Jason Roy Scores an Emotional Hundred After Spending the Whole Night in Hospital

England opener Jason Roy scored an outstanding century to help his side clinch the series against Pakistan 3-0 at Trent Bridge with one match still to go. Following the game, Roy revealed that he had to spend the whole night before the game in the hospital with his baby daughter.

England seal series with a century from Roy

Batting first, Pakistan posted 340 runs with a brilliant century from Babar Azam and half-centuries from Mohammad Hafeez and Fakhar Zaman. However, the start was not at all good as Imam-ul-Haq had to retire with a blow on the arm from Mark Wood. But Azam combined well with Fakhar to set a strong platform for the batters to come. Hafeez and Shoaib Malik took on the English bowlers to post 340 runs for the third consecutive innings.

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However, it was not enough as Jason Roy’s towering hundred proved too much to the Pakistan bowlers. He chipped in 114 runs and with significant contributions from Jame Vince, Joe Root, and Ben Stokes helped England close in on the target with three wickets to spare. It was that after the match, Roy revealed that he had to spend the entire night prior to the game in the hospital with his daughter.

Tough morning for me and family: Roy

The English opener’s eighth century came at a difficult time as Jason Roy revealed that he was thinking more about his daughter than scoring runs for England during the fourth ODI against Pakistan. Roy admitted that it was a tough morning for him and his family. Roy slept for only a few hours before hitting the grounds with the England team. But as per the latest news, Roy’s daughter is doing well now and is out of danger.

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“It was a very emotional hundred. I didn’t see it coming,” Roy told BBC Radio’s Test Match Special. “I had a bit of a rough morning so this one is a special one for me and my family. It was my little one. We had to take her to the hospital at 1:30 in the morning. I stayed there until 8:30 am, came back for a couple of hours sleep and got to the ground just before warm-up and cracked on,” he added.

Jason Roy has hit the form at the right time just before the World Cup which will be a massive news for England. The host begins their World Cup campaign on May 30 against South Africa at the Oval.