The England team is on a New Zealand tour for a 3-match Test series. Under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, the team won the first match by a huge margin and is leading the series 1-0. The second Test between the two teams is being played in Wellington. On the second day of this match, England set a new world record by scoring 5 lakh runs in Tests. It has become the first team in the world to do so. England did this feat during its second innings on Saturday, 7 December.
Created A World Record In 1082 Tests
The England team has created history by scoring 5 lakh runs in Test cricket. It has done this feat in 1082 Test matches. It is the team that has scored the most runs in Tests. After England, Australia holds the record for scoring the most runs in Tests. It has scored 428794 runs in Test cricket so far. At the same time, the Indian team has scored 278700 runs in Test cricket.
England also holds the record for scoring the most centuries in Test cricket. The batters of this team have scored 929 Test centuries so far. Australia is second in this case, with its batters scoring 892 Test centuries. On the other hand, Indian batters have scored 552 Test centuries so far.
England On The Verge Of Winning The Series
In the Wellington Test, England’s team scored 280 runs in the first innings. New Zealand’s team was bowled out for 125 runs and took the lead in 155. On the other hand, in the second innings, England scored 378 runs at an average of 4.97 in just 76 overs at the loss of 5 wickets. By the end of the second day’s play, its total lead has become 533 runs. In this innings, 4 England batsmen have scored half-centuries. Ben Duckett scored 92 runs, Jacob Bethell scored 96, and Harry Brook scored 55.
Joe Root is at the crease with 73 runs, and Ben Stokes with 35 runs. Brook had scored a century of 123 runs in the first innings earlier. In this way, England has completely taken control of this match. In the current situation, they are seen winning this match as well. If this happens, they will capture the series. However, it is useless because they have already been eliminated from the race for the World Test Championship.
