Joe Root hits 166 not out to lead England to series win against West Indies

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 Morgan’s tally of 6,957.

“I want to give as much as I can for England for as long as I can,” Root said. “I’ve still got a lot to give and a lot more runs in there and, hopefully, an innings like that shows that."

England's Harry Brook, who scored 47, enjoyed his first series win since becoming full-time white-ball captain.

Brandon King (59) and Shai Hope (78) backed up Carty but England fought back thanks to 4-63 from Adil Rashid and Saqib Mahmood’s 3-37 as the Windies lost its last eight wickets for 103.

It seemed that total would be enough to set up a decider at the Oval on Tuesday but Root’s 18th ODI hundred and his highest score in the format got England over the line.

His efforts were all the more remarkable after England lost three of its top five for ducks, including both openers as Jamie Smith pushed hard and nicked off and Ben Duckett flashed to deep third. Jos Buttler also failed to score any runs.

Alzarri Joseph took 4-31 in 10 overs.

The 34-year-old Root dominated the day at Cardiff and scored the winning runs.

Root is also England’s all-time leading scorer in test matches.

With the scores level, Root hit a four off Jayden Seales to seal the win and complete arguably one of his best innings in any format, given England's dreadful start.

England made an enforced change, bringing in seamer Matthew Potts for Jamie Overton, who broke a finger on Thursday as England won the first ODI by 238 runs at Edgbaston.

West Indies replaced Amir Jangoo with Shimron Hetmyer in the middle order.

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West Indies' Alzarri Joseph, left, is bowled by England's Adil Rashid during the second One Day International cricket match between West Indies and England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

West Indies' Shai Hope, right, celebrates reaching his fifty with Justin Greaves during the second One Day International cricket match between West Indies and England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

West Indies' Keacy Carty celebrates after scoring his hundred during the Second Men's One Day International cricket match against England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

England's Joe Root batting during the second One Day International cricket match between West Indies and England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

England's Joe Root celebrates after hitting the winning runs after the second One Day International cricket match between West Indies and England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

England's Harry Brook, left, Matthew Potts, center, and head coach Brendon McCullum attend a nets session at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Saturday May 31, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

West Indies' Shai Hope, right, attends a nets session at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Saturday May 31, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

West Indies' head coach, right, Daren Sammy and Matthew Ford attend a nets session at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Saturday May 31, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was deposed as Venezuela's leader.

Cuba, a major beneficiary of Venezuelan oil, has now been cut off from those shipments as U.S. forces continue to seize tankers in an effort to control the production, refining and global distribution of the country's oil products.

Trump said on social media that Cuba long lived off Venezuelan oil and money and had offered security in return, “BUT NOT ANYMORE!”

“THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO!” Trump said in the post as he spent the weekend at his home in southern Florida. “I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.” He did not explain what kind of deal.

The Cuban government said 32 of its military personnel were killed during the American operation last weekend that captured Maduro. The personnel from Cuba’s two main security agencies were in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, as part of an agreement between Cuba and Venezuela.

“Venezuela doesn’t need protection anymore from the thugs and extortionists who held them hostage for so many years,” Trump said Sunday. “Venezuela now has the United States of America, the most powerful military in the World (by far!), to protect them, and protect them we will.”

Trump also responded to another account’s social media post predicting that his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will be president of Cuba: “Sounds good to me!” Trump said.

Trump and top administration officials have taken an increasingly aggressive tone toward Cuba, which had been kept economically afloat by Venezuela. Long before Maduro's capture, severe blackouts were sidelining life in Cuba, where people endured long lines at gas stations and supermarkets amid the island’s worst economic crisis in decades.

Trump has said previously that the Cuban economy, battered by years of a U.S. embargo, would slide further with the ouster of Maduro.

“It’s going down,” Trump said of Cuba. “It’s going down for the count.”

A person watches the oil tanker Ocean Mariner, Monrovia, arrive to the bay in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

President Donald Trump attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)