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England vs India, 1st ODI, India tour of England, 2026 - Player HighlightsENG vs IND, 1st ODI, India tour of England, 2026 - Player Highlights

Joe Root 76(76)
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47.1
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 94kph, Root comes down the track and miscues the loft. No elevation and gets a single as the ball rolls to long-on
46.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, 1 run, 136kph, flicks this full delivery to deep midwicket and eyes two but Kohli is quick to get to the ball and release it
46.3
4
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, FOUR, nicely done by Root! Banged in short by Bumrah. Root smartly uses the bowler's pace and bounce to his advantage. Spots the length, arches back and expertly periscopes it over the keeper's head
46.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, 1 run, on a length and wide of off, steered to third man
45.4
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, comes down again, moves leg-side to try and go inside-out. Ends up dragging it to long-on off the inner part of the bat
45.3
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Axar Patel to Root, SIX, 90kph, good use of the feet from Root. He dances down the track, it's a non-turner and swings hard to loft this fullish ball over straight long-on
45.1
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, gets down on one leg to sweep and inside-edges to short fine leg
45
Prasidh Krishna to Root, 1 run, presses forward with a bent back leg and middles the drive. A single to sweeper cover
44.2
Prasidh Krishna to Root, 1 run, 131kph, bends his back leg and middles the square-drives, just a single to deep point
44.1
Prasidh Krishna to Root, no run, 135kph, short of length, Root slashes and misses as he's beaten by the lack of bounce
43.3
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 85kph, slower and drifting in on a length, Root flicks through backward square leg
43.1
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, flat ball on a short of length, pulled to deep midwicket
43
Prasidh Krishna to Root, 1 run, 94kph, very slow, full in length, Root spots it and flicks through midwicket
42.4
Prasidh Krishna to Root, 1 run, 102kph, pace off again, the length is fuller and Root flicks through midwicket
42.3
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Prasidh Krishna to Root, FOUR, that's exactly where he wanted to hit. Slower ball on a back of a length, Root walks across, waits for the ball and swings hard to send it through backward square leg
42.2
Prasidh Krishna to Root, no run, 138kph, Root tries the scoop for the second time in as many overs. Fails to make contact as it's a short delivery. He looks at the square leg umpire, no signal
42.2
Prasidh Krishna to Root, wide, 135kph, dug into the wicket, too short and the batter lets it be. Wided for height
42
Gurnoor Brar to Root, no run, Root walks across to try and play the scoop shot, on seeing the line outside off and he tries to go over short third man. However, it's a hard length ball from Brar and the ball bounces over the willow
41.4
Gurnoor Brar to Root, 1 run, makes contact on this occasion. 140kph, Root swivels to pull this short of length delivery through backward square leg
41.3
Gurnoor Brar to Root, no run, Brar pulls his length back, Root swivels to pull and the ball rolls to point off his hip. Didn't bounce as much as he expected
41.1
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Gurnoor Brar to Root, 1 run, back of a length, Root hops and tucks through square leg. Fourth successive 50+ score in ODIs for Joe Root! Raise of the bat from the star batter
41
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 85kph, clipped through midwicket, Root slips as he turns around and the batters settle for a single
40.1
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 88kph, non-turner on a length, turned to midwicket off the back foot and Axar moves to his right to cut it off
40
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, 1 run, 136kph, pitched up, Root drives and Gill moves to his right at mid-off to stop it
39.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, 1 run, 127kph, short of length wide of off, dabbed to third man
39.3
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Jasprit Bumrah to Root, FOUR, 135kph, Bumrah misses the full toss, turns out to be a full toss and Root puts it away. Brings his wrists into play to flick it into the gap through midwicket. The boundary brings up England's 200
39.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, no run, nearly chopped it onto his stumps. 135kph, Root stays back to try and steer this short of length ball to third man. Gets an insid edge that rolls towards the keeper. Wasn't too far away from the off-stump
39.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, no run, 131kph, Root plays with soft hands to drop this in-angling length ball adjacent to the pitch on the off-side. Root eyes a single but Dawson rightly sends him back as the bowler is quick to get to the ball
38.3
Gurnoor Brar to Root, 1 run, 130kph, straighter line and that's been tucked around the corner
37.5
Washington Sundar to Root, 1 run, full delivery that drifts away a bit, Root drives along the ground to long-on
37.4
Washington Sundar to Root, no run, 88kph, full again, driven back to the bowler
37.3
Washington Sundar to Root, no run, fullish ball, played back to the bowler
37.1
Washington Sundar to Root, 1 run, 94kph, quick and on the stumps, Root gets low to paddle-sweep and the ball rolls towards fine leg. There's an appeal for lbw but India aren't convinced to send it upstairs. It's off the wrist band. Did it brush the glove before that?
