The first match of the three-match ODI series between England and the Netherlands (ENG vs NED) was played on Friday in the city of Amstelveen. In this match England, batting first, scored 498 runs from 50 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. This is the highest score in ODI cricket. Even before this, the highest ODI cricket score was recorded in the name of England. Not only this, England also hold the top three spots in ODI highest scoring top 5.
England had scored 444 runs against Pakistan in the one-day match played in Nottingham in 2016. With this score, England broke Sri Lanka’s 10-year record for the highest score of 443 runs. In this match, Alex Hals was the ‘Man of the Match’ after scoring 171 runs from 122 balls. Apart from him, Jos Buttler played an undefeated and fast inning of 90 runs on 51 balls. Captain Eoin Morgan was also unbeaten on 57 of 27 balls. England won this match by 169 runs. This score has now reached number 3 on the ODI cricket high scores list.
England surpassed their highest ODI score just two years later. In the year 2018 against Australia in Nottingham, the English team scored 481 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. This time too Alex Hales was the ‘Man of the Match’. He played an inning of 147 runs on 92 balls. Along with Alex, Jonny Bairstow scored 139 runs from 92 balls, Jason Roy scored 82 runs from 61 balls and captain Eoin Morgan scored 67 runs from 30 balls. England won this match by 242 runs. This is now the second highest score in ODI cricket.
On the final night (June 17, 2022), England once again demolished their highest scoring record. In this match, three batsmen scored centuries for the England side. Phil Salt played a 122-run inning on 93 balls. At the same time, David Malan scored 25 runs on 109 balls. Jos Buttler scored 162 runs on 70 balls. He hit 14 sixes in his innings. Following this, Liam Livingstone also made 66 runs on 22 balls while hitting explosively. Thanks to these matchless innings, England scored 498 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. England won this match by 232 runs. Now this is the highest score in ODI cricket.
