T20 ratings Blast

Joe Root

Right-handed batter, age 35

−1.9

Points of win chance he adds per innings, at his 21 balls an innings, against an average IPL batter. Ranked 589th of 1,072 rated batters, 55th percentile from the top.

More of a placer than a hitter and hard to get out.

89% range
−3.8 to +0.3
Likely rank
162nd to 838th
Per 24 balls
−2.1
Next season
−2.1
Next season, in the IPL
−2.3
Whole career
−1.0
Ageing since his record, per 24
−0.57
Run-outs, per match
+0.05
Balls
1,841
Last played
2026
Where he sits among 1,072 rated batters

Each dot is a rated batter, by rating per innings. Tap anywhere on the line to zoom in and see who is who.

In IPL numbers

The same player run through today's IPL (the 2026 season's scoring) against average opposition.

RootIPL average
Strike rate142153
Balls per dismissal2119
Boundary balls19%22%
Dot balls28%29%
Strike rate, powerplay145155
Strike rate, middle134145
Strike rate, death152167

−34 runs over a 14-match season against an average IPL batter, at his 21 balls an innings. Runs only; the rating also counts what his wickets cost.

By phase

Points of win chance per 24 balls, from his rating.

Powerplay−1.0
Middle−1.4
Death−3.4

How he plays, against every rated batter

More 4s and 6sbottom 16%
Gets out lesstop 4%
Scores faster once inbottom 40%

Against each kind of bowler

Strike rateIPL averageOut every
Right-arm pace14515720 balls
Left-arm pace14615421 balls
Off-spin13414724 balls
Left-arm spin13114223 balls
Wrist-spin13214621 balls

Walking in at 40 needed off 18, six down

A real IPL position, played out a thousand times with him in it and a thousand times with an average batter in his place. Each line is one chase, ball by ball, from 40 to win down to 0.

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Season by season

Win value: points of win chance per 24 balls against the par ball in the same situation, in the games he played (raw: not adjusted for the opposition or the competition). Bar width shows how many balls.

-260+26 2013: −0.4 per 24 over 109 balls 132014: −2.6 per 24 over 48 balls 142015: +5.3 per 24 over 314 balls 152016: −11.6 per 24 over 197 balls 162017: −24.2 per 24 over 19 balls 172018: +2.0 per 24 over 191 balls 182019: −15.6 per 24 over 42 balls 192020: +13.0 per 24 over 192 balls 202021: −6.9 per 24 over 92 balls 212022: +3.6 per 24 over 204 balls 222023: −13.7 per 24 over 15 balls 232024: +1.2 per 24 over 354 balls 24
SeasonInnsRunsBallsAvgSR4s6sDot %Win value

By competition

Strength: a typical batter there against a typical IPL batter, points per 24 balls. The rating already allows for it; the record here does not.

CompetitionStrengthInnsRunsAvgSRWin value

Last 10 innings

With the win chance his own balls added for his side, in points (each ball against a par ball from the same situation).

  1. 2(4)v Nottinghamshire, Blast, 2026-07-12 · replay−5.8
  2. 4(5)v Lancashire, Blast, 2026-07-10 · replay−2.3
  3. 0(1)v Durban's Super Giants, SA20, 2025-01-27 · scorecard−12.2
  4. 78*(56)v Pretoria Capitals, SA20, 2025-01-25 · scorecard+14.3
  5. 0(1)v Durban's Super Giants, SA20, 2025-01-23 · scorecard−8.3
  6. 6(8)v Joburg Super Kings, SA20, 2025-01-20 · scorecard−8.2
  7. 92*(60)v Pretoria Capitals, SA20, 2025-01-18 · scorecard+21.4
  8. 15(15)v MI Cape Town, SA20, 2025-01-15 · scorecard−21.1
  9. 26(14)v MI Cape Town, SA20, 2025-01-13 · scorecard+12.2
  10. 62*(44)v Sunrisers Eastern Cape, SA20, 2025-01-11 · scorecard+15.2

His biggest innings, by win chance added

Not the most runs: the most difference to the result. Counted over his own balls only; the other end can give some of it back, so a rescue act can add more than 100.

  1. 64(39)v Lancashire, Blast, 2020-09-17+59.3
  2. 83(44)v South Africa, T20Is, 2016-03-18+41.4
  3. 60*(50)v Derbyshire, Blast, 2020-09-20+26.6
  4. 92*(60)v Pretoria Capitals, SA20, 2025-01-18 · scorecard+21.4
  5. 80*(54)v Sharjah Warriors, ILT20, 2023-01-21+19.8