NED vs ENG: England beat Netherlands by 232 runs after Salt, Malan, Buttler, Livingstone unleash hell at Amstelveen

England gained the primary ODI by a mammoth margin after they registered the very best ever List A rating of 498 on the VRA Ground in Amstelveen.

Jos Buttler of England. Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSOn Friday, England beat Netherlands by 232 runsJos Buttler grew to become the Player of the MatchMoeen Ali picked up 3 wickets

England, on Friday, June 17, defeated the Netherlands by 232 runs within the opening sport of the three-match ODI collection on the VRA Ground in Amstelveen.

Records tumbled on the day after the Three Lions racked up a huge rating of 498/4. The Brits didn’t make the best of begins as quick bowler Shane Snater accounted for his cousin Jason Roy’s wicket within the second over.

From there on, the Three Lions didn’t look again and took the Dutch bowlers to the cleaners. Dawid Malan and Phil Salt laid the platform with a 222-run stand for the opening wicket. Both batters went on to attain centuries, but it surely was Jos Buttler who stole the limelight.

Buttler went bonkers to attain the second quickest ODI century by an English batter off 47 balls. Thereafter, he smashed an unbeaten 70-ball 162 with the assistance of seven fours and as many as 14 sixes.

Liam Livingstone didn’t die questioning both as he clobbered a 22-ball 66 with six fours and as many sixes. On the again of their knocks, England registered the highest-ever ODI rating, combining males’s and ladies’s cricket.

They broke the file set by New Zealand Women, who scored 491 towards Ireland Women again in 2018. The Three Lions additionally broke a 15-year-old file for the very best List A crew rating.

Max O’Dowd and Scott Edwards scored half-centuries, however they didn’t get a lot assist from others within the Netherlands’ run-chase. Edwards top-scored for the Dutch crew with a gutsy 56-ball 72, laced with 5 fours and a six.

The Netherlands have been finally shot out for 266 in 49.4 overs. Moeen Ali was the decide of the English bowlers with three wickets. David Willey, Reece Topley and Sam Curran picked up two wickets apiece.