Joe Root equals Sachin Tendulkar's record with 68th Test fifty

Joe Root equalled Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most Test half-centuries when he scored his 68th fifty during England’s first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on August 20, 2026.

Root and Cox built a crucial partnership that gave England a first-innings lead.

Pace bowlers Robinson and Tongue took five wickets apiece as England bowled Pakistan out for 171.