England broke the world record for the highest total team in international history by a day after defeating 4-498 on Friday in 50 overs against an unfortunate Dutch team to win a unilateral 232-run match at Amstelveen on Friday.
Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan and Phil Salt went back centuries, while Liam Livingstone battled it out in the 45th and scored England’s fastest ODI 50 as they eclipsed his previous record of 481 against Australia in 2018.
Malan (125) and Salt (122) laid the groundwork for England’s scoring record with a 222-run partnership before Buttler (162 not out of 70 balls) came in and accelerated the score in what was a brutal attack. against Dutch bowling players.
Buttler, who scored the top scorer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season with 863 runs, continued where he left off, breaking seven fours and clearing the ropes 14 times after being fired twice by a poor Dutchman in the beginning of his entry.
“I certainly feel like I’m in the shape of my life. The IPL couldn’t have gone much better for me, so I felt good about coming here,” Buttler said after being named the man of the year. party.
“It was a very good port, we started well and that gave me the license to really attack.”
Jos Buttler belts the ball to the limit against the Netherlands. Credit: Getty Images
Buttler set his century in just 47 balls, the second fastest in English history and one ball below his record.
Needing to score a 10-pointer to win, the Dutch team barely managed to score half the required running rate before being sent off by 266, with Moeen Ali grabbing three ports.