Joe Root completes 4,000 runs in home ODIs: Key stats
What's the story
England's batting talisman Joe Root has completed 4,000 ODI runs at home. The veteran reached the milestone with his 44th run during the third and final ODI against India at Lord's. Having scored 76* and 99* in the first two games of this series, Root has been in the form of his life. He smashed another half-century, this time at Lord's (74*).
Numbers
Root joins Morgan on this list
Root slammed nine fours in his knock of 74* off 48 balls.
Playing his 99th ODI at home, Root raced to 4,030 runs across 93 innings at an average of 52.33, as per Cricinfo.
Former skipper Eoin Morgan (4,067) is the only other batter with this feat.Root has also tallied the most ODI tons in England (10). He also owns 23 fifties.
Career
48th ODI fifty; 2nd-highest scorer at Lord's
England's highest run-getter in the format, Root owns 7,826 runs from 192 matches (181 innings) at 51.15.
His tally includes 20 hundreds and 48 fifties.
The batting great is also the 2nd-highest scorer in ODIs at Lord's.
He has amassed 540 runs from 12 matches here at 54.
In addition to a century, Root has smashed 4 fifties.
Information
Lord's ODI: Root shows his mettle once again
Root walked out when England were 192/1. Alongside Ben Duckett, he added 101 runs for the 2nd wicket. After adding 31 runs alongside Harry Brook, the in-form Root played 2nd fiddle in 19-ball 63*-run stand was added alongside Jos Buttler.