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2nd ODI: Joe Root remains unscathed on 99 versus India
17 Jul 2026

England talisman Joe Root remained unbeaten on 99* against India in the 2nd ODI at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

Chasing 234 runs to win, Root stuck it out in the middle and helped England win (235/6), who were 125/5 at one stage.

Root added 72 runs alongside Will Jacks before Gus Atkinson joined him.

Atkinson scored the winning runs. He ended up slamming 23*.

Root stands tall with a gutsy effort
Knock

England were reduced to 8/2. A 45-run stand between Root and Harry Brook followed.

After Brook departed, Root and Sam Curran added a 41-run stand.

Root and Jos Buttler then added 31 runs. England were 125/5 with Buttler's dismissal.

Jacks and Root thwarted India with a 72-run stand.

Atkinson (23*) smashed the winning runs as Root was left on 99. They added 38* runs.

Root slams his 47th ODI fifty
Runs

Playing his 191st ODI, Root missed out on his 21st hundred across 180 innings. He instead struck his 47th fifty.

He has raced to 7,752 runs at an average of 50.66.

Root continues to be level on terms with Babar Azam and Saeed Anwar in terms of ODI hundreds (20 each).

Root's 99* came off 133 balls. He smashed nine fours.

Root surpasses 1,000 ODI runs versus India
Vs India

Root also attained another new milestone in ODIs. Veteran Root surpassed 1,000 ODI runs against India.

Playing his 27th ODI match versus India, Root now owns 1,026 runs at 51.3.

He now owns three tons and six fifties.

As per Cricinfo, he is the 3rd Englishman after Ian Bell (1,163) and Kevin Pietersen (1,138) in terms of 1,000-plus ODI runs versus India.

Root records his 23rd fifty on home soil
Fact

Root also clocked his 23rd half-century in ODIs on home soil. Playing his 98th ODI at home, Root has amassed 3,956 runs at an average of 51.37. Besides 10 tons, he now has 23 fifties.

5th successive fifty-plus score for Root in ODIs
Fact

Root slammed his 5th successive fifty-plus score in ODI cricket. Root, who owns unbeaten scores worth 76 and 99 in this series, managed 61, 75 and 111* in England's previous ODI assignment against Sri Lanka in Colombo (RPS).

Root attains these feats
Records

As per Cricbuzz, Root now owns the highest average is successful ODI chases (2000+ runs).

Highest average is successful ODI chases (2000+ runs)

102.71 MS Dhoni

91.59 Joe Root

89.07 Virat Kohli

82.77 AB de Villiers

73.86 Michael Clarke

Root also became the first England batter to be stranded on 99 in ODIs. He is also the 17th overall to do so.