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  "id": 2181713,
  "title": "Joe Root equals Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most fifties in Test cricket",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/joe-root-equals-sachin-tendulkars-record-for-most-fifties-in-test",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T16:31:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/joe-root-equals-sachin-tendulkars-record-for-most-fifties-in-test-cricket/articleshow/133383152.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Joe Root achieved a significant milestone by equaling Sachin Tendulkar's record for most Test half-centuries. He scored his 68th fifty during England's first Test against Pakistan at Headingley. Root and Cox built a crucial partnership to give England a first-innings lead. England's pace bowlers, Robinson and Tongue, took five wickets each to dismiss Pakistan. The team secured a first-innings…",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/manav-suthar-scripts-history-equals-93-year-old-record-after-stunning",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:17:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}