List of international cricket centuries by Joe Root

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Joe Root has scored 58 centuries for England. Joe root.jpg
Joe Root has scored 58 centuries for England.

Joe Root is an English cricketer and former captain of the England Test team. [1] [2] [3] Described by his compatriots Eoin Morgan and Alastair Cook as the "most complete batsman" England has ever produced, [4] [5] Root has played 158 Tests, 179 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 32 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), scoring 39 Test centuries (100 or more runs in an innings) and 19 ODI centuries as of July 2025. [6]

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Root made his Test debut in December 2012 and scored his first century the following year when he made 104 against New Zealand at Headingley. In July 2013, he became the youngest English player to score an Ashes century at Lord's when he made 180 in the second Test of the home series against Australia. [7] His innings earned him the man of the match award and ensured England's victory. [8] Root's performance during the 2013 season led to him being named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2014. [9] He went on to score three more centuries the same year, including a double century (200 not out) against Sri Lanka at Lord's. His highest score of 262 came against Pakistan during the first Test in October 2024; during the innings he overtook Alastair Cook to become England's leading run-scorer in Test cricket. [10] [11] Root became the first cricketer to score a double century in their 100th Test, scoring 218 against India at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in February 2021. [12] As of July 2025, Root has scored centuries against seven of the other eleven Test-playing nations; [a] he has been most prolific against India, scoring 13 centuries against them.

Root scored his first ODI century in 2014 against the West Indies. His 18 centuries in the format are the most by an English player. [13] His centuries have come against eight different opponents. His highest ODI score of 166 not out was made against the West Indies in June 2025 to rescue England in a run chase.

Root has played 32 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches since his debut in December 2012. [6] He is yet to score a century in the format; his 90 not out against Australia in August 2013 remains his highest score. As of July 2025, Root ranks sixth among cricketers with most centuries in international cricket. [14]

Key

Test centuries

Test centuries scored by Joe Root [15]
No.ScoreAgainst Pos. Inn. TestVenueH/A/NDateResultRef
1104Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 512/2 Headingley, Leeds Home24 May 2013Won [16]
2180 †Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 232/5 Lord's, LondonHome18 July 2013Won [17]
3200* †Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 511/2 Lord's, LondonHome12 June 2014Drawn [18]
4154*Flag of India.svg  India 521/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home9 July 2014Drawn [19]
5149* †Flag of India.svg  India 525/5 The Oval, LondonHome15 August 2014Won [20]
6182* †WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 522/3 National Cricket Stadium, St. George's Away21 April 2015Won [21]
7134 †Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 511/5 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Home8 July 2015Won [22]
8130Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 424/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home6 August 2015Won [23]
9110Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 423/4 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Away14 January 2016Won [24]
10254 †Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 312/4 Old Trafford, Manchester Home22 July 2016Won [25]
11124Flag of India.svg  India 311/5 Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Away9 November 2016Drawn [26]
12190 ‡Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 411/4 Lord's, LondonHome6 July 2017Won [27]
13136 ‡WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 411/3 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Home17 August 2017Won [28]
14125 ‡Flag of India.svg  India 435/5 The Oval, LondonHome7 September 2018Won [29]
15124 † ‡Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 432/3 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Away14 November 2018Won [30]
16122 ‡WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 433/3 Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Away9 February 2019Won [31]
17226 † ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 422/2 Seddon Park, Hamilton Away29 November 2019Drawn [32]
18228 † ‡Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 421/2 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away14 January 2021Won [33]
19186 † ‡Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 422/2 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away22 January 2021Won [34]
20218 † ‡Flag of India.svg  India 411/4 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Away5 February 2021Won [35]
21109 † ‡Flag of India.svg  India 431/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home4 August 2021Drawn [36]
22180* ‡Flag of India.svg  India 422/5 Lord's, LondonHome12 August 2021Lost [37]
23121 ‡Flag of India.svg  India 423/5 Headingley, Leeds Home25 August 2021Won [38]
24109 ‡WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 331/3 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Away8 March 2022Drawn [39]
25153 ‡WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 312/3 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away16 March 2022Drawn [40]
26115* †Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 441/3 Lord's, LondonHome2 June 2022Won [41]
27176Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 422/3 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home10 June 2022Won [42]
28142*Flag of India.svg  India 445/5 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Home1 July 2022Won [43]
29153*Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 412/2 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away24 February 2023Lost [44]
30118*Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 411/5 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Home16 June 2023Lost [45]
31122*Flag of India.svg  India 414/5 JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Away23 February 2024Lost [46]
32122WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 432/3 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home18 July 2024Won [47]
33143Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 412/3 Lord's, LondonHome29 August 2024Won [48]
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35262Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 321/3 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Away7 October 2024Won [49]
36106Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 432/3 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away6 December 2024Won [50]
37104Flag of India.svg  India 413/5 Lord's, LondonHome10 July 2025Won [51]
38150Flag of India.svg  India 424/5 Old Trafford, Manchester Home23 July 2025Drawn [52]
39105Flag of India.svg  India 445/5 The Oval, LondonHome31 July 2025Lost [53]

One Day International centuries

ODI centuries scored by Joe Root [54]
No.ScoreAgainst Pos. Inn. S/R VenueH/A/NDateResultRef
1107 †WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4187.70 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Away5 March 2014Won [55]
2113 †Flag of India.svg  India 41104.62 Headingley, Leeds Home5 September 2014Won [56]
3104* †Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4288.88 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Away10 December 2014Won [57]
4121Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 41112.03 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Neutral1 March 2015Lost [58]
5104Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31133.33 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home9 June 2015Won [59]
6106*Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 32109.27 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home17 June 2015Won [60]
7125Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 31110.61 SuperSport Park, Centurion Away9 February 2016Lost [61]
8109Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3187.90 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Away12 February 2016Lost [62]
9101WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3193.51 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away9 March 2017Won [63]
10133* †Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 32103.10 The Oval, London Home1 June 2017Won [64]
11102Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31100.99 University Oval, Dunedin Away7 March 2018Lost [65]
12113* †Flag of India.svg  India 3197.41 Lord's, London Home14 July 2018Won [66]
13100*Flag of India.svg  India 3283.33 Headingley, Leeds Home17 July 2018Won [67]
14102WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 32105.15 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away20 February 2019Won [68]
15107Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 32102.88 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home3 June 2019Lost [69]
16100* †WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 22106.38 Rose Bowl, Southampton Home14 June 2019Won [70]
17120Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 42108.10 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Neutral26 February 2025Lost [71]
18166* †WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 32119.42 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Home1 June 2025Won [72]
19100Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 31104.16 Rose Bowl, Southampton Home7 September 2025Won [73]

Notes

  1. ↑ The exceptions are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland and Zimbabwe.

References

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