Joe Root attains these feats with his 33rd Test century
England cricket team batter Joe Root hammered a solid century against Sri Lanka on Day 1 of the 2nd Test at Lord's on Thursday. Root came to the crease when England were 42/2 after the dismissal of Ollie Pope. He held fort from one end with England losing six wickets for 216 runs. Root departed for 143 with England scoring 358/7 at stumps.
Root completes 6,500 runs at home in Tests
Earlier in the knock, Root surpassed 6,500 runs on home soil in Tests. Root attained the milestone with his 13th run in the contest. As per ESPNcricinfo, playing his 77th Test on home soil, Root owns 6,630 runs at 55.25 from 134 innings. He owns 20 tons and 32 fifties at home.
Root attains these records with another century
Root now owns the joint-most Test hundreds for England (33). He equalled former England skipper Alastair Cook in terms of 33 Test tons for the Three Lions. Root slammed his sixth Test ton at Lord's. It's now the joint-most by a batter at this venue. Former England stalwarts Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan hit six tons each at Lord's.
5 centuries versus Sri Lanka
Root now owns 5 centuries against Sri Lanka in Test cricket. He is the 2nd batter after Mahela Jayawardene (8) to hit five-plus tons in England-Sri Lanka Test matches. Root is the 4th player in England-SL Tests to score 1,200-plus runs. Jayawardene (2,212), Kumar Sangakkara (1,568) and Cook (1,290) are above Root (1,248). This was Root's 2nd ton vs SL at home.
Over 12,200 runs in Tests for Root
Root's 33rd century takes him to 12,274 runs in Tests at an average of 50.71. In addition to 33 centuries, he has slammed 64 fifties. Meanwhile, the 33-year-old Root hit his 47th First-Class ton.
Root gets dismissed by Milan Rathnayake
Root was dismissed by Sri Lankan pacer Milan Rathnayake with the former attempting a reverse scoop. Root's 143-run knock was laced with 18 fours. He faced 206 deliveries. Root added a 92-run stand for the 7th wicket alongside Gus Atkinson (74*).
