On Wednesday, England star Joe Root drew level with former Australian captain Ricky Ponting among players with the most 150-plus scores in Test history, during the first Test against Pakistan. Here's the full set of batters ahead of them on the all-time list.
In reponse to Pakistan's first-innings score of 556, England had reached 96-1 by the end of day two on Tuesday, at which point Root was unbeaten on 32.
In the morning session on day three, Zak Crawley was dismissed to bring regular opener Ben Duckett, batting down the order due to a thumb injury, to the crease. By lunch, Root had moved past his half-century to score 72, going past Alastair Cook to become England's highest-ever run-scorer in Test cricket.
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He went past the three-figure mark after drinks in the second session. After resuming from 119 after tea, Root then crossed the 150-mark in the company of Harry Brook, who also scored a century.
At the time of writing, England were 471-3, with Root unbeaten on 169. This knock is the latest during a period of spectacular form for Root, who has scored 18 Test centuries since 2021, one more than the 17 he scored in eight years between 2012 and 2020.
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Most Test 150s, full list: Joe Root draws level with Ricky Ponting
When Root crossed the 150-mark, it marked the 15th time he had done so in Test cricket. This tally is level with Australian batter Ricky Ponting for the most 150-plus scores in Test history. The record remains Indian great Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 20, with Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara on 19 each.
In moving level with Ponting, Root also moved clear of three other players still on 14 scores of 150 or more – Jacques Kallis, Virender Sehwag and Steve Waugh.
The closest active player to Root's tally is India's Virat Kohli, with eleven 150-plus scores.
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