Watch: Joe Root hits one of the most unorthodox shots against Neil Wagner

England is currently taking on New Zealand in the third match of their Test series. Former English captain Joe Root has been in an exceptional form throughout the series, having scored two hundreds in the series already. He has continued his sublime form in the third Test match as well.

In England's second innings, Root played one of the most unorthodox shots in the 22nd over. Neil Wagner pitched the ball slightly fuller and outside the off-stump. Root picked up early and switched his batting stance to reverse scoop the ball for six in the third-man region. Even the bowler was taken aback by this stroke and was seen chuckling afterwards. A video of Root's shot has gone viral on the internet.

Here is Joe Root's outstanding hit

The Brendon McCullum effect is well and truly on England batsman - Joe Root reverse scooped Wagner for a six. pic.twitter.com/j0tqM45LkM

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 26, 2022

As for the match, England is nearing a win in the final match of the series. Chasing a target of 296 runs in the final innings, England has already scored 183 runs by the end of day four. At the end of the day, Joe Root and Ollie Pope were in the middle, having scored 55 and 81 runs, respectively.

Earlier in the match, New Zealand had scored 329 runs, owing to yet another brilliant century by Daryl Mitchell. He scored 109 runs in 228 runs in the innings. Despite losing wickets early in the second innings, England scored 360 runs, gaining a 31-run lead. Jonny Bairstow and Jamie Overton played brilliant knocks in the innings. While the former scored 162 runs, the latter missed his century on debut by just three runs.

The Black Caps then managed a few good partnerships in their next batting innings. Tom Latham (76), Kane Williamson (48), Daryl Mitchell (56), and Tom Blundell (88) played exceptional knocks to put the team in a great position. New Zealand scored 326 runs in their second innings.

However, England followed it up with a quick game. They now need 113 runs to win on the final day of the match with eight wickets in hand. The Ben Stokes-lead team has already won the first two matches of the series. A win in the final match will ensure them a whitewash.