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Joe Root Records in test: Top 5 best test innings of Joe Root
Former England Test captain Joe Root has been one of the most prolific batters in world cricket.
Former England Test captain Joe Root has been one of the most prolific batters in world cricket in the longest format of the game. He made his debut in 2012 against India in the historic series played at the time. Talking about his Test career, he has played 135 games and has 11416 averaging 50.29 with 20 hundreds. During this, he has played a lot of match-winning innings and in this listicle, we will have a look at them.
Top 5 best Test innings of Joe Root
1. 254 against Pakistan in 2016
In the second Test in Manchester, the home team won the toss and elected to bat first. Thanks to Alastair Cook‘s hundred, Joe Root’s double hundred, and fifties from Chris Woakes and Jonny Bairstow, the team reached 589/8 declared. Root hit 27 fours and didn’t a six. In the end, the team won the game by 330 runs.
2. 228 against Sri Lanka in 2021
In the first Test against the Lankan Lions in 2021, the home team won the toss and surrendered with only 135 on the board. In reply, the Three Lions amassed 421 with the 2019 ODI World Cup winner being the only one to score a hundred. He hit 18 fours and a six. Apart from him, Dan Lawrence hit a fifty and the team ended up winning the game by seven wickets.
3. 226 against New Zealand in 2019
In the second match of the two-match Test series, England elected to bowl first. The home team amassed 375 runs with Tom Latham scoring a hundred while Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, and Daryl Mitchell scored a fifty each. In reply, the Three Lions got 476 runs with Rory Burns getting a hundred and a double hundred from Root. The latter hit 22 fours and a six. The former WTC winners managed to draw the game.
4. 218 against India in 2021
In the first Test of the four-match series in India under the protective environment of COVID-19, the former England Test skipper won the toss and elected to bat first. The team reached 578 with Root scoring 2018 including 19 fours and two sixes and was the only one to hit a hundred. In the end, the team won the game by 227 runs.
5. 200 not out against Sri Lanka in 2014
In the first Test of the two-match series (which turned out to be a historic one), the home team was asked to bat first and reached 575/9 with Root hitting an unbeaten double-hundred. In the end, the game ended in a draw with one wicket in hand for Sri Lanka.
