Cuttack: Joe Root was at his best in the second ODI of the bilateral series against the Indian team and played a knock of 69 runs in the fixture played at the Barabati Stadium. With the knock, he surpassed Eoin Morgan to score the most fifty-plus scores in 50-over cricket. He registered his 56th fifty-plus score overtaking the former England captain who has 55 fifty-plus scores to his name while playing for England. Ian Bell is at the third position in the list with 39 50+ scores.
From 173 ODI matches, Root has amassed 16 centuries and 40 fifties so far. After England was 102/2, Root held one end playing a crucial in England posting a 300-plus total. He smashed six boundaries during his stay at the crease. Ben Duckett also racked up a half-century in the innings helping the English outfit post an impressive total. Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers for the Indian team by taking three wickets.