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Joe Root
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
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392Internationals
22,927Career runs
61Centuries
110Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 168
- Innings
- 307
- Runs
- 14,208
- Average
- 50.38
- Strike rate
- 57.53
- Highest score
- 262
- Not outs
- 25
- 100s
- 41
- 50s
- 68
- Ducks
- 15
- 4s
- 1,528
- 6s
- 46
- Balls faced
- 24,696
Bowling
- Matches
- 168
- Innings
- 170
- Balls
- 6,332
- Maidens
- 165
- Runs conceded
- 3,559
- Wickets
- 74
- Average
- 48.09
- Economy
- 3.37
- Strike rate
- 85.56
- Best innings
- 5/8
- Best match
- 5/33
- 4 wickets
- 2
- 5 wickets
- 1
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 168
- Innings
- 321
- Catches
- 219
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 219
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 219
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.682
- Best innings
- 4 (4ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 192
- Innings
- 181
- Runs
- 7,826
- Average
- 51.15
- Strike rate
- 87.86
- Highest score
- 166*
- Not outs
- 28
- 100s
- 20
- 50s
- 48
- Ducks
- 9
- 4s
- 638
- 6s
- 55
- Balls faced
- 8,907
Bowling
- Matches
- 192
- Innings
- 78
- Balls
- 1,770
- Maidens
- 2
- Runs conceded
- 1,745
- Wickets
- 30
- Average
- 58.16
- Economy
- 5.91
- Strike rate
- 59.00
- Best innings
- 3/52
- Best match
- 3/52
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 192
- Innings
- 188
- Catches
- 91
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 91
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 91
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.484
- Best innings
- 4 (4ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 32
- Innings
- 30
- Runs
- 893
- Average
- 35.72
- Strike rate
- 126.30
- Highest score
- 90*
- Not outs
- 5
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 5
- Ducks
- 2
- 4s
- 92
- 6s
- 16
- Balls faced
- 707
Bowling
- Matches
- 32
- Innings
- 9
- Balls
- 84
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 139
- Wickets
- 6
- Average
- 23.16
- Economy
- 9.92
- Strike rate
- 14.00
- Best innings
- 2/9
- Best match
- 2/9
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 32
- Innings
- 32
- Catches
- 18
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 18
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 18
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.562
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
394 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | England v Pakistan | Test | England won by 194 runs |
| 2026-08-19 | Pakistan v England | Test | England won by an innings and 103 runs |
| 2026-07-19 | England v India | ODI | England won by 27 runs |
| 2026-07-16 | India v England | ODI | England won by 4 wickets |
| 2026-07-14 | England v India | ODI | India won by 6 wickets |
| 2026-06-25 | New Zealand v England | Test | New Zealand won by 160 runs |
| 2026-06-17 | New Zealand v England | Test | New Zealand won by 253 runs |
| 2026-06-04 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by 115 runs |
| 2026-01-27 | England v Sri Lanka | ODI | England won by 53 runs |
| 2026-01-24 | Sri Lanka v England | ODI | England won by 5 wickets |
| 2026-01-22 | Sri Lanka v England | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 19 runs |
| 2026-01-04 | England v Australia | Test | Australia won by 5 wickets |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 15 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 11 | 431 | 160 | 39.18 | 58.79 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 733 | 3 | 1 | 50.00 | 3.84 | 78.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 18 | 805 | 150 | 50.31 | 57.70 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 1,395 | 11 | 2 | 144.00 | 4.28 | 201.50 |
| 2024 | 17 | 31 | 1,556 | 262 | 55.57 | 63.38 | 6 | 5 | 147 | 2 | 2,455 | 20 | 11 | 51.00 | 3.53 | 86.54 |
| 2023 | 8 | 14 | 787 | 153 | 65.58 | 76.33 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 15 | 1,031 | 11 | 8 | 35.62 | 3.51 | 60.87 |
| 2022 | 15 | 27 | 1,098 | 176 | 45.75 | 63.76 | 5 | 2 | 122 | 3 | 1,722 | 21 | 9 | 56.00 | 3.58 | 93.66 |
| 2021 | 15 | 29 | 1,708 | 228 | 61.00 | 56.85 | 6 | 4 | 179 | 3 | 3,004 | 17 | 14 | 30.50 | 3.06 | 59.78 |
| 2020 | 8 | 13 | 464 | 68 | 42.18 | 56.44 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 822 | 9 | 5 | 41.20 | 2.92 | 84.40 |
| 2019 | 12 | 23 | 851 | 226 | 37.00 | 46.32 | 2 | 4 | 92 | 1 | 1,837 | 10 | 4 | 74.75 | 4.15 | 108.00 |
| 2018 | 13 | 24 | 948 | 125 | 41.21 | 53.19 | 2 | 6 | 92 | 3 | 1,782 | 10 | 3 | 47.66 | 2.87 | 99.33 |
| 2017 | 11 | 19 | 966 | 190 | 50.84 | 61.80 | 2 | 8 | 138 | 1 | 1,563 | 8 | 2 | 37.50 | 2.94 | 76.50 |
