While we had all our attention on Team India’s winning game in Rajkot, the Eoin Morgan-led England team created history in Amstelveen. The Three Lions wreaked havoc, scoring a massive 498 runs in the first ODI against the Netherlands, setting the world record for the highest team in One Day Internationals.
England broke their own record which they had made against Australia in 2018. He scored 481 for 6 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. On Saturday, he improved the previous number with the help of centuries by Philip Salt, David Malan and Jos Buttler, while Liam Livingstone scored an unbeaten 66. In reply, the Dutch were bundled out for 266, thus inflicting a massive 232-run defeat. the hands of the visitors.
As Morgan & Co. sets a new world record, let’s take a look at what the past bests were as they topped the charts.
England – 481/6, vs Australia, 2018
Centuries from two 150+ partnerships, Jonny Bairstow (139) and Alex Hales (147), helped England set the record at the time. In reply, the Tim Paine-led side were bowled out for 239, losing the game by 242 runs in Nottingham.
England – 444/3, vs Pakistan, 2016
Once again, Alex Hales scored 171 runs in 122 balls, while Joe Root (85), Butler (90) and captain Morgan (57) scored 444 runs in 50 overs with half-centuries. Sharjeel Khan’s 58 off 30 balls was not enough to take Pakistan home as the hosts lost by 169 runs.
Sri Lanka – 443/9, vs Netherlands, 2006
Amstelveen seems to be a batsman’s paradise. More than a decade ago, the Mahela Jayawardene-led side had amassed 443 runs riding on centuries from Sanath Jayasuriya (157) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (117). It was a record that Sri Lanka maintained for 10 years until England breached it in Nottingham in 2016. The Netherlands scored 248 in reply, losing the game by 195 runs.
South Africa – 439/2, vs West Indies, 2015
Well, who can forget this game in Johannesburg? Riley Rossouw (153) and Hashim Amla (128) shared a 247-run partnership. And then came Mr 360, AB de Villiers, who scored the fastest ODI century off just 31 balls. He scored 149 runs in just 44 balls as South Africa scored 439 runs. West Indies tried to fight in the form of half-centuries from Dwayne Smith (64) and Denesh Ramdin (57), but it was not enough given the task. their hands. The visitors were restricted to 291/7, losing the game by 148 runs.
South Africa – 438/9, vs Australia, 2006
This was the first instance when the world saw one team scoring more than 400 runs in an ODI and the other team successfully chasing. World Champions Australia set a mammoth target of 435 for the Proteas after skipper Ricky Ponting smashed 164 off 105 balls. In reply, Herschelle Gibbs hit 175 off 111 balls, while captain Graeme Smith (90) and wicketkeeper-batsman Mark Boucher (50) hit half-centuries. The hosts chased down the target with a wicket in hand and wrote a new chapter in ODI cricket history.
South Africa – 438/4, vs India, 2015
MS Dhoni’s team probably felt the most helpless in the game in Mumbai when Quinton de Kock (109), de Villiers (119) and Faf du Plessis (133) were playing the Indian bowlers. Du Plessis eventually injured his hamstring but still, he continued to hit sixes in that match. Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane hit fifties but their efforts were meager as the Men in Blue were all out for 224.
Australia – 434/4, vs South Africa, 2006
Australia was the first team to cross the 400-run mark in ODIs. But after an innings, South Africa joined the league and finished only second in a span of hours. On 12 March 2006, more than 800 runs were scored in an ODI match. Ponting won the player of the match award but the defeat spoiled the mood despite setting a world record.
South Africa – 418/5, vs Zimbabwe, 2006
Months after chasing the historic target against Australia, the Proteas beat Zimbabwe with a total of 400+, which eventually became their second in a calendar year. It was a rare feat that South Africa achieved after Boucher’s 147 in 68 balls and half-centuries by the top three batsmen – Lutz Boseman (88), Alviro Pietersen (80) and captain Jacques Kallis (50). Zimbabwe, on the other hand, could only manage 247/4.
India – 418/5, vs West Indies, 2011
The game marked a golden chapter in the history of cricket as fans witnessed only the second male player on the planet to score an ODI double century. History was created in Indore when stand-in captain Virender Sehwag returned to form in the fourth match of the five-match series against West Indies. The dynamic opener hit 25 fours and 7 sixes to score 219 runs off 149 balls. On the other hand, Gautam Gambhir (67) and Suresh Raina (55) scored half-centuries India Posted 418/5, improving his previous best – 414/7 against Sri Lanka in Rajkot. West Indies team got out for 265 runs.
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