The England team made history in ODI cricket. With the highest score of 498 for 4 in the first ODI against the Netherlands, the host team lost by 232 runs. The Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl first in the one-day international at Amstelveen. Three England batsmen scored centuries, David Mullen 125, Phil Salt 122, and Jose Butler 162 off just 70 balls. Butler hit seven fours and 14 sixes in the innings.
England team made history in ODI cricket | highest score of 498 runs for 4
The English team broke its own record of 481 runs in ODI cricket. The Netherlands were bowled out for 266 in 49.4 overs in pursuit of the 499-run target. Max O’Dowd was dismissed for 55. Scott Edwards played an unbeaten 72-run inning. For England, Moin Ali took 3 wickets, David Willie, Race Topley, and Sam Koran took 2 wickets each. David Milan took one wicket.
