PAK v ENG: Joe Root completes 50 Test wickets; joins an elite list

Joe Root has achieved a new milestone in the Test cricket.

English batter Joe Root has completed 50 Test wickets in the ongoing Test match against the Pakistan cricket team. The second Test match between the two is about to end and both teams have an equal chance to win this game. England cricket team gave a 355 runs target to the host.

The Pakistan team has handled the chase very well as they now require only 100+ runs to win this game and they have 5 wickets in their hand. Joe Root became the third cricketer to score 10,000 runs and take 50 wickets in Test cricket. The first and second cricketer to achieve this milestone is former South African batter Jacques Kallis and former Australian cricketer Steve Waugh.

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Joe Root is the masterclass of Test cricket as his recent form in the format is been talked about a lot. England has already won the first match of the series against Pakistan which was played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.