Joe Root added another milestone to his remarkable ODI career on Sunday, becoming the first England batter to score 50 half-centuries in the format during the second match against Australia in Adelaide.
Batting at No. 3 after Australia captain Mitchell Marsh elected to field, Root scored 62 off 68 deliveries to help England post a formidable 355/6 at the Adelaide Oval. He brought up his half-century in 50 balls in the 22nd over, reaching a landmark that no other English batter has achieved in ODI cricket.
Root, England's leading run-scorer in ODIs, now has 50 fifties and 20 centuries in 201 appearances. His tally of 70 scores of 50 or more is…
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