Joe Root grew to become England’s main run-scorer in one-day internationals as his glowing unbeaten 166 secured a three-wicket win over West Indies in Cardiff.
Root, who can be his nation’s highest run-scorer in Assessments, completed with 166 from 139 balls as England reached their goal of 309 with seven balls remaining to take the three-match sequence with a sport to spare.
He surpassed World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan’s tally of 6,957 runs on the best way to his highest ODI rating, main England’s restoration from 93-4 which included geese for Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett and Jos Buttler.
Root mixed with Harry Brook for a third-wicket stand of 85, earlier than a masterful partnership of 143 with Will Jacks put England inside touching distance of victory.
A fierce spell from Alzarri Joseph, who completed with 4-31, accounted for Jacks for 49 and Brydon Carse for 2 to maintain West Indies , however Root and Adil Rashid calmly ticked off the remaining 21 runs, sealed in model by a classical Root drive down the bottom.
Earlier, West Indies’ 308 was arrange by Keacy Carty’s 103, bookended by half-centuries from Brandon King and Shai Hope – and with loads of help from England’s sloppy fielding.
Carty and King added 141 for the second wicket however the former was put down on by Duckett on one and Saqib Mahmood on 41, whereas Duckett additionally dropped King on 11 and in some way squandered a run out alternative when each batters have been stranded in the midst of the pitch within the twenty first over.
The innings fell away from 205-2 when Carty fell three balls after reaching his century, with Rashid taking 4-63 and Mahmood’s three late wickets mopping up the tail.
The guests have been left to rue losing 14 balls of their innings because the final 5 wickets fell for 50 runs, the decrease order providing Hope little help as he was final to depart for 78 from 66 balls.
The third and last ODI takes place at The Oval on Tuesday.
