Highlights, England vs West Indies, ICC World Cup 2019 Match at Southampton, Full Cricket Score: Joe Root guides England to win

After 33.1 overs,England 213/2 ( Joe Root 100 , Ben Stokes 10)

Stokes smacks the ball to either side of the wicket to collect back-to-back fours, the second one off a free-hit after skipper Holder overstepped in the first delivery. Root may have collected his second century of the tournament, but the honour of collecting the winning runs goes to Stokes, who’s batting at No 4 today in a reshuffled batting order. England win by eight wickets with 101 balls to spare, a massive boost for their Net Run Rate!

Joe Root becomes the first England batsman with three tons in ICC ODI World Cup, going past Pietersen’s two tons.

Most centuries for England in international cricket:

38 – Alastair Cook

32 – Kevin Pietersen

32 – Joe Root*

28 – Graham Gooch

This is Joe Root’s seventh international ton against Windies – the joint second most for England alongside Cook. Andrew Strauss holds the record with eight such tons.

Two hundreds for England in a single edition of World Cup:

Kevin Pietersen, 2007

Joe Root, 2019*

After 33 overs,England 204/2 ( Joe Root 100 , Ben Stokes 2)

Root pulls the ball behind square at the start of Thomas’ sixth over, collecting only a single and moving to 99. He then brings up the three-figure mark three balls later, pulling the ball behind square for a single. Four singles collected from the over. England need 9 to win from 102 deliveries.

After 32 overs,England 200/2 ( Joe Root 98 , Ben Stokes 0)

Root collects a brace off the second delivery to bring up the century stand with Woakes for the second wicket. Gabriel concedes a wide off the third delivery, which then is followed by another brace and a single to Root, who moves to 98. Out walks Stokes at No 4. Gabriel pulls out of his delivery stride in the final ball, limping around the pitch, adding to Windies’ injury woes. Wide down the leg side off the last ball, which brings up the 200 for England. Dot to end the over. Seven runs and a wicket off the over. Root just two away from his 16th ODI ton. England just 13 away from their third win in four games.

OUT! England lose a second wicket, this one occurring with England on the brink of a massive win. Woakes heaves the ball towards deep square leg, where Fabian Allen takes a fine low catch. ENG 199/2

Woakes c (sub) Allen b Gabriel 40(54)

After 31 overs,England 193/1 ( Joe Root 93 , Chris Woakes 40)

Thomas brought back into the attack in the 31st over, conceding three off the over, including two wides which are declared so for height. England need 20 to win from 19 overs.

After 30 overs,England 190/1 ( Joe Root 92 , Chris Woakes 40)

Gabriel returns to the attack. Root guides the ball down the ground off the second delivery, with Thomas pulling the ball back inside in front of the rope to save a run for the Windies. Four off the over, with drinks called on to the field at the end of this over. Root batting in the 90s at the moment. England need 23 to win from 20 overs.

After 29 overs,England 186/1 ( Joe Root 89 , Chris Woakes 39)

Root collects a boundary with a solid punch through the cover region off the first ball of Gayle’s fifth over. Four singles collected off the remaining deliveries, with eight coming off the over. England need 27 to win from 21 overs.

After 28 overs,England 178/1 ( Joe Root 83 , Chris Woakes 37)

Three consecutive singles collected in the over, the second one a pull by Woakes towards deep midwicket, where Fabian Allen gets another loud cheer from the crowd for what is essentially a regulation fielding effort. Seven off the over, with Woakes pulling a short ball towards the square leg fence for another boundary. England need 35 to win from 22 overs.

After 27 overs,England 171/1 ( Joe Root 81 , Chris Woakes 32)

Five runs conceded by Gayle off his fourth over. The part-time offie has been economical option so far for his captain, though that is doing little to stop England’s march towards the modest target. England need 42 to win from 23 overs.

After 26 overs,England 166/1 ( Joe Root 79 , Chris Woakes 29)

Six runs milked off Brathwaite’s fourth over, including a brace to Woakes off the last delivery that would have been a boundary had it not been for a fine effort by substitute fielder Fabian Allen at deep midwicket. England need 47 to win from 24 overs.

After 25 overs,England 160/1 ( Joe Root 78 , Chris Woakes 24)

West Indies lose their review after an unsuccessful lbw appeal against Woakes in the second delivery of Gayle’s third over, with the impact outside off on Hawkeye. Follows the unsuccessful lbw appeal with a wide down the leg side. Single collected off each of the last three deliveries. England need 53 to win from 25 overs, strolling their way to the target at the moment.

After 24 overs,England 155/1 ( Joe Root 76 , Chris Woakes 22)

Five runs collected from the over, including a wide off the fourth delivery. Root, meanwhile, is nicely poised for his second century in three games, one that should come in a winning cause for his team. England need 58 to win from 26 overs.

After 23 overs,England 150/1 ( Joe Root 74 , Chris Woakes 20)

Just four runs conceded by Gayle off his second over, including two singles, a wide and a leg bye. Appeal for lbw against Woakes off the last delivery, a rather loud appeal that too, doesn’t get the umpire interested. 150 up for the Englishmen, who need another 63 to win from 27 overs.

After 22 overs,England 146/1 ( Joe Root 73 , Chris Woakes 19)

Brathwaite returns to the attack in place of the expensive Thomas. Seven runs collected in the over, including a boundary to Root in the third delivery followed by a single that brings up the fifty stand for the second wicket. England need 67 to win from 28 overs.

After 21 overs,England 139/1 ( Joe Root 68 , Chris Woakes 17)

Gayle brought into the attack in the 21st over. Can he do what Joe Root did for England? Well not in his first over of the day, in which he gives away just one run while entertaining the crowd with some antics. England need 74 to win from 29 overs.

After 20 overs,England 138/1 ( Joe Root 68 , Chris Woakes 16)

Thomas continues to leak runs, conceding a boundary each to Woakes and Root with 13 runs coming off his fourth over. Unless they get rid of Root, and collect two-three wickets in one burst, this game is pretty much sealed in England’s favour, with the home side needing just 75 to win from 30 overs with nine wickets in hand.

After 19 overs,England 125/1 ( Joe Root 60 , Chris Woakes 11)

10 conceded by Brathwaite from his first over of the evening, including two boundaries to Root, who’s in sublime form at the moment. England need 88 to win from 31 overs.

After 18 overs,England 115/1 ( Joe Root 50 , Chris Woakes 11)

Root moves to 49 with a single off the second delivery, guiding the ball towards third man. Woakes top-edges a pull three balls later, only for the ball to land safely short of deep midwicket. Root then brings up his half-century with a single off the last delivery. England need 98 to win from 32 overs.

After 17 overs,England 112/1 ( Joe Root 48 , Chris Woakes 10)

Root brings out another lovely cover drive at the start of Gabriel’s fifth over, collecting his sixth boundary in the process. Woakes then smashes the ball through midwicket with a well-timed pull three deliveries later. Nine off the over.