919 runs in the second Test starting on Friday, December 6 in Wellington. So far, Root has scored 1733 runs in 20 Test matches at an average of 54.06, including five centuries and Including eight fifties.
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Javed Miandad’s great record
Javed Miandad scored 1919 runs in 18 Test matches against New Zealand from 1976 to 1993 at an average of 79.95, which included seven centuries and six fifties.
Most half centuries against New Zealand
Joe Root is close to another big achievement. He can become the batsman who has scored the most half centuries in test matches against New Zealand. At present, both Root and Miandad have 13-13 half-centuries in their names. Dravid, Kallis and Tendulkar have 12-12 half-centuries in their names.
Root has been in search of a half-century for some time now, especially after playing an inning of 262 runs against Pakistan in Multan. However, in the first Test in Christchurch, he was out for zero in the first over itself, but in the second match of the series, Root was out after scoring 3 runs. In such a situation, Root’s eyes will be on making this record his own as soon as possible. Earlier this year, Root also made Alastair Cook’s record of scoring the most runs for England.
England is currently in sixth place in the World Test Championship 2023-25 with a percentage of 42.50 points after winning 10 out of 20 matches.
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