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Joe Root scored his 37th Test hundred after resuming day two on 99•Clive Mason/AFP/Getty Images
13 – Five-wicket hauls for Jasprit Bumrah in away Tests, the most by any India bowler, surpassing Kapil Dev’s 12.4 – Bumrah’s five-wicket hauls in England, two more than any other India bowler. With 47 Test wickets in England, Bumrah is only behind Ishant Sharma (51) for India.Related
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11 – Test centuries for Joe Root against India, the joint-highest alongside Steven Smith. Root is also the first to score 3000 Test runs against India.8 – Hundreds for Root in Tests at Lord’s, a record. Only three batters have more centuries at a ground in Test cricket.211 – The number of catches Root has taken in Tests, the most by a non-wicketkeeper, surpassing Rahul Dravid’s tally of 210.ESPNcricinfo Ltd3.44 – England’s scoring rate in their first innings at Lord’s – their second-lowest in a 300-plus total in Tests since Brendon McCullum became their head coach in June 2022. England have scored 30 of their 33 300-plus totals at more than four an over in this period.4 – Number of batters Bumrah bowled in England’s first innings. He equalled his own record – set against West Indies in 2019 – of most bowled dismissals in a Test innings. Mohammed Shami also bowled four South Africa batters in an innings in Visakhapatnam in 2019.11 – Number of times Root has been dismissed by Bumrah in Tests. Only Pat Cummins has removed him as many times in Tests.21 – Innings taken by Jamie Smith to complete 1000 Test runs – the joint-quickest to the milestone as a wicketkeeper, alongside Quinton de Kock.18 – Number of instances a batter has been 99 not out overnight in a Test, including Joe Root at Lord’s. He, like all the others before him, went on to reach the hundred the next day.