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Joe Root breaks Jacques Kallis’s record during Zimbabwe Test

Root is fifth in list of most Test runs, led by India's Tendulkar

England's Joe Root celebrates scoring 13000 Test runs during the first day of their only Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on May 22, 2025. — Reuters

NOTTINGHAM: England’s experienced batter Joe Root on Thursday, achieved another milestone in his glittering red-ball career as he became the fastest to 13000 runs in Test cricket.

The right-handed veteran achieved the landmark during the opening day of their solitary Test against Zimbabwe when he clipped Victor Nyauchi for a single on the first delivery of the 80th over to score his 28th run.

Root eventually fell victim to Blessing Muzarabani in the 83rd after scoring 34 runs off 44 balls.

    However, his 34-run knock was enough to take him past South African legend Kallis to become the fastest to breach the 13000-run barrier in the longest format.

    Root achieved the milestone in his 153rd innings, six fewer than Kallis’s tally of 159.

    Fastest to 13000 Test Runs

    1) Joe Root (England) - 153 innings

    2) Jacques Kallis (South Africa) - 159 innings

    3) Rahul Dravid (India) - 160 innings

    4) Ricky Ponting (Australia) - 162 innings

    5) Sachin Tendulkar (England) - 163 innings

    Overall, Joe Root is only the fifth batter in history to amass 13000 runs in Tests, joining the likes of India’s Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, Australia’s Ricky Ponting and South Africa’s Kallis.

    Batting great Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the most runs in the longest formats (15921), while Root is the only active player in the elusive list and is considered one of the favourites to surpass the Indian legend.

    Most runs in Test cricket

    Sachin Tendulkar (India) — 15921

    Ricky Ponting (Australia) — 13378

    Jacques Kallis (South Africa) — 13289

    Rahul Dravid (India) — 13288

    Joe Root (England) — 13006

    Joe Root Leaves Behind Sachin Tendulkar, Jacques Kallis, Breaks All-Time Record To Script History

    In a high-scoring opening day where England's top-order tormented the tourists, Joe Root wasn't at his best and notched 34 before surrendering his wicket to Blessing Muzarabani. In his 153rd match.













    England's flamboyant Joe Root shattered South Africa's legendary Jacques Kallis' record for the fastest to 13,000 Test runs and took a step closer towards dethroning India's legendary Sachin Tendulkar from the summit of the highest-run scorer in the format during the opening day of their one-off fixture against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. In a high-scoring opening day where England's top-order tormented the tourists, Root wasn't at his best and notched 34 before surrendering his wicket to Blessing Muzarabani. In his 153rd match. Root stepped on the crease, 28 runs shy of the milestone.

    The 34-year-old's exploits came to an end courtesy of Zimbabwe's short-ball ploy. Muzarabani hit the deck and lured the English star to pull the ball away. Root couldn't control the trajectory and holed it straight to Sean Williams.

    As he returned to the dressing room, wondering if he had left runs on the field, Root became just the fifth batter to cross 13,000 runs in Test format. After adding another feather to his cap, Root stands 2,916 runs away from Sachin's elusive tally of 15,921.

    Throughout the opening day, Zimbabwe, hot on the heels after a Test win over Bangladesh, were tormented by England's 'Bazball' playing top-order after opting to bowl on a dry surface. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley pounced on every loose delivery under Nottingham's cloudy skies.

    At exactly run a ball, Duckett brought up his fifth Test hundred. Crawley arrived at the three-digit mark for the first time since July 2023 and 28 innings ago. Crawley and Duckett expressed their knack for runs and raised a rollicking opening stand worth 231, England's highest at home since 1960.

    After Wesley Madhevere confirmed Duckett's departure, Ollie Pope arrived and added the trimmings with his third hundred in as many games at Trent Bridge. England ended the day with 498/3 on the board, the highest they have in England on the opening day. At stumps, Pope stayed unbeaten on 169 from 163 deliveries as England welcomed Zimbabwe on their soil after 22 years with a bashing.


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