New Zealand vs England: After winning their first-ever red ball series against the Men in Blue in India, New Zealand hasn’t had a good time at home in a three-match series against England. The Kiwis had whitewashed India in their own den. They won the matches played in Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai.
But now, the home side of the ongoing red ball series, New Zealand, has lost the first Test match of the three-match series at Hagley Oval in Christchurch by eight wickets. In the second match, which is being played at Wellington, the hosts have been buried under mountains of runs.
England is dominating the match proceedings as they have skittled the Kiwis out for just 125 runs in their 1st innings of the second red ball match. Ben Stokes and his men are ahead by a mammoth margin of 533 runs after the end of today’s play, which is the second day of this Test match.
Today, In This Segment, We Shall Mention The Four Batters Who Have Amassed The Most Fifity Plus Scores In The Red Ball Format –
1. Sachin Tendulkar –
The Master Blaster, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar has the record of scoring the most runs, centuries and half-centuries in the red ball format and One Day International format. In Test Matches, The God of Cricket has scored the most, 119 fifty-plus scorers, which is the most in the history of the red ball format.
2. Jacques Kallis –
The legendary pace bowling all-rounder of South Africa is the second player to be mentioned in this list of the top four. Jacques Kallis has amassed 103 fifty-plus scores in the red ball form of the game. Kallis’s contribution has been huge for The Proteas not just with the bat. But with the red and white cherry as well.
3. Ricky Pointing –
The former captain of the Aussie nation, Ricky Pointing and Jacques Kallis have the same amount of half-centuries in the red ball format. Kallis and Punter have 103 fifty-plus scores each in Test matches. Pointing has been a great skipper for Australia. Ricky had played 168 matches and 287 innings for the Aussies in Test matches.
4. Joe Root –
The former skipper of England, Joe Edward Root is the latest entrant in this list of the most fifty-plus scorers in the red ball format. Root achieved this feat today in the second Test match against New Zealand in Wellington. Joe is the only active player to be part of this elite list. He has 100 fifty-plus scores to his name now in the red ball format and Root is the only player from England to achieve this milestone in his Test match career.
