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Joe Root Tops Eoin Morgan To Become England’s Greatest ODI Batter In 2nd ODI Vs WI

Aakash Saini

Joe Root in action [Source: @Monish09cric/x]Joe Root in action [Source: @Monish09cric/x]

Joe Root compiled a brisk half-century against West Indies in the second ODI of their three-match series. Chasing 309 runs in Cardiff, the cricketer raced to his fifty from 52 balls, thus notching up the 43rd half-century of his career and his second in succession this series.

Through the course of his fighting knock, Root became the leading ODI run-aggregator in England’s history, going past former cricketer and 2019 World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan.

Joe Root on top of England’s ODI chain

Joe Root, who already leads England’s all-time run scoring charts in Tests, has now become his team’s leading aggregator in ODI cricket as well. He achieved the feat upon reaching 42* against West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.

Root’s current ODI tally stands at 6,958 runs from 168 innings at a prolific average of 48.31. Striking at 87.11, the legendary Englishman has also plundered 17 tons and 43 half-centuries in the process.

Eoin Morgan, on the other hand, concluded his English career with 6,957 runs from 207 innings at an average of 39.75 with 13 hundreds and 42 fifties.

List of England’s highest ODI run-makers

Players
Runs
Joe Root6,958*
Eoin Morgan6,957
Ian Bell5,416
Jos Buttler5,233
Paul Collingwood5,092

Where does Joe Root rank on all-time ODI charts?

You may be wondering where does Joe Root stand in the all-time list after becoming England’s record run-scorer in ODIs. Well, not very high.

He is 48th on the list, finding himself behind South Africa’s Graeme Smith. India's Sachin Tendulkar continues to top the illustrious pile with 18,426 runs - more than 11,000 more than Root! Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara follows with 14,234.