England Cricket Team vs Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Joe Root scored his 20th one-day international century as England posted a strong 357 for 3 in the third and deciding ODI against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Root also became the first England batter to cross 7,500 runs in ODI cricket.
Batting first, England were in early trouble at 19 for 1. The visitors slipped further to 40 for 2 before Root steadied the innings. He added 126 runs with Jacob Bethell, who scored 65, to pull England back into the game.
Root then shared a dominant 191-run stand with captain Harry Brook to take England to a commanding total at the end of 50 overs. Root remained unbeaten on 111 from 108 balls, hitting nine fours and one six. Brook stayed not out on 136 from just 66 balls, with 11 fours and nine sixes.
Root was consistent throughout the series. He scored 61 and 75 in the first two matches and finished the series with three scores of fifty or more.
The century was Root’s 61st international hundred overall. His total of 61 international centuries is the sixth-highest in men’s cricket, behind Sachin Tendulkar (100), Virat Kohli (85), Ricky Ponting (71), Kumar Sangakkara (63) and Jacques Kallis (62).
