Joe Root one fifty away from joining three legendary Test batters 

October 14, 2024

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Here is the list of batters with 100 or more fifty-plus scores in Test cricket

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1. India's Sachin Tendulkar has 119 fifty-plus scores (51 centuries, 68 fifties).

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2. South Africa's Jacques Kallis has 103 fifty-plus scores (45 centuries, 41 fifties).

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3. Australia's Ricky Ponting has 103 fifty-plus scores (41 centuries, 62 fifties).

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England's Joe Root has 99 fifty-plus scores including 35 centuries and 64 half-centuries.

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In the first Test in Multan, Root equalled India’s Rahul Dravid’s tally of fifty-plus scores in the format.

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In the Multan Test, 33-year-old Root registered his highest Test score of 262.

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