CRICKET WICKETJoe Root Test record against Pakistan
2015-10-13 – 2026-08-27 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 20 Test matches against Pakistan with recorded batting or bowling figures: 34 batting innings and 19 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 | 34 | 1,581 | 31 | 51.00 | 61.46 |
| Bowling | 19 | 374 | 8 | 46.75 | 85.50 |
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: 3.28 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 684.
Batting milestones in this sample: 2 centuries and 8 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 2,572.
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.
Test
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 94 | 66 | 31.33 | 58.02 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | 352 | 262 | 70.40 | 67.56 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 521 | 4 | 1 | 70.00 | 3.50 | 120.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 | 125 | 73 | 25.00 | 85.03 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 147 | 6 | 5 | 39.20 | 3.11 | 75.60 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 94 | 42 | 31.33 | 41.22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 228 | 2 | 1 | 42.00 | 3.50 | 72.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 117 | 68 | 39.00 | 54.16 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 | 512 | 254 | 73.14 | 66.40 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 771 | 5 | 1 | 27.00 | 2.45 | 66.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 | 287 | 88 | 57.40 | 54.45 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 527 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 4.87 | 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 | 11 | 18 | 817 | 51.06 | 59.33 | 7 | 2 | 34.50 |
| Away | 6 | 10 | 477 | 47.70 | 71.40 | 10 | 6 | 44.33 |
| Neutral | 1 | 2 | 118 | 118.00 | 68.60 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| Unknown | 2 | 4 | 169 | 42.25 | 47.60 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Pakistan · Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- First century in this archive · 254 runs
Test v Pakistan · Old Trafford
- Best recorded bowling · 2/23
Test v Pakistan · Multan Cricket Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 262 runs
Test v Pakistan · Multan Cricket Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Pakistan · Lord's, London
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Lord's, London | 3 | 24 | 37 | — | — |
| 2026-08-27 | Lord's, London | 1 | 4 | 13 | — | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Headingley, Leeds | 2 | 66 | 112 | — | — |
| 2024-10-24 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 3 | 33 | 52 | — | — |
| 2024-10-24 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2 | — | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2024-10-24 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — |
| 2024-10-15 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 4 | 18 | 34 | — | — |
| 2024-10-15 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 3 | — | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2024-10-15 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 2 | 34 | 54 | — | — |
| 2024-10-15 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 1 | — | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2024-10-07 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 2 | 262 | 375 | — | — |
| 2024-10-07 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 1 | — | — | 1 | 25 |
| 2022-12-17 | National Stadium, Karachi | 3 | — | — | 1 | 31 |
| 2022-12-17 | National Stadium, Karachi | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2022-12-17 | National Stadium, Karachi | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| 2022-12-09 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 4 | — | — | 1 | 65 |
| 2022-12-09 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 3 | 21 | 35 | — | — |
| 2022-12-09 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 2 | — | — | 2 | 23 |
| 2022-12-09 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 1 | 8 | 11 | — | — |
| 2022-12-01 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 4 | — | — | 0 | 16 |
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.