Joe Root has built his career on consistency rather than spectacle, and his century list tells that story better than any single innings can. The Yorkshireman has now scored 61 international hundreds, a tally that keeps growing as he continues to bat at the top of England’s order in his mid-thirties.
| Format | Matches | Centuries | Average | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 166 | 41 | 51.45 | 56.84 |
| ODIs | 191 | 20 | 48.70 | 87.66 |
| T20Is | 32 | 0 | 28.85 | 126.86 |
| Total | 389 | 61 | 47.50 | 70.12 |
(Source: ESPNcricinfo)
Joe Root Test Centuries
Root’s Test record is where his century list carries the most weight. His 41 hundreds are an England record and sit him level with Ricky Ponting for third on the all-time list, behind only Sachin Tendulkar’s 51 and Jacques Kallis’s 45.
He has converted starts into hundreds across England, Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, the West Indies and South Africa, and he holds the England record for runs in Test cricket too.
His most recent century, a 160 at Sydney in January 2026, finally settled an old debate about whether he could make a hundred in Australia.
Joe Root Test Century List
| No. | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104 | New Zealand | Headingley, Leeds | July 2013 |
| 2 | 180 | Australia | Lord’s, London | July 2013 |
| 3 | 200* | Sri Lanka | Lord’s, London | June 2014 |
| 4 | 154* | India | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | July 2014 |
| 5 | 149 | India | The Oval, London | August 2014 |
| 6 | 182* | West Indies | National Cricket Stadium, St George’s | April 2015 |
| 7 | 134 | Australia | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | July 2015 |
| 8 | 130 | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | August 2015 |
| 9 | 125 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | January 2016 |
| 10 | 254 | Pakistan | Old Trafford, Manchester | July 2016 |
| 11 | 124 | India | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | November 2016 |
| 12 | 190 | South Africa | Lord’s, London | July 2017 |
| 13 | 136 | West Indies | Edgbaston, Birmingham | August 2017 |
| 14 | 125 | India | The Oval, London | September 2018 |
| 15 | 124* | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | November 2018 |
| 16 | 122* | West Indies | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet | February 2019 |
| 17 | 226* | New Zealand | Seddon Park, Hamilton | December 2019 |
| 18 | 228* | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | January 2021 |
| 19 | 186* | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | January 2021 |
| 20 | 218 | India | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | February 2021 |
| 21 | 109 | India | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | August 2021 |
| 22 | 180 | India | Lord’s, London | August 2021 |
| 23 | 121 | India | Headingley, Leeds | August 2021 |
| 24 | 109* | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | March 2022 |
| 25 | 153 | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | March 2022 |
| 26 | 115* | New Zealand | Lord’s, London | June 2022 |
| 27 | 176 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | June 2022 |
| 28 | 142 | India | Edgbaston, Birmingham | July 2022 |
| 29 | 153* | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | February 2023 |
| 30 | 118 | Australia | Edgbaston, Birmingham | June 2023 |
| 31 | 122 | India | JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi | February 2024 |
| 32 | 122 | West Indies | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | July 2024 |
| 33 | 143 | Sri Lanka | Lord’s, London | August 2024 |
| 34 | 103 | Sri Lanka | Lord’s, London | September 2024 |
| 35 | 262 | Pakistan | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | October 2024 |
| 36 | 106 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | December 2024 |
| 37 | 104 | India | Lord’s, London | July 2025 |
| 38 | 150 | India | Old Trafford, Manchester | July 2025 |
| 39 | 105 | India | The Oval, London | August 2025 |
| 40 | 138* | Australia | The Gabba, Brisbane | December 2025 |
| 41 | 160 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | January 2026 |
(Source: ESPNcricinfo / ICC)
Root has scored more Test hundreds against India than anyone has managed against a single opponent, with 13 of his 41 tons coming against them.
His five double centuries show the other side of his game, an ability to bat for long periods once he gets in, while his maiden Australian century at the Gabba removed the one obvious gap that had remained on his record.
Most Memorable Test Centuries
- 218 vs India, Chennai, February 2021 Root made history here, becoming the first batter to score a double century in his 100th Test. England had been put in to bat first on a pitch expected to turn, and Root simply played the situation in front of him, grinding India down over more than nine hours before they eventually won the match.
- 262 vs Pakistan, Multan, October 2024 This remains his highest score in international cricket. He batted for over ten hours on a slow, turning surface, and the innings carried him past Alastair Cook as England’s leading Test run scorer. Pakistan had no answer once he settled in.
