The third day of the 2025 Manchester Test between England and India was completely for the English cricketer Joe Root, who set many records with his incredible century.
While England are leading the ongoing five-match home Test series by 2-1 with the fourth Test running in Manchester, England sent the visitors to bat first and bowled them out for 358 runs in the first innings. At the stumps of the third day of the Manchester Test, England scored 544/7 with a lead of 186 runs.
While five out of the first six English cricketers all scored 70+ runs in England’s ongoing first innings of the Manchester Test, Root slammed his 38th Test century in 178 balls. He is the only centurion in this innings yet, and the right-handed batter scored 150 runs off 248 balls with 14 fours before he was stumped.
Here are some key stats of Joe Root in the 2025 Manchester Test against India.
1000+ Test runs in Manchester
Joe Root has scored 1128 Test runs at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Root became the first cricketer to score 1000+ Test runs at Old Trafford in Manchester.
2nd most 50+ scores in Test cricket
Root recorded his 104th Test 50+ score.
The English cricketer now stands in the second position in the list of most Test 50+ scores, as the right-handed batter just surpassed the South African and Australian legends Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting, respectively, while both recorded 103 Test 50+ scores. Only the legendary Indian Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of Root in this list with 119 50+ scores in Test cricket.
Record Test 100s vs India
Root hit his 12th Test century against India.
Root now holds the record for most Test centuries against India. With his latest Test century, the right-handed batter surpassed Australian cricketer Steven Smith’s record of 11 Test hundreds against India.
Root also records the joint third most Test centuries against a single team.
Most Test centuries against a single team
Player (Team) | Number of Test 100s | Opposition |
Sir Don Bradman (Australia) | 19 | England |
Sunil Gavaskar (India) | 13 | West Indies |
Sir Jack Hoobs (England) | 12 | Australia |
Steven Smith (Australia) | 12 | England |
Joe Root (England) | 12 | India |
Joint record Test 100s at home
Root recorded his 23rd Test century at home.
The English right-handed batter is now in the joint leading position in the list of most Test hundreds at home.
Most Test centuries at home
Player (Team) | Number of Test 100s at home |
Mahela Jayawardene | 23 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa) | 23 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 23 |
Joe Root (England) | 23 |
Joint 4th most Test centuries
Root recorded his 38th Test century.
Root recorded the joint fourth-most centuries in Test cricket history.
Most Test centuries
Player (Team) | Number of Test 100s |
Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 51 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa/ICC World XI) | 45 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 41 |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 38 |
Joe Root (England) | 38 |
2nd leading Test run-scorer
Root has scored 13409 Test runs.
Root is now the second leading run-scorer in Test cricket history. Only the legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of him with 15921 Test runs.
Most Test 150s at home
Root recorded his eighth Test 150 in England.
Root now holds the record for most Test 150s by an English cricketer at home, as the right-handed batter broke Graham Gooch’s seven Test 150s record in England.
Top 5 in most Test 150s
Root has recorded 16 Test 150s.
Root is now in joint fifth position in the list of most Test 150s.
Most Test 150s
Player (Team) | Number of 150s |
Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 20 |
Brian Lara (West Indies) | 19 |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 19 |
Sir Don Bradman (Australia) | 18 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 16 |
Joe Root (England) | 16 |
