England Batsman Joe Root Achieves Historic Milestone, Surpasses Sanath Jayasuriya To Become…
orangeevaOn Day 2 of England’s first Test match against India at Leeds, Joe Root climbed the international cricket rankings by surpassing Sri Lankan great Sanath Jayasuriya to become the ninth-highest run-scorer in the format. During his innings, Root scored 28 runs off 58 balls, including two fours.
Joe Root was eventually dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah for the 10th time in 25 innings, against whom he averages 29. Over his career spanning 366 international matches, Root has amassed 21,053 runs in 479 innings at an average of 49.30, with 54 centuries and 112 half-centuries. His highest score is 262. Root holds the record as England’s leading run-scorer across all formats, including Tests and ODIs.
Cricketing Legends and Recent Match Highlights
Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lankan legend, amassed 21,032 runs in 651 innings at an average of 34.14, including 42 centuries and 103 fifties, with a highest score of 340. The leading run-scorer in international cricket is India’s Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 34,357 runs in 664 matches and 782 innings at an average of 48.52, with 100 centuries and 164 fifties. His top score is an unbeaten 248*.
Joe Root: In Test cricket, Joe Root has compiled 13,034 runs in 154 matches and 280 innings, averaging 50.71, with 36 centuries and 65 fifties. His best Test score is 262. In One Day Internationals (ODIs), Root has scored 7,126 runs at an average of 49.14 across 180 matches and 169 innings, including 18 centuries and 42 fifties. In Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), over 32 matches and 30 innings, he has made 893 runs at an average of 35.72 with a strike rate of 126.30, including five half-centuries and a highest score of 90*.
Regarding the recent match, England ended day two at 209/3, with Ollie Pope unbeaten on 100 and Harry Brook yet to score. Ben Duckett’s steady 62 off 94 balls, featuring nine fours, and his century partnership with Pope helped stabilize the innings after Zak Crawley’s early dismissal. Jasprit Bumrah troubled England with three timely wickets, though other bowlers struggled to support him. England trails by 262 runs.
Joe Root: On day one, England won the toss and chose to bowl first. India posted a strong total of 471 runs, thanks to centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal (101 off 159 balls, 16 fours), captain Shubman Gill (147 off 227 balls, 19 fours and a six), and Rishabh Pant (134 off 178 balls, 12 fours and six sixes). At 430/4, a bowling surge from Ben Stokes (4/66) and Josh Tongue (4/86) triggered a collapse in the Indian innings.
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