England’s former captain Joe Root on Monday achieved a unique milestone throughout England’s first Test of Ashes 2023. England and Australia are dealing with off one another in the primary match of the highly-anticipated Ashes at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Joe Root has been a main spotlight of the match as he scored a great ton in the primary innings and then made 46 in the second time period.
Meanwhile, Root bought stumped out on 46 off a Nathan Lyon supply in the second innings. This was his first-ever stump dismissal in Test cricket in 131 Test matches after amassing over 11000 runs in the format. He has now surpassed Indian greats Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli in the checklist of most runs scored by a batter earlier than being stumped out for the primary time in Tests. Root made 11168 runs earlier than getting stumped out. He is second on the checklist and is just behind West Indies’ former Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
Most runs scored by batters in Tests earlier than getting stumped out
Shivnarine Chanderpaul – 11414 runs
Joe Root – 11168 runs
Graeme Smith – 8800 runs
Virat Kohli – 8195 runs
Sachin Tendulkar – 7419 runs
Root scored 118 in the primary innings and helped England smash 393/8 declared after opting to bat on Day 1. They made a shock declaration in the ultimate session of the opening day and referred to as Australia to bat in. Meanwhile, the Aussies made 386 in reply as Usman Khawaja smoked a fabulous ton. The English crew bowled Australia out on Day 3 to take a slender 7-run lead. The third day of the Test match was intervened badly by rain as 57 overs have been misplaced because of the climate. England started Day 4 on 28/2 as they have been pushed on the backfoot by the Aussies on Day 3.
