Joe Root rewrites ODI record against India with another unbeaten knock at Lord’s

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Joe Root carried his sublime Test form into the ODI series and produced another masterclass against India. The England batsman remained unbeaten in all three innings of the July 2026 ODI series, finishing with 249 runs without being dismissed, making him the first England batsman to score six consecutive ODI half-centuries.Root’s remarkable consistency saw him become the batsman with the most runs in a bilateral ODI series without losing a wicket, surpassing Jose Buttler’s 248* against Netherlands in 2022 and Ricky Ponting’s 241* against New Zealand in 2007.

Most runs in a bilateral ODI series without being dismissed

  • 249 – Joe Root vs India, 2026 (76*, 99*, 74*)
  • 248 – Jos Buttler v Netherlands, 2022 (162*, 86*)
  • 241 – Ricky Ponting v New Zealand, 2007 (107*, 134*)

Root’s unbeaten run across the series:

MatchDateRunsBallsStrikeRateVenue1st ODI14. July 202676*76100.00Edgbaston, Birmingham2nd ODI16. July 202699*13374.44Sophia Gardens, Cardiff3rd ODI19. July 202674*48154.17 Lord’s, London1st ODI: He stepped in during a top-order collapse and rescued England from 107/6, guiding the hosts to a competitive 258.2nd ODI: He anchored England’s successful 234-run chase after they slipped to 125/5 and ended agonizingly short of a century when Gus Atkinson hit the winning runs. 3rd ODI: He set the pace brilliantly in the death overs, combining with Jos Buttler in an 82-run stand in the last five overs to propel England to 387/3, a new highest ODI total at Lord’s, breaking a 51-year-old record.

Playing XI for India against England at Lord’s

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.England: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.