Cricket News Desk. The second test match between England and West Indies was played at Trent Bridge. In this match, England gave West Indies a target of 385 runs to win the match. England's batsmen performed brilliantly in this match. Meanwhile, the England team has made a big record in its name.
England scored more than 400 runs in both innings
In the second Test, England scored 416 runs in the first innings on the basis of Ollie Pope's innings of 121 runs. Apart from Pope, Ben Duckett contributed 71 runs and Ben Stokes contributed 69 runs. After this, England scored 425 runs in their second innings. In England's second innings, Root scored 122 runs and Brook scored 109 runs.
England has achieved this feat for the first time
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— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 21, 2024
For the first time in the 147-year history of Test cricket, an England team has scored more than 400 runs in both innings. The England team has been playing Test cricket since 1877. They played their first match against Australia in Melbourne. The England team has been a part of 1073 Test matches so far, but they have never scored more than 400 in both innings. At the same time, this is the 12th time in Test cricket when a Test playing team has scored more than 400 runs in both innings.
Joe Root broke a slew of records
In the third innings of this match, England batsman Joe Root scored the 32nd century of his Test career. With this, he has reached the second position in the list of players who have scored the most centuries in Test cricket for England. The next number is Alastair Cook.
Apart from this, he has also left behind Shivnarine Chanderpaul in terms of scoring the most runs in Test cricket. Shivnarine Chanderpaul has scored 11867 runs in his Test career, while Root now has 11940 runs to his name. With this, he has reached the 8th position in the list of players who have scored the most runs in Test cricket.
