Joe Root produced a vintage masterclass on Sunday in Cardiff, breaking an undefeated 166 to guide England towards a thrilling victory with three counters against the Antilles in the second ODI and take an unassailable 2-0 advance in the three-game series. In a prosecution that started with a disaster – England was in shock at 2 for 2 after the ducks of the Opens Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett – Root stood. His 18th century Odi came during his 168th appearance, but more importantly, he saw him jump Eoin Morgan to become the largest scorer of all time in England in Odis. Root is now the first English striker to cross the brand of 7,000 points in the format. England has tracked down the goal of the Antilles of 309 with seven bullets to lose, thanks to the calm of Root in the middle of chaos. Its sleeves were built on key partnerships – first an 85 -point stand with Captain Harry Brook (47), and later a sixth collision partnership that turns the match, a value of 143 points on only 120 balls with Will Jacks (49), which brought the game of visitors.
The Antilles, considerably improved by their heavy defeat of 238 points in Edgbaston, had previously displayed 308 points, on the century of Keacy Carty (103). He was skillfully supported by the skipper Shai Hope (78) and Brandon King (59), the trio pushing visitors to 205 for 2 at a given time. But the quisors of England responded in style. Adil Rashid (4/63) and Saqib Mahmood (3/37) led the response, triggering a collapse that refused to the Antilles a more imposing total.Quiz: Who is this IPL player? Despite a fiery effort by Alzarri Joseph, who claimed 4 for 31 in a formidable 10 -year spell, the Windies could not break the rhythm of Root. The experienced n ° 3 was composed, clinical and not cut – exposing the type of temperament that England had been based for a long time on it. This match also marked the first victory of the series under Captain of Harry Brook, giving England a confidence before the last ODI on the Oval on Tuesday. For Root, however, it was more than just a match – it was a statement. The calm Yorkshireman, so often the unknown hero in the white ball machines of England, now carries the crown as the most prolific ODI paste in the country.