Joe Root creates history, breaks Sachin Tendulkar's Test record
Joe Root remained unbeaten on 62 off 69 balls, hitting nine fours, as England chased down 130 to complete a 3-0 Test series whitewash. His unbeaten half-century took his tally of Test fifties to 69, moving him past Tendulkar’s 68. West Indies great Shivnarine Chanderpaul is third on the list with 66 fifties, while Allan Border and Rahul Dravid have 63 each. Ricky Ponting has 62.
In an extraordinary display of skill on his Test debut, Pakistan's Razaullah Khan turned a likely England victory into a remarkable comeback at Edgbaston. The 21-year-old opener, who batted at number nine, smashed nine sixes during his 81-ball innings, setting a new record for the most sixes by a No. 9 batter in a Test innings.
Conceding a 320-run lead in the first innings, Pakistan was reduced to 318/8 before Razaullah and Mohammad Abbas orchestrated a 121-run ninth-wicket partnership that propelled them to 449. England required 130 runs on the final day to secure a 3-0 series sweep. Razaullah's nine sixes placed him in a unique category of Test cricket history, being the first No. 9 batter to achieve this feat in a Test innings.
His nine sixes equaled the records set by Ben Stokes against Australia at Lord's in 2023 and Tim Southee against England at Napier in 2008.
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