{"id":47196,"date":"2026-09-10T16:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=47196"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:41:20","slug":"joe-root-scripts-history-at-edgbaston-surpasses-steve-smith-to-become-the-fielder-with-most-catches-in-test-cricket-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=47196","title":{"rendered":"Joe Root scripts history at Edgbaston, surpasses Steve Smith to become the fielder with most catches in Test cricket | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134018356,imgsize-54504,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/england-pakistan-cricket.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Root scripts history at Edgbaston, surpasses Steve Smith to become the fielder with most catches in Test cricket\" title=\"England's captain Joe Root (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"England's captain Joe Root (AP Photo)\">England&#8217;s captain Joe Root (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/joe-root\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Joe Root<\/a> scripted a new piece of Test history on Thursday, becoming the most successful fielder in the format after taking his 220th catch during the third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Root surpassed Australia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/steve-smith\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Steve Smith<\/a>, who had held the record with 219 catches, to move to the top of the list for most catches by a non-wicketkeeper in Test cricket. The England batter\u2019s latest milestone came at a crucial moment, with the hosts firmly in control of the match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Root makes 220th catch look easy<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The record-breaking catch came in the opening over of Pakistan\u2019s second innings. Ollie Robinson found the edge of Abdullah Shafique\u2019s bat, with the ball travelling low towards Root at first slip. <!-- -->Root reacted quickly, bending down to complete a sharp catch and send Shafique back for a three-ball duck.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Robinson went wide of the crease and angled a good-length delivery into the fifth-stump channel. Shafique attempted to defend while playing inside the line, only to edge the ball towards Root, who made a difficult low catch appear remarkably straightforward.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>It was also Robinson\u2019s 21st wicket of the series, adding to Pakistan\u2019s growing problems with the bat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Most catches as a fielder in Tests<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"25\">\n<ul>\n<li>220* &#8211; Joe Root<\/li>\n<li>219 &#8211; Steven Smith<\/li>\n<li>210 &#8211; Rahul Dravid<\/li>\n<li>205 &#8211; M Jayawardene<\/li>\n<li>200 &#8211; Jacques Kallis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>England take a massive 320-run lead<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Root\u2019s record came shortly after England had completed a commanding first-innings performance, being bowled out for 453 to take a massive 320-run lead over Pakistan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The visitors had been dismissed for just 133 on the opening day and now face one final opportunity to produce a competitive score in the series. Pakistan have failed to cross 200 in any of their first three innings in the Test series, and their second innings could hardly have started worse, with Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique falling in the first over Ollie Robinson giving England an immediate advantage.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/joe-root-scripts-history-at-edgbaston-surpasses-steve-smith-to-become-the-fielder-with-most-catches-in-test-cricket\/articleshow\/134018017.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England&#8217;s captain Joe Root (AP Photo) Joe Root scripted a new piece of Test history on Thursday, becoming the most successful fielder in the format after taking his 220th catch during the third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston.Root surpassed Australia\u2019s Steve Smith, who had held the record with 219 catches, to move to the top&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}