Joe Root
95England · BAT · 2013 to 2026 · on scorecards: JE Root
BATTING
- Matches
- 192
- Innings
- 181
- Runs
- 7826
- Average
- 51.15
- Strike rate
- 87.86
- High score
- 166*
- 100s / 50s
- 20 / 48
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 30
- Average
- 58.16
- Economy
- 5.91
- Strike rate
- 59
- Best figures
- 3/52
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 91 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Joe Root played 191 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2013 to 2026. The first came against India at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, and the last against India at Lord's in 2026.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 5,856 runs at 51.4 in 143 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 166 not out from 139 balls against West Indies at Sophia Gardens in 2025, in a match England won. In all: 19 hundreds, 48 fifties.
At home the average was 52.3 across 99 ODIs; away it was 52.6 across 72 ODIs. The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 1,425 runs at 67.9 in 32 ODIs. Kennington Oval was the most frequent ground, with 14 ODIs and 596 runs at 54.2. The scorecards record 10 player-of-the-match awards. England won 101 of the ODIs Joe Root played and lost 79.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 191 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166* | 139 | West Indies | Sophia Gardens | 2025 | Won |
| 133* | 129 | Bangladesh | Kennington Oval | 2017 | Won |
| 125 | 113 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2016 | Lost |
| 121 | 108 | Sri Lanka | Wellington Regional Stadium | 2015 | Lost |
| 113* | 116 | India | Lord's | 2018 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/52 | 10 | Ireland | Lord's | 2017 | Won |
| 2/9 | 5 | Ireland | County Ground | 2017 | Won |
| 2/13 | 2.3 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2026 | Won |
| 2/15 | 5 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2014 | Won |
| 2/27 | 5 | West Indies | The Rose Bowl | 2019 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 32 | 1,425 | 67.86 | 3/11 | 3 | 87.67 |
| Australia | 30 | 735 | 28.27 | 0/6 | 9 | 52.56 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1,077 | 43.08 | 3/6 | 1 | 194.00 |
| India | 28 | 1,100 | 55.00 | 3/7 | 1 | 262.00 |
| South Africa | 21 | 895 | 47.11 | 3/4 | 2 | 86.50 |
| West Indies | 20 | 1,071 | 76.50 | 5/4 | 6 | 25.67 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 835 | 52.19 | 1/7 | 1 | 48.00 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 265 | 88.33 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 99 | 49.50 | 0/1 | 1 | 19.00 |
| Ireland | 3 | 129 | 64.50 | 0/1 | 5 | 12.20 |
| Scotland | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0/0 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 99 | 4,030 | 52.34 | 10/24 | 13 | 63.00 |
| Away | 72 | 2,996 | 52.56 | 8/18 | 15 | 48.60 |
| Neutral | 20 | 680 | 37.78 | 1/6 | 2 | 75.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 143 | 5,856 | 51.37 | 16/33 | 22 | 62.00 |
| 2020s | 48 | 1,850 | 48.68 | 3/15 | 8 | 41.75 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennington Oval | 14 | 596 | 54.18 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| Sophia Gardens | 12 | 568 | 56.80 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 12 | 540 | 54.00 | 1/4 | 3 | 35.67 |
| Edgbaston | 12 | 430 | 47.78 | 1/2 | 1 | 60.00 |
| The Rose Bowl | 10 | 489 | 61.13 | 2/2 | 4 | 41.50 |
| Trent Bridge | 10 | 378 | 54.00 | 2/1 | 1 | 99.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 2013 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2026 at Lord's
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 30 December 1990
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 8,907
- Ducks
- 9
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 74.5
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 86.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 122.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 52.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 80.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 8,654 balls faced in that period.
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