Joe Root Equals With Ian Bell For Big Lord’s Stadium Record During First Test Against West Indies

London: England batter Joe Root levelled with former batter and compatriot Ian Bell for the 2d-best feasible series of fifty-plus ratings on the long-lasting Lord’s stadium in Take a analyse cricket. Root achieved this move up in charts one day of England’s first Take a analyse against West Indies at Lord’s.

Within the in shape, Root one day of the main innings, performed a best knock of sixty eight in 114 balls, with seven boundaries. His innings transformed into ended by employing a best transport from Gudakesh Motie.

This transformed into Root’s 12 fifty-plus score at Lord’s, tying with Bell. The file for most fifty-plus ratings at Lord’s in Tests are by employing former England skipper Alastair Cook.

Root has a best file on the Lord’s stadium, scoring 1,776 runs in 21 Tests and 38 innings at a reasonable of 50.seventy 4, with 5 centuries and 7 fifties. His best score is 200*. He is England’s third-best feasible run-getter on the venue, on the to come again of Cook (1,937 runs in 26 Tests with 4 centuries and 12 fifties) and Graham Gooch (2,015 runs in 21 Tests, with six centuries and 5 fifties).

Coming to the in shape, England gained the toss and elected to field first. West Indies misplaced wickets at habitual intervals and never factual got a breather. Mikyle Louis (27 in fifty eight balls), Kavem Hodge (24 in Forty eight balls) and Alick Athanaze (23 in fifty six balls) did the vast majority of scoring as Windies transformed into skittled out for 121 runs in forty one.4 overs.

Anyway the seven-fer by employing Atkinson (7/forty 5), James Anderson, skipper Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes additionally got a wicket every.
Of their first innings, England has crossed the 300-run mark and have a 200-plus run-lead within the recreation, with Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes on the crease.

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West Indies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson.