England veteran batsman Joe Root has scored a century in a militant innings in the Champions Trophy. Root maintained the team in the match, scoring this century in an important group match against Afghanistan. In the match being held in Lahore, England star Root scored the 17th century of his ODI career in 98 balls, chasing a target of 326 runs from Afghanistan. The special thing is that this century of the route has come after a long wait of 2084 days. Also, in the history of this tournament, the English batsman touched the figure of third time.

At the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, the job of handling the England team in a difficult situation against Afghanistan, which was done by Root with this innings.

The wickets kept falling in front of him, but this legendary batsman faced Afghanistan's spin and pace attack firmly and finished his long wait by touching the figure of 100 in the 42nd over. Root completed this century in 98 balls, which is his 17th in ODI career and second century in the history of Champions Trophy. Earlier in the 2017 Champions Trophy, Root scored a century against Bangladesh.

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The wickets kept falling in front of him, but this legendary batsman faced Afghanistan's spin and pace attack firmly and finished his long wait by touching the figure of 100 in the 42nd over. Root completed this century in 98 balls, which is his 17th in ODI career and second century in the history of Champions Trophy. Earlier in the 2017 Champions Trophy, Root scored a century against Bangladesh.

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