Delhi: The exciting triangular series match between Pakistan and England is going to start in Rawalpindi. In this match, England's experienced batsman Joe Root has a chance to achieve a big achievement. He is just 97 runs away from becoming the first England player to complete 8,000 runs in ODI cricket.

Great performance by Pakistan and England

Pakistan team will enter the field with confidence after defeating Sri Lanka by 37 runs in the first match.

On the other hand, England has recently shown its strong preparation by winning ODI series against Sri Lanka and India at home.

Joe Root's amazing ODI record

Right-handed batsman Root has so far scored 7,903 runs in 184 innings of 195 matches. During this period, his average has been 50.66 and strike rate has been 87.68. He has 20 centuries and 48 half-centuries in his name. His highest score in ODI is 166 runs not out. Among the highest ODI run scorers for England, Eoin Morgan is second with 6,957 runs and Jos Buttler is third with 5,678 runs.

Making noise with the bat this year too

Root has scored 573 runs in 9 innings so far this year. His average is 114.60 and strike rate is 88.01. During this period, he has scored one century and five half-centuries. Even in the year 2025, Root had scored 808 runs in 15 matches, which included three centuries and four half-centuries.

Performance changed after the World Cup

Root has made a brilliant comeback after England's disappointing performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup. After this, he scored 1,381 runs in 24 innings, in which his average was 72.68.

During this period, four centuries and nine half-centuries were in his name.

players of both teams

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Saad Baig, Salman Aga, Hasan Nawaz, Arafat Minhas, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Ghazi Ghori, Sufiyan Mokeem and Razaullah.

England: Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Adil Rashid, Mason Crane, Sam Curran, Josh Tongue, Henry Cromb and James Coles.