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England Scored Worlds Highest ODI Total In History Against Australia Cricket Team
England Scored Worlds Highest ODI Total In History Against Australia Cricket Team
England registered the highest-ever ODI total (481/6) in men's cricket history and defeated Australia by 242 runs to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
The 242-run defeat was Australia's heaviest-ever in ODIs. Australian's were bowled out for 239 in 37 overs as Adil Rashid took 4-47.
With this, England beats their own previous best of 444 runs which they registered against Pakistan in 2016 at the same venue.
Highlights
- Highest men's one-day international total.
- England's biggest ODI win and Australia's heaviest defeat in terms of runs.
- The record for most boundaries hit in an ODI with 62. The previous mark of 59 was held by England and Sri Lanka.
- Morgan became the first batsman to score 3,000 ODI runs in England and Wales
- Bairstow is only the eighth player to score four centuries in six ODI innings, after Virat Kohli, David Warner, Quinton de Kock, Kumar Sangakkara, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Zaheer Abbas.
- Bairstow has hit four ODI centuries in 2018, equalling David Gower's record in a calendar year (1983).
- Bairstow & Roy recorded their fourth-century opening stand, equalling the England record shared by Nick Knight and Marcus Trescothick.
Snapshot
Third one-day international, Trent Bridge, England
England 481-6 (50 overs): Hales 147, Johnny Bairstow 139, Roy 82, Morgan 67
Australia 239 (37 overs): Head 51, Rashid 4-47, Moeen 3-28
England won by 242 runs; lead 3-0 in five-match series
