CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Joe Root hit a stunning 166 not out as England beat West Indies by three wickets at Sophia Gardens in the second ODI on Sunday to clinch the series.

England scored 312-7 with seven balls remaining in reply to West Indies’ 308 all out in 47.4 overs — led by Keacy Carty’s 103.

After winning the toss and putting on a ragged display in the field with four dropped catches and two missed runouts, England was reeling in its chase on 2-2 and 133-5.

But Root thumped two sixes and 21 fours, putting on 143 in 121 balls alongside Will Jacks, who made a vital 49, to lift England into an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Root leapfrogged Eoin Morgan to become England’s all-time leading ODI run-scorer during his 139-ball innings. Root has 7,082 runs , passing Mo

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