In the third ODI match against Sri Lanka, England's Joe Root achieved a huge feat. Here's all you need to know (Pic: X)
Updated On: 2026-01-27 10:06 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
In the third ODI match against Sri Lanka, England stalwart Joe Root played an unbeaten knock of 111 runs off 108 deliveries. His knock was laced with nine boundaries and a maximum
With this, he surpassed West Indies' legendary cricketer Brian Lara in the list of the highest run-getters in international cricket
Root is now the eighth-highest run-scorer in international cricket
Lara, who has now slipped to the ninth position, has 22,358 runs in 430 international matches. He also registered 53 centuries and 111 half-centuries across all formats
The 35-year-old English cricketer now has 22,413 runs in 384 matches and 506 innings at an average of 49.69. The veteran batter has notched up 61 centuries and 116 half-centuries