Average
51.4
Best
2026 136.0
2017 70.2
2016 61.2
Toughest
2023 24.2
2013 39.1
2015 42.5
Joe Root
England · Batter · ODI 2013–2026
Matches
199
Runs
8010
Average
51.3
Strike rate
87.8
100s
20
50s
49
Highest
166
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Ten chapters, every number, and the final verdict.
1 CONSISTENCY2 VS TOP ATTACKS3 RUNS & MILESTONES4 50s INTO 100s5 SCORING SPEED6 AWAY FROM HOME7 CHASING & BIG GAMES8 MATCH WINNER9 START & FINISH
CHAPTER 1
CONSISTENCY
HOW OFTEN HE GETS A START AND MAKES IT COUNT
Balls per innings
48.8 balls
Best
2026 63.2 balls
2016 61.9 balls
2017 59.3 balls
Toughest
2023 28.9 balls
2013 40.1 balls
2015 43.7 balls
A hundred every
9.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
2.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2026 1.7 inns
2016 1.8 inns
2017 2.0 inns
Toughest
2013 4.8 inns
2023 4.3 inns
2014 3.7 inns
A 30+ every
1.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2017 1.3 inns
2026 1.3 inns
2016 1.4 inns
Toughest
2023 4.3 inns
2018 2.4 inns
2015 2.2 inns
A duck every
20.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2018 24.0 inns
2014 22.0 inns
2013 19.0 inns
Toughest
2023 6.5 inns
2015 18.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
40.2
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
47.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
83.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
86.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
8,010
100s
20
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
49
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
105
Highest score
166
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
29.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
1.4%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
87.8
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
60.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
13.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
165.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
36.9%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
50.7
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
54.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
48.1
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
33.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
9.1 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
85.5
Strike rate away from home. Era index uses the career strike-rate norm. Shrunk toward the career strike rate.
CHAPTER 7
CHASING & BIG GAMES
HOW HE BATS WHEN THE TARGET IS SET AND THE STAKES ARE HIGH
Average in chases
57.1
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
91.6
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
62.3
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
36.4
Full career. Final, semi-final, quarter-final, eliminator, qualifier or play-off. Super Six, Super Four and Super Eight do not count. Zero innings is not available.
A 50+ every
2.9 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
10.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
69.1
% of team wins top-scored
18.4%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
22.1%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
7.9%
Substantial innings in wins batting first, divided by his innings batting first. No era index.
CHAPTER 9
START & FINISH
HOW HE BEGAN AND HOW HE ENDED
First window runs per innings
34.9
First window average
39.1
First window strike rate
79.8
Latest window runs per innings
42.8
Latest window average
53.2
Latest window strike rate
90.6