Ravindra Jadeja has dismissed Joe Root four times in ODIs
06 Feb 2025

Star Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja got the better off Joe Root in the first ODI against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.

Root was trapped leg before by the left-arm spinner in the 19th over of England's innings.

England opted to bat first and were off to a flier before India bounced back.

Root's dismissal saw England get reduced to 111/4.

Root ends up with 19 runs from 31 balls
Fact

Root walked in when his side was 75/1 ater 8.5 overs. Soon, England lost two quick wickets, getting reduced to 77/3. A 34-run stand was then added between Root and Jos Buttler. The former ended up scoring 19 runs from 31 balls.

Jadeja traps Root LBW
Dismissal

As per Cricbuzz, Jadeja darted a delivery at a speed of 100.7kph to beat the Englishman on the back foot drive.

Jadeja trapped Root right in front of middle stump. The batter was beaten for pace and was late on the shot.

He review the decision before the replays showed the ball missed his bat and was in line hitting the stumps.

Jadeja vs Root: Decoding the ODI numbers
Numbers

As per ESPNcricinfo, across 10 innings, Root has scored 115 runs from 133 balls bowled by Jadeja.

Root has faced 63 dot balls in addition to hitting six fours and four sixes. Root's strike rate is 86.46.

Jadeja has dismissed the batter on 4 occasions with Root averaging 28.75 in this contest.

Only Trent Boult has dismissed Root more times
Fact

Only Trent Boult has dismissed Root more times in ODI cricket than Jadeja. The New Zealand speedster has got Root 5 times in ODIs from 14 innings. Root averages 20 against Boult.