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Joe Root equalled James Anderson's tally [Source: AFP]
The England vs Australia 1st ODI kicked off on Friday, November 13, with the hosts getting the upper hand as England tumbled shortly. Amid the turbulence of the batting team, England veteran Joe Root bagged a massive record to match another veteran, James Anderson, with his match tally.
Root’s 200th ODI match, played at the Optus Stadium in Perth, now helped him enter a tally that also has names like Jos Buttler and Eoin Morgan. He became the only third England player with 200 ODI caps alongside Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler.
Joe Root matches Anderson’s tally in elite veteran list
In the England vs Australia 1st ODI, Root came into bat at No. 3 after the dismissal of Ben Duckett but failed to make a mark with the bat. He scored only 17 runs from 36 deliveries before getting dismissed by Mahli Beardman in the 14th over.
However, just by being present in the Playing XI, Root has made an unprecedented record. As he played his 200th ODI match for England, he also made a place in the list of England players with the most international matches across formats.
Most international matches for England across formats
- Jos Buttler – 424 matches
- James Anderson – 401 matches
- Joe Root – 401 matches
- Eoin Morgan – 356 matches
Root matched the tally with James Anderson, the England veteran who retired in 2024. Both the players have played 401 matches across formats, while Buttler tops the list for England with 424 matches across formats. Meanwhile, Eoin Morgan is also on the list with 356 games under his belt.
For the unaware, Root’s record becomes more significant because he equals Anderson in match-playing status. Anderson has 704 Test wickets and 269 ODI wickets, and he is currently continuing to play in the County Championship in the domestic circle.
Joe Root climbs with caps to break massive feats
Root, meanwhile, has climbed to massive feats too with his bat. He has already scored 14,278 runs in Test matches and 8,010 ODI runs. With retirement nowhere in sight, the 35-year-old eyes to break Sachin Tendulkar’s elite records of having the most Test runs, most Test centuries, most Test half-centuries, etc.
Before the Australia ODIs, Root performed decently in the tri-series in Pakistan, where he bagged 107 runs with knocks of 69 and 33. Preceding that, in the Pakistan and Sri Lanka ODIs, Root maintained averages of approximately 41 and 25 to make his form and his case consistent in the ODI leg.
