England have produced a display of success different from anything cricket has known in a startling entry that has broken world records.
Cricket has never seen anything like it.
England has smashed world records in a simply absurd first entry that attacked the Netherlands on Friday night (AEST).
The first ODI in Amstelveen became a bloodbath for the local team as England set a new world record for the highest entry score ever seen in cricket ODI.
England finished their 50 overs 4/498 with three batters all scoring hundreds.
By the time the carnage was over, England had hit 25 six and 36 four.
As end-of-entry pyrotechnics continued to skyrocket, it seemed like a very real possibility that Eoin Morgan’s team was on the verge of becoming the first team to ever reach the 500-race ODI cricket milestone.
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Instead, England had to settle for a new world record, surpassing the highest score ever seen in cricket ODI, England’s score of 481 against Australia in 2018.
The list of records broken Friday night is just crazy, including:
– This is the first time England have had three batsmen scoring centuries in an ODI entry.
– Liam Livingstone scored the second fastest fifty in ODI cricket. He reached 50 of 17 balls, finishing a distance from Villiers ’AB record of 16 balls set in 2015.
– Livingstone also set a new record for the highest number of runs ever scored in an over by an English cricketer with 32 runs in an over.
– Jos Buttler, who finished with 162 not out, stole his ton with just 47 balls, losing his own record of England’s fastest century by just one ball.
– England scored 198 runs in their 12 finals.
England needed 40 races from the final three to reach the 500. They reached the final where they had to do 12 races from the final two balls. Livingstone only managed to hit a four and a six.
Buttler scored the most with his 162 not out of 70 balls, but had a lot of help from Dawid Malan (125 of 109) and Phil Salt (122 of 93).
Unfortunately, the Netherlands won the draw and sent tourists to beat.
Baptism card from England to First ODI against the Netherlands
Jason Roy 1 (7 balls)
Phil Salt 122 (93)
Dawid Malan 125 (109)
Jos Buttler 162 (70)
Eoin Morgan 0 (1)
Liam Livingstone 66 (22)
Extras 22
Falling hatches, by cricinfo: 1-1 (Jason Roy, 1.3 ov), 2-223 (Phil Salt, 29.4 ov), 3-407 (Dawid Malan, 44.3 ov), 4-407 (Eoin Morgan, 44.4 ov)
Bowling marker card from the Netherlands in the First ODI against England
Logan Van Beek 1-82 (10 overs)
Shane Snater 1-99 (10)
Peter Seelaar 2-83 (9)
Leede stockings 0-65 (5)
Philippe Boissevain 0-108 (10)
Aryan Dutt 0-55 (6)
The highest ODI innings totals ever
498/4 – England v NED, June 2022
481/6 – England vs AUS, June 2018
444/3 – England vs PAK, August 2018
443/9 – Sri Lanka vs. NED, July 2006