| 2016 | 17 | 32 | 1,477 | 254 | 49.23 | 60.70 | 3 | 10 | 170 | 1 | 2,433 | 14 | 3 | 58.00 | 3.14 | 110.66 |
| 2015 | 14 | 26 | 1,385 | 182 | 60.21 | 63.70 | 3 | 10 | 158 | 10 | 2,174 | 15 | 8 | 40.25 | 3.30 | 73.12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 11 | 777 | 200 | 97.12 | 58.02 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 1,339 | 6 | 1 | 56.00 | 2.43 | 138.00 |
| 2013 | 14 | 27 | 862 | 180 | 34.48 | 40.64 | 2 | 3 | 94 | 2 | 2,121 | 14 | 3 | 54.66 | 2.68 | 122.00 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 93 | 73 | 93.00 | 32.63 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 285 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.00 | N/A |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 13 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 496 | 111 | 248.00 | 91.00 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 545 | 1 | 2 | 6.50 | 5.20 | 7.50 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 808 | 166 | 57.71 | 95.50 | 3 | 4 | 75 | 4 | 846 | 5 | 1 | 145.00 | 7.43 | 117.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 287 | 82 | 23.91 | 84.16 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 341 | 3 | 1 | 92.00 | 6.49 | 85.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 86 | 19.60 | 92.45 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 106 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 24.00 | N/A |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 147 | 79 | N/A | 84.48 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 | 106 | 49 | 21.20 | 67.08 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 158 | 4 | 4 | 31.75 | 5.52 | 34.50 |
| 2019 | 21 | 20 | 910 | 107 | 50.55 | 92.85 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 3 | 980 | 4 | 2 | 32.50 | 5.41 | 36.00 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | 917 | 113 | 61.13 | 83.21 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 1,102 | 12 | 2 | 140.00 | 6.26 | 134.00 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | 983 | 133 | 70.21 | 92.12 | 2 | 7 | 82 | 7 | 1,067 | 8 | 5 | 32.80 | 5.29 | 37.20 |
| 2016 | 15 | 14 | 796 | 125 | 61.23 | 91.81 | 2 | 6 | 71 | 8 | 867 | 2 | 1 | 41.00 | 5.85 | 42.00 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | 722 | 121 | 45.12 | 92.20 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 783 | 7 | 0 | N/A | 6.13 | N/A |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | 855 | 113 | 45.00 | 77.23 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 9 | 1,107 | 17 | 8 | 45.75 | 5.22 | 52.50 |
| 2013 | 20 | 19 | 626 | 79 | 39.12 | 82.15 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 762 | 13 | 3 | 109.33 | 6.43 | 102.00 |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 55 | 35.33 | 111.57 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 35 | 14.66 | 125.71 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 143 | 46 | 47.66 | 102.14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 140 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.50 | N/A |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 297 | 83 | 37.12 | 142.78 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 208 | 3 | 2 | 16.00 | 10.66 | 9.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 120 | 68 | 40.00 | 142.85 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 92 | 32 | 18.40 | 96.84 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 14.50 | 9.66 | 9.00 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 90 | N/A | 182.00 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 33.50 | 11.16 | 18.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v India · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha
- First century in this archive · 104 runs
Test v New Zealand · Headingley
- Best recorded bowling · 5/8
Test v India · Narendra Modi Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 262 runs
Test v Pakistan · Multan Cricket Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Pakistan · Lord's, London
Records against the opposition
Selected studies with at least ten batting or bowling innings. Each page includes sample sizes, yearly trends and the scorecards behind the figures.
TestAgainst Australia39 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst India35 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst New Zealand24 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Pakistan20 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Australia30 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Sri Lanka30 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst New Zealand29 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst India27 matches with recorded figures