Joe Root is an English cricketer and former captain of the England Test team. Described by his compatriots Eoin Morgan and Alastair Cook as the "most complete batsman" England has ever produced, Root has played 139 Tests, 171 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 32 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), scoring 31 Test centuries (100 or more runs in an innings) and 16 ODI centuries as of February 2024.

Root made his Test debut in December 2012 and scored his first century the following year when he made 104 against New Zealand at Headingley. In July 2013, he became the youngest English player to score an Ashes century at Lord's when he made 180 in the second Test of the home series against Australia. His innings earned him the man of the match award and ensured England's victory. Root's performance during the 2013 season led to him being named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2014. He went on to score three more centuries the same year, including a double century (200 not out) against Sri Lanka at Lord's. His highest score of 254 came against Pakistan in July 2016. Root became the first cricketer to score a double century in their 100th Test, scoring 218 against India at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in February 2021. As of February 2021, Root has scored centuries against seven of the other eleven Test-playing nations; he has been most prolific against India, scoring ten centuries against them.

Root scored his first ODI century in 2014 against the West Indies. His 16 centuries in the format are the most by an English player. His centuries—scored at thirteen different venues—have come against seven different opponents. His highest ODI score of 133 not out was made against Bangladesh in June 2017. Root has played 32 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches since his debut in December 2012. He is yet to score a century in the format; his 90 not out against Australia in August 2013 remains his highest score. As of February 2024, Root ranks joint-eleventh among cricketers with most centuries in international cricket.

Key

• * – Remained not out
• ‡ – Captain of England in that match
• † – Man of the match

Test centuries

Test centuries scored by Joe Root

No.	Score	Against	Pos.	Inn.	Test	Venue	H/A/N	Date	Result	Ref
1	104	New Zealand	5	1	2/2	Headingley, Leeds	Home	24 May 2013	Won
2	180 †	Australia	2	3	2/5	Lord's, London	Home	18 July 2013	Won
3	200* †	Sri Lanka	5	1	1/2	Lord's, London	Home	12 June 2014	Drawn
4	154*	India	5	2	1/5	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Home	9 July 2014	Drawn
5	149* †	India	5	2	5/5	The Oval, London	Home	15 August 2014	Won
6	182* †	West Indies	5	2	2/3	National Cricket Stadium, St. George's	Away	21 April 2015	Won
7	134 †	Australia	5	1	1/5	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	Home	8 July 2015	Won
8	130	Australia	4	2	4/5	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Home	6 August 2015	Won
9	110	South Africa	4	2	3/4	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	Away	14 January 2016	Won
10	254 †	Pakistan	3	1	2/4	Old Trafford, Manchester	Home	22 July 2016	Won
11	124	India	3	1	1/5	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot	Away	9 November 2016	Drawn
12	190 ‡	South Africa	4	1	1/4	Lord's, London	Home	6 July 2017	Won
13	136 ‡	West Indies	4	1	1/3	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham	Home	17 August 2017	Won
14	125 ‡	India	4	3	5/5	The Oval, London	Home	7 September 2018	Won
15	124 † ‡	Sri Lanka	4	3	2/3	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy	Away	14 November 2018	Won
16	122 ‡	West Indies	4	3	3/3	Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet	Away	9 February 2019	Won
17	226 † ‡	New Zealand	4	2	2/2	Seddon Park, Hamilton	Away	29 November 2019	Drawn
18	228 † ‡	Sri Lanka	4	2	1/2	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Away	14 January 2021	Won
19	186 † ‡	Sri Lanka	4	2	2/2	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Away	22 January 2021	Won
20	218 † ‡	India	4	1	1/4	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	Away	5 February 2021	Won
21	109 † ‡	India	4	3	1/5	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Home	4 August 2021	Drawn
22	180* ‡	India	4	2	2/5	Lord's, London	Home	12 August 2021	Lost
23	121 ‡	India	4	2	3/5	Headingley, Leeds	Home	25 August 2021	Won
24	109 ‡	West Indies	3	3	1/3	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound	Away	8 March 2022	Drawn
25	153 ‡	West Indies	3	1	2/3	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	Away	16 March 2022	Drawn
26	115* †	New Zealand	4	4	1/3	Lord's, London	Home	2 June 2022	Won
27	176	New Zealand	4	2	2/3	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Home	10 June 2022	Won
28	142*	India	4	4	5/5	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham	Home	1 July 2022	Won
29	153*	New Zealand	4	1	2/2	Basin Reserve, Wellington	Away	24 February 2023	Lost
30	118*	Australia	4	1	1/5	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham	Home	16 June 2023	Lost
31	122*	India	4	1	4/5	JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi	Away	23 February 2024	Lost

One Day International centuries

ODI centuries scored by Joe Root

No.	Score	Against	Pos.	Inn.	S/R	Venue	H/A/N	Date	Result	Ref
1	107 †	West Indies	4	1	87.70	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound	Away	5 March 2014	Won
2	113 †	India	4	1	104.62	Headingley, Leeds	Home	5 September 2014	Won
3	104* †	Sri Lanka	4	2	88.88	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy	Away	10 December 2014	Won
4	121	Sri Lanka	4	1	112.03	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Neutral	1 March 2015	Lost
5	104	New Zealand	3	1	133.33	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Home	9 June 2015	Won
6	106*	New Zealand	3	2	109.27	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Home	17 June 2015	Won
7	125	South Africa	3	1	110.61	SuperSport Park, Centurion	Away	9 February 2016	Lost
8	109	South Africa	3	1	87.90	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	Away	12 February 2016	Lost
9	101	West Indies	3	1	93.51	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	Away	9 March 2017	Won
10	133* †	Bangladesh	3	2	103.10	The Oval, London	Home	1 June 2017	Won
11	102	New Zealand	3	1	100.99	University Oval, Dunedin	Away	7 March 2018	Lost
12	113* †	India	3	1	97.41	Lord's, London	Home	14 July 2018	Won
13	100*	India	3	2	83.33	Headingley, Leeds	Home	17 July 2018	Won
14	102	West Indies	3	2	105.15	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	Away	20 February 2019	Won
15	107	Pakistan	3	2	102.88	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Home	3 June 2019	Lost
16	100* †	West Indies	2	2	106.38	Rose Bowl, Southampton	Home	14 June 2019	Won