Updated On: 19 May, 2019 10:30 AM IST | London | IANS
But what made the knock all the more challenging was the fact that Roy's daughter Everly, who was born in March this year, fell ill and the England batsman was at the hospital with wife Elle all night on the eve of the game

Cricketer Jason Roy with wife Elle and daughter Everly. Pic/Instagram
England opener Jason Roy's ninth ODI hundred was an "emotional" one as he notched it up under tough circumstances, staying up all night to attend to his sick daughter.
Roy, 28, struck a belligerent 114 on Friday to set the platform for England's successful chase of Pakistan's 340/7.