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The first test in history The first test between England and Australia was played in 1877 at the London Oval, which Australia won by 45 runs. Since then, a lot has changed in cricket except that to win the match, it is as important to take wickets as it is to score runs. England may have lagged behind in taking wickets, but they have gone far ahead in scoring runs.
World record made in 1082 tests
The England team has created history by scoring 5 lakh runs in Test cricket. He has achieved this feat in 1082 test matches. They are the team scoring the most runs in Tests. After England, Australia holds the record for scoring the most runs in Tests. He has scored 428794 runs so far in Test cricket. Whereas the Indian team has scored 278700 runs in test cricket.
Most centuries also in the name of England
England also holds the record for scoring most centuries in Test cricket. The batsmen of this team have so far scored 929 test centuries. In this matter also, Australia is at second place, whose batsmen have scored 892 Test centuries so far. Indian batsmen have scored 552 Test centuries so far.
Joe Root became the fourth batsman in the world to score 50+ runs a hundred times.
On the ground of Wellington itself, former England captain Joe Root became the fourth batsman in the world to score 50+ runs a hundred times. Root is now behind only India's Sachin Tendulkar (119), Jacques Kallis (103) and Ricky Ponting (103). Overall, the Wellington Test match has made its mark as a record-making match.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 7, 2024, 3:34 PM IST
