What we saw yesterday is incredible and unbelievable. Many may not regard it as one of the most fun innings to watch in a long time but those who saw Buttler, Malan, Salt, and Livingstone on Friday will understand the impact of what the might England did on the growing Netherlands. Here in this article, we talk about England Breaks World Record.
The day started with the Netherlands winning the toss and electing to field first. This brought England batters in the middle for batting and what they did and how. The team went on to thrash the world record and scored 498 runs in ODIs for the first time. The Netherlands couldn’t do much to reach the score, they scored 266 and got all out. England went on to win the match by 232 runs.
The Netherlands got rid of Jason Roy early, but it would be their only delight until the 30th over when Salt and Malan fashioned a 200-plus stand while amassing their individual tonnes. Buttler was elevated by Morgan to take advantage of their hot partnership, and he did not disappoint. The Netherlands continued to give him slot balls, and he rarely turned them down. With five overs to spare, Livingstone made the most of the remaining deliveries, belting them to all four corners and putting up a fight against his partner at the other end. Overall, it’s been a joy to watch the records tumble at such a rapid pace.
At no point did the Netherlands appear to be in contention for the highest ODI total. All of the top five got off to a good start, but none of them were able to sustain it. Edwards hung in there, fought the tail-enders alone, and scored a well-deserved fifty in the process. With the exception of Adil Rashid, every other bowler picked up a wicket or two on a surface that proved to be an absolute belter for the batsmen.
What were the records that were broken today?
Highest team totals in ODIs:
498/4 – This is the highest total in the history of the whole List. Surrey defeated Gloucestershire at the Oval in 2007 with a score of 496/4. In one-day internationals, England presently holds three of the top three positions for highest innings totals.
Fastest ODI fifties by balls:
Liam Livingstone‘s 17-ball fifty is the joint-second quickest ODI fifty, trailing only AB de Villiers’ 16-ball effort against the West Indies in Johannesburg in 2015.
Fastest ODI hundreds for England:
Buttler’s 65 balls are the second-fewest by a batsman to score 150 runs in an ODI, trailing only AB de Villiers’ record of 64 balls against the West Indies in Sydney in 2015.
Buttler’s century came off 47 balls, the second-fastest by an England ODI centurion, and his strike rate of 231.42 was the highest ever by an England ODI centurion.
As Buttler’s reputation in white-ball cricket continues to rise, are again reminded of what this man is capable of. Their 498 for 4 was the greatest total in ODI and List A cricket and came within a whisker of becoming the first team to reach 500 in a 50-over game. England will aim to dominate and secure the essential 30 World Super League points, while the Netherlands will be hoping for a break.
