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title: "Joe Root surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's Test half-century record"
description: "Most outlets highlighted that Joe Root has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most Test half-centuries. Dunya News also noted Root’s progress toward a run-scoring milestone, while The Nation focused primarily on the record itself."
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# Joe Root surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's Test half-century record

sports · updated 13 Sep 2026, 12:38 PM PKT · 12–13 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted that Joe Root has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most Test half-centuries. Dunya News also noted Root’s progress toward a run-scoring milestone, while The Nation focused primarily on the record itself.

## Same story from 3 outlets

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

- **Daily Times** — [Joe Root breaks Tendulkar’s record for Test half-centuries](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1552338/joe-root-breaks-tendulkars-record-for-test-half-centuries/) · 13 Sep 2026, 12:38 PM PKT
  > England Test captain and star batter Joe Root made history during the Edgbaston Test against Pakistan by breaking India legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most half-centuries in Test cricket. Root scored an unbeaten 62 against Pakistan, registering his 69th Test half-century. With the milestone, Root surpassed Tendulkar to become the player with the most […]
- **Dunya News** — [Joe Root breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record for test half-centuries](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/972601-joe-root-breaks-sachin-tendulkars-record-for-test-halfcenturies) · 12 Sep 2026, 8:19 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Joe Root surpasses Sachin Tendulkar’s Test half-century record, reaching 69, while also closing in on his legendary run-scoring milestone.
- **The Nation** — [Joe Root surpasses Sachin Tendulkar for most Test half-centuries](https://www.nation.com.pk/12-Sep-2026/joe-root-surpasses-sachin-tendulkar-test-half-centuries) · 12 Sep 2026, 7:38 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing
  > England batter Joe Root has moved past Indian great Sachin Tendulkar to claim the record for the most half-centuries in Test cricket.

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [Joe Root breaks Steve Smith’s Test cricket catches record](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4317-joe-root-sets-new-world-record-for-most-catches-in-test) · 22 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 72% related

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