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Joe Root Century: Great batsman of England Joe Root He is currently on fire with his bat on the tour of Sri Lanka. After scoring strong half-centuries in the first two ODIs, Root turned his form into a brilliant century in the third. In this third ODI against Sri Lanka, Root completed his 20th ODI century in just 100 balls. With this century, he has broken the records of many legends of the cricket world.

Root who ran into trouble

England’s decision to bat first after winning the toss seemed to be wrong at first. With the early dismissals of openers Ben Duckett (7 runs) and Rehan Ahmed (24 runs), England were reduced to 40 for 2. However, veteran Joe Root took charge of the innings alongside Jacob Bethel. The duo put on a century partnership for the third wicket to salvage England’s shaky innings. Bethel were bowled out for 65, but Root fought his way through the side to complete his century.

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Brian Lara’s Record History

With this century, Joe Root has overtaken West Indies great Brian Lara for most centuries in 50-over cricket. Brian Lara had 19 ODI centuries to his name, now Root has 20 centuries to his name. Root’s consistency in this series is commendable and he scored 62 runs in the first match and 75 runs in the second match.

Rohit Sharma and Sourav Ganguly were also given dhobi protection

Along with the century, Joe Root also completed his 7,500 runs in ODI cricket. In doing so, he has surpassed two of India’s greatest captains. He is the fourth fastest batsman in the world to reach the 7,500-run mark.

Joe Root: 178 innings (7,500 runs)

Sourav Ganguly: 185 innings

Rohit Sharma: 188 innings

This record shows how great form Joe Root is currently. Due to his innings, England has set up a strong score in the match against Sri Lanka, and his name has once again been discussed in the cricket world.

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