Chasing 309 for victory, England slipped from 2-2 and 93-4 after Ben Duckett (0), Jamie Smith (0) and Jos Buttler (0) were all out for ducks, but Root persisted with his career-best of 166 not out to become the first Englishman to pass 7,000 runs in the 50-over format.
The West Indies managed to hold England to 312-7, with Alzarri Joseph taking a four-fer, but they were unable to prevent Root, who drove Jayden Seales (1-56) to the long-on boundary to win the match and series.
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Earlier, England had a woeful day in the field, spilling four catches, with Keacy Carty (103) bringing up his fourth ODI ton after being dropped by Duckett on one as the visitors made a tremendous turnaround from their Edgbaston thrashing.
Spinner Adil Rashid (4-63) claimed his 412th wicket, the most by an England spinner, to help make up for the sloppy fielding performance, as West Indies skipper Shai Hope (78) and Brandon King (59) also contributed with the bat.
The third and final ODI takes place on Tuesday June 3 at The Kia Oval, live on Sky Sports Cricket.
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England vs West Indies white-ball fixtures
All times UK and Ireland; all games live on Sky Sports
One-day international series (May-June)
- First ODI, Edgbaston: England won by 238 runs
- Second ODI, Cardiff: England won by three wickets
- Third ODI: Tuesday June 3 (1pm) – The Oval
T20 international series (June)
- First T20I: Friday June 6 (6.30pm) – Chester-le-Street
- Second T20I: Sunday June 8 (2.30pm) – Bristol
- Third T20I: Tuesday June 10 (6.30pm) – Southampton
Watch the third and final one-day international between England and West Indies, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 12.30pm on Tuesday June 3 (first ball, 1pm). Stream cricket with NOW.
