England broke their own world record for the highest team in One Day International (ODI) history when they scored 498-4 in 50 overs against a hapless Netherlands side to win the one-sided contest by 232 runs at Amstelveen on Friday. Make.
Jos Buttler, David Malan and Phil Salt scored centuries while Liam Livingstone batted in the 45th over and scored England’s fastest ODI half-century as they eclipsed their previous record of 481 against Australia in 2018.
Malan (125) and Salt (122) laid the foundation for England’s record score partnership of 222 before Butler (162 not out off 70 balls) came on, and sharpened the scoring in a brutal attack on the Dutch bowlers.
Buttler, who was the top scorer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season with 863 runs, started his innings with seven fours and 14 clearing the ropes after being dismissed twice by poor Dutch fielding, where He left, continued.
“It definitely feels like I am in the form of my life. IPL It couldn’t have been better for me so I felt good to be here,” Butler said after being adjudged man of the match.
“It was a really good wicket, we started well and it really gave me the license to attack.”
Butler completed his century in just 47 balls, the second fastest in the history of England and a ball shy of his own record.
Needing to score at 10 per over to win, the Dutch side barely managed to score half the required run rate before they were bowled out for 266, with Moeen Ali taking three wickets.
Dutch captain Peter Seelar said, “It was a good moment to get Jason Roy out (in the second over). “But dropping those catches… (you) can’t drop the best batsman in the world twice in an over. In that we let ourselves down. ,
As England continued to hit sixes, some of which hit the ground in trees and bushes, there was a moment when Dutch players had to help ground staff find the ball.
Livingstone, who completed his half-century in 17 balls, remained unbeaten on 66 off just 22 balls.
England now has the three highest scores in ODI history, having also scored 444 against Pakistan in 2016.
“It’s a great lesson, it will make us better cricketers in the future,” Seelar said. “The threat was there, the Burmese army was loud, we have to pull ourselves together and come back on Sunday.”
England’s second-row team will play two more ODIs against the Netherlands on Sunday and Wednesday.
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