Joe Root to an outstanding innings of 156 runs from Aaron Finch. Root came in with England 37/3 and he managed to score 90* off 49 balls but England lost by 39 runs. In the second T20I Joe batted at number 7 but only faced 1 ball scoring 1 run before England's innings finished. England won the match and drew the series, Root finished with 91 runs (both matches he was not out) and 1 wicket. The third ODI was abandoned in England's 15th over, Root had made 12 runs before being caught. In the fourth ODI Root was bowled for 0,
Joe Root scorer of both teams) and 4 wickets. For this performance, Root received the Man of the Match for the third ODI and also received the Player of the Series award. Due to sustaining a broken thumb in the final ODI, Root was ruled out of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. During the first ODI against Sri Lanka as part of the Sri Lankan tour in 2014, Root made 45 runs and also took 1 catch in the 81 runs win. During the fourth ODI he made 43 off 68 balls in England's loss. England lost the series 3–2 and Root