England level ODI series with India at 1-1 thanks to Joe Root ton
14th July 2018, 8:21 pm 17th July 2018, 3:45 am == JOE ROOT gloriously rediscovered his form as England performed an amazing U-turn and thrashed India at Lord’s. Just 48 hours being humiliated themselves at Trent Bridge, Eoin Morgan’s men swept to a series-levelling victory by 86 runs in the second one-dayer. Getty - Contributor Root hit 113 from 116 balls to set England on their way to victory Getty - Contributor Root's ton helped England set a target of 323 Root scored his first century of the summer for either England or Yorkshire and the spin duo of Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali suffocated the Indian batsmen. Although mystery man Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets, they all owed something to good fortune and his ten overs cost 68 runs. Once captain Virat Kohli was lbw to Moeen, India virtually gave up on their run chase and failed to hit a six in a completed 50-over innings for the first time in seven years. M.S.Dhoni, one of the great superstars of Indian cricket, played an extr...