Joe Root goes past 9,000 List A runs: Key stats
What's the story
England's batting stalwart Joe Root has gone past 9,000 runs in the List A format. The achievement came with his 35th run during the third and final ODI against India at Lord's. Root, who has been in sublime form, ended up hammering 74* runs off 48 balls as England recorded 387/3 in 50 overs. Notably, this was Root's sixth successive fifty-plus score in ODIs.
Career
56th fifty for Root in List A cricket
Root made his List A debut in September 2009, around three years before his maiden ODI appearance.
Playing his 230th game, the batter now has 9,039 runs across 218 innings at an average of 48-plus, as per Cricinfo.
His tally includes 21 tons and 56 fifties, with his best score being 166*.
Root has also claimed 43 wickets in List A cricket.
ODIs
48th ODI fifty from Root's blade
England's highest run-getter in the format, Root has amassed 7,826 runs from 192 matches (181 innings) at 51.15..
He slammed his 48th ODI fifty (100s: 20).
Root surpassed 4,000 ODI runs at home. From 99 matches, Root owns 4,030 runs at 52.33. He clocked his 24th fifty (100s: 10).
Root hasn't been dismissed in his last four ODIs - 111*, 76*, 99*, and 74*.
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.