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title: "Joe Root breaks Steve Smith’s Test cricket catches record"
description: "Most outlets led with the fact that Joe Root set a new world record for the most catches by a fielder in Test cricket, noting the milestone was achieved during a match against Pakistan. The Daily Times provided additional context by mentioning the venue, Headingley, and briefly described how Root reached the milestone, while Dunya News focused more concisely on the record itself and the number of catches."
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# Joe Root breaks Steve Smith’s Test cricket catches record

sports · latest filing 22 Aug 2026, 7:38 PM PKT · 22 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the fact that Joe Root set a new world record for the most catches by a fielder in Test cricket, noting the milestone was achieved during a match against Pakistan. The Daily Times provided additional context by mentioning the venue, Headingley, and briefly described how Root reached the milestone, while Dunya News focused more concisely on the record itself and the number of catches.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Dunya News** — [Joe Root sets new world record for most catches in Test cricket](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/969224-joe-root-sets-new-world-record-for-most-catches-in-test-cricket) · 22 Aug 2026, 7:38 PM PKT
  > The catch was Root’s 219th as a fielder in Test cricket, moving him past Smith’s previous record of 218 catches
- **Daily Times** — [Joe Root breaks Steve Smith’s world record](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1542189/joe-root-breaks-steve-smiths-world-record/) · 22 Aug 2026, 3:16 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing
  > England batter Joe Root has broken Steve Smith’s world record for the most catches by a fielder in Test cricket. Root achieved the milestone against Pakistan at Headingley. Root took his 219th Test catch during Pakistan’s second innings in the opening Test. He surpassed Australia’s Steve Smith, who finished his Test career with 218 catches. […]

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