- 180 vs Australia, Lord’s, July 2013 His second Test century arrived in an Ashes match and earned him the man of the match award as a teenager-turned-batter still establishing himself in the side. It made him the youngest Englishman to score an Ashes hundred at Lord’s at the time.
- 138 vs Australia, The Gabba, December 2025* Coming after three previous Ashes tours without a century in Australia, this unbeaten innings under lights settled a long-running question about his away record. It was also tactically important, giving England control of a Test they needed to win.
- 195-run partnership innings, The Oval, August 2025 His 105 in the deciding Test of the India series, built alongside a 195-run stand with Harry Brook while chasing 374, summed up his reputation for performing when the situation is hardest. The series finished with 537 runs and three hundreds against India, a tally no batter had managed in three separate series against one opponent.
Joe Root ODI Centuries
Root’s white-ball century list does not get the same attention as his Test record, but it is the best in England’s history.
His 20 ODI hundreds are more than any other England batter has managed, and his last one, against Sri Lanka in Colombo in January 2026, took him past 7,500 ODI runs in the same innings.
Joe Root ODI Century List
| No. | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | March 2014 |
| 2 | 113 | India | Headingley, Leeds | September 2014 |
| 3 | 100* | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | December 2014 |
| 4 | 121 | Sri Lanka | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | March 2015 |
| 5 | 104 | New Zealand | Edgbaston, Birmingham | June 2015 |
| 6 | 100 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | June 2015 |
| 7 | 125 | South Africa | SuperSport Park, Centurion | February 2016 |
| 8 | 109 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | February 2016 |
| 9 | 101 | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | March 2017 |
| 10 | 133* | Bangladesh | The Oval, London | June 2017 |
| 11 | 102 | New Zealand | University Oval, Dunedin | March 2018 |
| 12 | 100 | India | Lord’s, London | July 2018 |
| 13 | 113 | India | Headingley, Leeds | July 2018 |
| 14 | 102 | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | February 2019 |
| 15 | 107 | Pakistan | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | June 2019 |
| 16 | 100 | West Indies | Rose Bowl, Southampton | June 2019 |
| 17 | 120 | Afghanistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | February 2025 |
| 18 | 166* | West Indies | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | June 2025 |
| 19 | 100* | South Africa | The Oval, London | September 2025 |
| 20 | 111* | Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | January 2026 |
(Source: ESPNcricinfo)
His one-day centuries are spread across eight different opponents, with West Indies and India appearing most often.
The Cardiff innings against the West Indies stands as his highest ODI score and came in a rescue act after early wickets, while the unbeaten century in Colombo arrived in a series-deciding match that England went on to win.
Five Best ODI Centuries
- 166 vs West Indies, Cardiff, June 2025* His highest ODI score came in a run chase that needed rescuing. Facing pace early and spin later, Root batted through to the end, hitting four sixes along the way to a knock that combined control with genuine dominance.
- 133 vs Bangladesh, The Oval, June 2017* His unbeaten century in the Champions Trophy opener came after England slipped to 6 for 1 chasing 306. Root steadied the innings from there and saw his side home, a knock that set the tone for England’s white-ball cricket that summer.
- 111 vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, January 2026* His 20th ODI century arrived in the deciding match of the series, built around a 191-run partnership with Harry Brook after England had slipped to 40 for 2. He played the anchor’s role while Brook accelerated at the other end.
- 107 vs Pakistan, Trent Bridge, June 2019 Part of England’s 2019 World Cup campaign, this innings came in a match England went on to lose, a reminder that not every century in his list lines up neatly with victories. It remains a knock remembered for the position England found themselves chasing from.
- 218 partnership innings, North Sound, March 2014 His first ODI hundred, scored as a 23-year-old, came early in his England career and marked the start of a white-ball record that has only grown since. It is the foundation on which the rest of his ODI tally has been built.
Joe Root Centuries Against Each Opponent
India have faced Root’s century list more than any other side, both in Tests and in white-ball cricket. His record against the smaller Test-playing nations, such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland and Zimbabwe, is limited mostly to ODI cricket, since he has not played enough Tests against them to add to that column.
Century Breakdown by Opponent
| Opponent | Tests | ODIs | T20Is | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Australia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| West Indies | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
(Source: ESPNcricinfo)
What Joe Root’s Century Record Says About His Legacy
Root’s 61 international centuries place him among the most prolific batters of his generation, and the Test tally alone now sits behind only Tendulkar and Kallis in history.
What stands out is the spread: hundreds in eight different countries, against every major Test-playing nation bar one, and an ODI record that no other England batter has matched.
The Gabba century removed the last real gap in his résumé, and at 35 he shows little sign of slowing down. With England’s home summer underway and more Test cricket to come, this list is far from finished.
