England’s Harry Brook performs a shot throughout the fourth day of the fifth Take a look at towards India at The Oval on August 03, 2025. — AFP
LONDON: The continuing five-Take a look at sequence between India and England has made historical past by producing 50 scores of fifty or extra — essentially the most ever recorded in a single Take a look at sequence.
The sequence has seen 19 centuries and 31 half-centuries to date. India lead the tally with 28 fifty-plus scores, whereas England has contributed 22.
This outstanding achievement additionally coincides with one other milestone, the best mixture of runs scored in a five-match Take a look at sequence.
The earlier report belonged to the 1928-29 Ashes sequence, the place English and Australian batters amassed a mixed whole of 6,606 runs.
The earlier benchmark for essentially the most fifty-plus scores in a five-match sequence was 49, set throughout the 1920-21 Ashes sequence.
One other notable report was throughout the 1993 Ashes, which produced 50 fifty-plus scores, however over six matches, making the continuing India-England sequence the primary to succeed in this determine inside 5 Assessments.
In the meantime, England’s batter Joe Root additionally etched his identify in historical past on Sunday by turning into the primary participant to attain 6,000 runs within the ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC).
The 34-year-old achieved the landmark throughout the ongoing five-Take a look at sequence towards India, marking yet one more milestone in his illustrious profession.
Root featured in his 69th WTC Take a look at, remained the event’s main run-scorer, having participated in all 4 editions since its inception.
Root’s outstanding WTC report contains 20 centuries and 23 half-centuries at a median of over 52.
He topped a star-studded listing that features Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Ben Stokes, and Travis Head within the high 5 run-scorers.
This milestone provides to a sequence of achievements for the previous England captain. Earlier in Manchester, Root surpassed legends Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting to develop into the second-highest run-scorer in males’s Take a look at cricket.
He’s now joint-fourth on the listing of most centuries in Take a look at cricket, with 38, sharing the spot with Kumar Sangakkara.
Moreover, Root holds the report for essentially the most catches as an outfield participant within the format, a feat he achieved throughout the present sequence.
