England Break World Record For Highest Total In ODI History.

England Break World Record For Highest Total In ODI History:

Carnage! Absolute carnage could best describe the batting performance of the all-power England team against The Netherlands in Amstelveen in the first ODI on Friday.

A 93-ball 122 from opener Philip Salt, followed by a Dawid Malan’s 125 off 109 and with a cherry on the top by Jos Buttler who registered an unbeaten 162 off 70 balls saw England put on the batting exhibition in Amsterdam as three batters scored centuries.

Buttler missed his own record for the fastest England century by just one ball while Liam Livingstone, batting at number six, made the fastest 50 in England’s ODI history off just 17 balls – the joint second-fastest of all-time.

With this mammoth score, Eoin Morgan’s side beat their own record in men’s ODIs of 481-6 set against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018.

Netherlands won the toss and made a strong start after electing to bowl first, dismissing England World Cup winner Jason Roy in the second over.

But Salt and Malan put on 222 in the next 27 overs as Netherlands toiled in the sunshine, with Salt’s first England century coming off 82 balls.

Malan, who was the top-ranked T20 player in the world last year, anchored the innings with another fluent century, his third in international cricket.

At the other end, Buttler was producing an all-time great innings and threatened to break his own record for England’s fastest ever century.

That was not to be but the wicketkeeper-batter, who was in brilliant form during the recent Indian Premier League, went on to make an unbeaten 162, England’s fourth-highest individual score in ODI cricket.

England white-ball captain Morgan was dismissed for a first-ball duck but his dismissal brought Livingstone to the crease and another spell of astonishing hitting proceeded.

The Lancashire star smashed six sixes and six fours from the 22 balls he faced, ending unbeaten on 66 as England fell just two runs short of 500.

Record Breaking Numbers.

Highest ODI totals (men’s)

Jos Buttler, who finished on 162 not out, plundered his ton off just 47 balls.

Most Sixes In A ODI: 26 England v NETH at Amstelveen, today

Last 12 overs of England innings- 198 runs.