List Of Test Centuries Scored By Joe Root Till 2024
Joe Root, the former captain of England, has enjoyed a fantastic start to his Test career. In red-ball cricket, he ranks second for England in runs scored. Root has amassed over 10,000 runs, 29 hundreds, and 56 half-centuries in 119 Test matches over his career.
In 2015, Root became the top-ranked player in the Test rankings and achieved his greatest Test rating of 917.
With almost 11,000 runs, including 31 hundreds in the longest format, Joe Root has been England's batting mainstay in Test cricket and is now the nation's second-highest run scorer.With more than 130 Test appearances for his country, "The Golden Boy" Root is only the fifteenth Englishman and seventieth overall to accomplish this milestone. With an astounding average of 50+, Root has amassed over 11,699 runs in 140 Test matches.
S. No. |
Date |
Score |
Against |
Venue |
Result |
1. |
24 May 2013 | 104 | New Zealand | Headingley, Leeds | Won |
2. |
18 July 2013 |
180 |
Australia | Lord's, London |
Won |
3. |
12 June 2014 |
200* |
Sri Lanka | Lord's, London |
Drawn |
4. |
9 July 2014 |
154* |
India |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Drawn |
5. |
15 August 2014 |
149* |
India |
The Oval, London |
Won |
6. |
21 April 2015 |
182* |
West Indies |
National Cricket Stadium, St. George's |
Won |
7. |
8 July 2015 |
134 |
Australia |
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
Won |
8. |
6 August 2015 |
130 |
Australia |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Won |
9. |
14 January 2016 |
110 | South Africa | Wanderers, Johannesburg | Won |
10. |
22 July 2016 |
254 |
South Africa |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
Won |
11. |
9 November 2016 | 124 | India | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | Drawn |
12. |
6 July 2017 | 190 | South Africa | Lord's, London | Won |
13. |
17 August 2017 | 136 | West Indies | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | Won |
14. |
7 September 2018 | 125 | India | The Oval, London | Won |
15. |
14 November 2018 | 124 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | Won |
16. |
9 February 2019 | 122 | West Indies | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet | Won |
17. |
29 November 2019 | 226 | New Zealand | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Drawn |
18. |
14 January 2021 | 228 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Won |
19. |
22 January 2021 | 186 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Won |
20. |
5 February 2021 | 218 | India | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Won |
21 |
4 August 2021 | 109 | India | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Drawn |
22 |
12 August 2021 | 180* | India | Lord's, London | Lost |
23 |
25 August 2021 | 121 | India | Headingley, Leeds | Won |
24 |
8 March 2022 | 109 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | Drawn |
25 |
16 March 2022 | 153 | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Drawn |
26 |
2 June 2022 | 115* | New Zealand | Lord's, London | Won |
27 |
10 June 2022 | 176 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Won |
28 |
1 July 2022 | 142* | India | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | Won |
29 |
24 February 2023 | 101* | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
After making his Test debut in 2012, Root became the first player to reach 100 runs in 2013 against New Zealand. Ten of Root's thirty-one hundreds have come against the Men in Blue, suggesting that they are his preferred opponent. In addition to his 31 centuries, Root has amassed 58 fifty-score runs in the red ball game during the internation phase. His best score, 254, came against Pakistan in 2016. Of the 31 hundreds, there are also five double hundreds.