36.3
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 91kph, full and that's been push-driven to long-off
36.1
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 90kph, short of length, Root goes on the back foot to cut it through point
35.4
Washington Sundar to Root, 1 run, 86kph, more air, fuller length, Root gets forward to dink it to long-on
35.3
Washington Sundar to Root, no run, goes on the back foot and nudges this length ball to midwicket
34.2
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 91kph, another non-turner, on a length and on off-middle, punched to long-on
34
Washington Sundar to Root, no run, 91kph, three dots to end the over. Length ball on the stumps, Root hangs back to punch and Washington moves to his right to cut it off
33.5
Washington Sundar to Root, no run, 91kph, stump-to-stump line, pushed to midwicket
33.4
Washington Sundar to Root, no run, 88kph, flatter in trajectory, fraction short as well, Root stays back to flick it to midwicket
33.3
Washington Sundar to Root, 2 runs, 90kph, fullish ball just outside off and Root reverse-sweeps behind square on the off-side for a couple of runs
33.1
Washington Sundar to Root, 1 run, 91kph, over the wicket, in-drifter on leg, clipped to square leg
32.4
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, uses the incoming drift, camps back and knocks it down to long-on
31.3
Prasidh Krishna to Root, 1 run, short of length close to off, Root turns it wristily towards square leg
31.2
Prasidh Krishna to Root, no run, goes back to the hard length around off, Root gets behind the line and defends it back
31.1
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Prasidh Krishna to Root, FOUR, very similar to the boundary he conceded in the previous over. Full and too straight, Root flicks it in front of square. There was a mid-wicket this time but the placement was superb from Root
31
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, on the shorter side, Root rocks back and pulls to deep square leg
30.1
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, tossed up on off, Root presses forward and works it to long-on
28.4
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 86ks sliding in with the arm, Root eases it down to long-on
27.1
Shivam Dube to Root, 1 run, picks this from the off-stump line and clips it backward of square leg
27
Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 88ks flighted on off, Root leans forward and works it past Dawson to long-on
26.5
Axar Patel to Root, no run, flatter and drifting in, Root hangs back and turns it to mid-wicket
26.4
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Axar Patel to Root, FOUR, no slip for Root and he takes advantage of that. He sinks down, gets under the ball band reverse scoops it over the vacant slip region. No chance of stopping that
25.5
Shivam Dube to Root, 1 run, he's very good with the steer to third man. Plays it late and right under his eyes
24.1
Gurnoor Brar to Root, 1 run, 136ks back of a length delivery, Root tucks it into the mid-wicket pocket
24
Shivam Dube to Root, 1 run, just outside off and Root dabs it late, opens the bat face and runs it down to third man
23.5
Shivam Dube to Root, no run, fuller and around off, Root hangs back and defends to cover
23.1
Shivam Dube to Root, 1 run, leans forward and angles his bat to guide it behind square on the off-side
22.3
Gurnoor Brar to Root, 1 run, 139ks short and outside off, Root rides the bounce and cracks it square of the wicket
22.2
Gurnoor Brar to Root, no run, 138ks good length ball and keeps a shade low, Root brings his bat down and keeps it out
22
Shivam Dube to Root, no run, fullish delivery close to off, Root prods forward and blocks to cover
21.3
Shivam Dube to Root, 1 run, on a length and close to off, Root opens the bat face and guides to third man
21.1
Shivam Dube to Root, 1 run, too straight - on off and middle, Root nurdles it backward of square leg
20.2
Gurnoor Brar to Root, 1 run, short of length and angling in, Root turns it to mid-wicket and crosses over
20.1
Gurnoor Brar to Root, no run, back of a length at the body, Root looks to tuck it into the leg-side and is struck on the glove, the ball rolls back down the pitch
19.4
Shivam Dube to Root, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Root eases it in front of square and the duo think about a second, decide against it
19.3
Shivam Dube to Root, no run, dropped! This is a big chance gone. A return catch and Dube can't hold on. Fullish delivery and Root is early into the drive, chips it straight back at Dube and he gets both hands, but does not cling on. The ball went at a nice height and Dube should have done better
17.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, 1 run, 138ks back of a length around off, Root gets on top of the bounce and taps it behind square
17.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, no run, fullish delivery around off, Root prods forward and defends to cover
17.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, no run, uhhh! That's a good leave. Keeps angling in from outside off, Root does not cover the off-stump as he shoulders arms. The ball wasn't far from the off-stump.. Bumrah has his hands on his head
17.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, no run, 137ks short of length delivery, Root rides the bounce and pats it gently to backward point
17.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, no run, angled in from back of a length, Root gets behind the line and defends down the pitch
15.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Root skews a thick open-faced poke, into the gap square past point for a single
15.2
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Jasprit Bumrah to Root, FOUR, nicely played, overpitched and slanting into the pads - Root shuffles across, gets inside the line and then brings the bottom-hand into play, places the on-drive wide of mid-on and the ball races away
15.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Root, no run, fuller length delivery and angling into the right-hander -Root shuffles across on the flick, closed the face of the bat and the soft leading edge rolls back at the bowler
14.4
Gurnoor Brar to Root, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - dabbed down to third man for a single
12.3
Gurnoor Brar to Root, 2 wides, short of a good length and angling down leg, past Root's flick and KL doesn't stop it cleanly - allowing an extra run
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