Joe Root’s world record, world record for scoring most runs without getting out, Ponting-Buttler’s record broken

New Delhi. Joe Root created a new history in the cricket world. By scoring his third consecutive half-century in the third ODI against India, Root has made a world record in his name, which speaks of his unmatched class and ability to remain at the crease like a rock. In this three-match ODI series, Joe Root scored a total of 249 runs, and the biggest thing was that the Indian bowlers could not get him out even once in the entire series. With this, Root has become the first batsman in the world to set the record of scoring the most runs without getting out in a bilateral ODI series.

Joe Root broke the record of his own captain and teammate Jos Buttler in this matter. Butler had scored 248 runs without getting out in two innings against Netherlands in the year 2022. At the same time, at third place in this list is Australia’s great captain Ricky Ponting, who scored 241 runs without getting out against New Zealand in 2007. Now Root has left all this behind and is at the top.

This series has been a very tough lesson for the Indian team. There is a dire need for the team management and bowlers to introspect as to why they failed to take the wicket of Root even once in the entire series. Root had played an unbeaten inning of 76 runs in the first match, after which in the second match he scored an unbeaten 99 runs to rescue England from a difficult situation and lead them to victory.

Root’s masterclass at Lord’s
In the third ODI at Lord’s, Root had every opportunity to spend time at the crease. Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethel gave a great start to England. When Bethel was out in the 31st over, England’s score was 1 wicket for 192 runs. Joe Root stepped onto the crease on such a strong platform. He spent the first few moments just rotating the strike and maintaining the run-rate by taking singles and doubles, as Ben Duckett was attacking the Indian bowlers at the other end.

When Ben Duckett returned to the pavilion after playing a brilliant innings of 141 runs, Root changed gears without wasting any time. He completed his third half-century of this series in just 40 balls. After this, a storm named Joe Root was seen all around the field. He flouted the Indian bowlers’ weak and short-pitched ball strategy and displayed excellent reverse sweep, pull and scoop shots.

The weakness of Indian bowling came to light
Behind this explosive innings of Root and the big score of England, a major weakness of Indian bowling was also exposed. The decision to put Kuldeep Yadav on the bench due to Jasprit Bumrah’s injury and team combination proved costly for India. In the middle overs, India did not see any wicket-taking bowler who could control the English batsmen. After the openers, Root also took full advantage of the helplessness of Indian bowling.

Mayhem and huge scores in the death overs
In the last overs of the match, Root changed the gear of his bat and took a very aggressive stance. He scored a quick 35 runs in his last 15 balls, which included four brilliant fours in the last two overs. Root, along with captain Jos Buttler, pushed the Indian bowlers on the backfoot. These two experienced batsmen made an unbroken and explosive partnership of 63 runs in just 19 balls. England scored 77 runs in the last 5 overs, due to which they scored a huge score of 387 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Joe Root remained unbeaten till the end after scoring 74 runs in 48 balls.