CRICKET WICKETJoe Root ODI record against Sri Lanka
2013-06-13 – 2026-01-27 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 30 ODI matches against Sri Lanka with recorded batting or bowling figures: 29 batting innings and 15 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 29 | 1,425 | 21 | 67.85 | 84.97 |
| Bowling | 15 | 262 | 3 | 87.33 | 95.00 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 5.51 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 285.
Batting milestones in this sample: 3 centuries and 11 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 1,677.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 9 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 247 | 111 | 123.50 | 85.76 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 288 | 1 | 2 | 6.50 | 5.20 | 7.50 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 147 | 79 | N/A | 84.48 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 57 | 57.00 | 64.04 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 6.50 | N/A |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 146 | 71 | 48.66 | 75.25 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | 171 | 93 | 57.00 | 93.95 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 182 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.00 | N/A |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 121 | 121.00 | 112.03 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 108 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 6.00 | N/A |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | 465 | 104 | 51.66 | 80.58 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 577 | 10 | 1 | 182.00 | 5.20 | 210.00 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 68 | 68.00 | 123.63 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 9.00 | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 13 | 12 | 541 | 60.11 | 86.83 | 7 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 9 | 9 | 465 | 66.42 | 82.30 | 5 | 3 | 32.33 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 124 | 62.00 | 105.08 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| Unknown | 6 | 6 | 295 | 98.33 | 79.51 | 2 | 0 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v Sri Lanka · Kennington Oval
- First century in this archive · 104 runs
ODI v Sri Lanka · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 121 runs
ODI v Sri Lanka · Westpac Stadium
- Best recorded bowling · 2/13
ODI v Sri Lanka · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v Sri Lanka · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1 | 111 | 108 | — | — |
| 2026-01-24 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2 | 75 | 90 | — | — |
| 2026-01-24 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1 | — | — | 2 | 13 |
| 2026-01-22 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2 | 61 | 90 | — | — |
| 2023-10-26 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — |
| 2021-07-01 | Kennington Oval, London | 2 | 68 | 87 | — | — |
| 2021-06-29 | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 2 | 79 | 87 | — | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Headingley | 2 | 57 | 89 | — | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Headingley | 1 | — | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2018-10-23 | R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama | 2 | 10 | 16 | — | — |
| 2018-10-20 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2 | 32 | 57 | — | — |
| 2018-10-17 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — |
| 2018-10-13 | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 1 | 71 | 83 | — | — |
| 2018-10-10 | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 1 | 25 | 28 | — | — |
| 2016-07-02 | Sophia Gardens | 1 | 93 | 106 | — | — |
| 2016-06-29 | Kennington Oval | 2 | 65 | 54 | — | — |
| 2016-06-26 | County Ground | 2 | 11 | 16 | — | — |
| 2016-06-24 | Edgbaston | 1 | — | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2016-06-21 | Trent Bridge | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| 2015-03-01 | Westpac Stadium | 2 | — | — | 0 | 12 |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.