List of international cricket centuries by Joe Root

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Joe Root has scored 47 centuries for England.

Joe Root is an English cricketer and former captain of the England Test team.[1][2][3] Described by his compatriots Eoin Morgan and Alastair Cook as the "most complete batsman" England has ever produced,[4][5] Root has played 139 Tests, 171 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 32 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), scoring 31 Test centuries (100 or more runs in an innings) and 16 ODI centuries as of February 2024.[6]

Root made his Test debut in December 2012 and scored his first century the following year when he made 104 against New Zealand at Headingley. In July 2013, he became the youngest English player to score an Ashes century at Lord's when he made 180 in the second Test of the home series against Australia.[7] His innings earned him the man of the match award and ensured England's victory.[8] Root's performance during the 2013 season led to him being named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2014.[9] He went on to score three more centuries the same year, including a double century (200 not out) against Sri Lanka at Lord's. His highest score of 254 came against Pakistan in July 2016.[10] Root became the first cricketer to score a double century in their 100th Test, scoring 218 against India at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in February 2021.[11] As of February 2021, Root has scored centuries against seven of the other eleven Test-playing nations;[a] he has been most prolific against India, scoring ten centuries against them.

Root scored his first ODI century in 2014 against the West Indies. His 16 centuries in the format are the most by an English player.[12] His centuries—scored at thirteen different venues—have come against seven different opponents. His highest ODI score of 133 not out was made against Bangladesh in June 2017. Root has played 32 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches since his debut in December 2012.[6] He is yet to score a century in the format; his 90 not out against Australia in August 2013 remains his highest score.[b] As of February 2024, Root ranks joint-eleventh among cricketers with most centuries in international cricket.[14]

Key[edit]

Test centuries[edit]

Test centuries scored by Joe Root[15]
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 104  New Zealand 5 1 2/2 Headingley, Leeds Home 24 May 2013 Won [16]
2 180 †  Australia 2 3 2/5 Lord's, London Home 18 July 2013 Won [17]
3 200* †  Sri Lanka 5 1 1/2 Lord's, London Home 12 June 2014 Drawn [18]
4 154*  India 5 2 1/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 9 July 2014 Drawn [19]
5 149* †  India 5 2 5/5 The Oval, London Home 15 August 2014 Won [20]
6 182* †  West Indies 5 2 2/3 National Cricket Stadium, St. George's Away 21 April 2015 Won [21]
7 134 †  Australia 5 1 1/5 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Home 8 July 2015 Won [22]
8 130  Australia 4 2 4/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 6 August 2015 Won [23]
9 110  South Africa 4 2 3/4 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Away 14 January 2016 Won [24]
10 254 †  Pakistan 3 1 2/4 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 22 July 2016 Won [25]
11 124  India 3 1 1/5 Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Away 9 November 2016 Drawn [26]
12 190 ‡  South Africa 4 1 1/4 Lord's, London Home 6 July 2017 Won [27]
13 136 ‡  West Indies 4 1 1/3 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Home 17 August 2017 Won [28]
14 125 ‡  India 4 3 5/5 The Oval, London Home 7 September 2018 Won [29]
15 124 † ‡  Sri Lanka 4 3 2/3 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Away 14 November 2018 Won [30]
16 122 ‡  West Indies 4 3 3/3 Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Away 9 February 2019 Won [31]
17 226 † ‡  New Zealand 4 2 2/2 Seddon Park, Hamilton Away 29 November 2019 Drawn [32]
18 228 † ‡  Sri Lanka 4 2 1/2 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away 14 January 2021 Won [33]
19 186 † ‡  Sri Lanka 4 2 2/2 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away 22 January 2021 Won [34]
20 218 † ‡  India 4 1 1/4 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Away 5 February 2021 Won [35]
21 109 † ‡  India 4 3 1/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 4 August 2021 Drawn [36]
22 180* ‡  India 4 2 2/5 Lord's, London Home 12 August 2021 Lost [37]
23 121 ‡  India 4 2 3/5 Headingley, Leeds Home 25 August 2021 Won [38]
24 109 ‡  West Indies 3 3 1/3 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Away 8 March 2022 Drawn [39]
25 153 ‡  West Indies 3 1 2/3 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away 16 March 2022 Drawn [40]
26 115* †  New Zealand 4 4 1/3 Lord's, London Home 2 June 2022 Won [41]
27 176  New Zealand 4 2 2/3 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 10 June 2022 Won [42]
28 142*  India 4 4 5/5 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Home 1 July 2022 Won [43]
29 153*  New Zealand 4 1 2/2 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away 24 February 2023 Lost [44]
30 118*  Australia 4 1 1/5 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Home 16 June 2023 Lost [45]
31 122*  India 4 1 4/5 JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Away 23 February 2024 Lost [46]

One Day International centuries[edit]

ODI centuries scored by Joe Root[47]
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 107 †  West Indies 4 1 87.70 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Away 5 March 2014 Won [48]
2 113 †  India 4 1 104.62 Headingley, Leeds Home 5 September 2014 Won [49]
3 104* †  Sri Lanka 4 2 88.88 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Away 10 December 2014 Won [50]
4 121  Sri Lanka 4 1 112.03 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Neutral 1 March 2015 Lost [51]
5 104  New Zealand 3 1 133.33 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 9 June 2015 Won [52]
6 106*  New Zealand 3 2 109.27 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 17 June 2015 Won [53]
7 125  South Africa 3 1 110.61 SuperSport Park, Centurion Away 9 February 2016 Lost [54]
8 109  South Africa 3 1 87.90 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Away 12 February 2016 Lost [55]
9 101  West Indies 3 1 93.51 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away 9 March 2017 Won [56]
10 133* †  Bangladesh 3 2 103.10 The Oval, London Home 1 June 2017 Won [57]
11 102  New Zealand 3 1 100.99 University Oval, Dunedin Away 7 March 2018 Lost [58]
12 113* †  India 3 1 97.41 Lord's, London Home 14 July 2018 Won [59]
13 100*  India 3 2 83.33 Headingley, Leeds Home 17 July 2018 Won [60]
14 102  West Indies 3 2 105.15 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away 20 February 2019 Won [61]
15 107  Pakistan 3 2 102.88 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 3 June 2019 Lost [62]
16 100* †  West Indies 2 2 106.38 Rose Bowl, Southampton Home 14 June 2019 Won [63]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The exceptions are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland and Zimbabwe.
  2. ^ As of February 2024, it is the twelfth-highest total by an English player in T20Is.[13]

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