Another shocker from England cricket team as they thrashed arch-rivals Australia in the 3rd ODI of a 5-match series by a record-breaking 243 runs to win the series 3-0 at Trent Bridge.
At 1:45 PM, Australia had put England in to bat, when Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow, scored mindblowing centuries to surpass their previous record of 444/3 against Pakistan and smash the highest-ever ODI score by a men cricket team on Tuesday.
Jonny Bairstow’s crazy 139 and a superb 147 by Alex Hales ensured England break their old record of 444/3 made against Pakistan, at the same ground, around 2 years ago.
What an innings!
The moment @jbairstow21 smashed a six to reach his century! ?
Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/RDmRKNPP6s#ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/VzyNOTtNiG
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 19, 2018
Later, skipper Eoin Morgan too joined the party as he struck a 21-ball half century, which is the fastest by an England batsman in ODIs. Moreover, the 31-year-old batsman is now also the leading one-day run scorer for his country.
At one point England touched 446/3 in 45.3 overs and it seemed that the team will score past 500-runs and break the world-record held by New Zealand Women cricket team of scoring 490 runs but that couldn’t happen as Australian cricket team took a few late wickets as England reached 481/6 in 50 overs.
Meanwhile, Australia fast bowler Andrew Tye really had a bad day as he went wicketless and was smashed for 100 runs in his 9 overs.
Record breaking day @TrentBridge.
?Highest ODI total 481/6
?Fastest England ODI 50 @Eoin16 from 21 balls
?Morgan becomes highest ever run scorer for @englandcricket in ODIS.
?England's largest victory in ODIs by margin of runs, Australia's heaviest defeat#bbccricket pic.twitter.com/QEiTQE1Nef
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) June 19, 2018
How the mighty have fallen! World champions Australia could only score 239/9 as they faced a huge defeat and finally lost the series.
For the hosts, Adil Rashid scalped 4 wickets while Moeen Ali took 3 wickets as Australia suffered their 14th defeat in 16 completed ODIs.
Well, this is England’s largest victory and Australia’s worst defeat – both by runs.
#England beat arch rival #australia like a child?️?
It's a world record. pic.twitter.com/kRw2wcPWZ3— Ali Iftikhar (@iftikharreal) June 20, 2018
Check out the highest innings totals in one-day matches:
481-6 in 50 overs – England vs Australia in Nottingham on 19-06-2018
444-3 in 50 overs – England vs Pakistan in Nottingham on 30-08-2016
443-9 in 50 overs – Sri Lanka vs Netherlands in Amstelveen on 04-07-2006
439-2 in 50 overs – South Africa vs West Indies in Johannesburg on 18-01-2015
438-9 in 49.5 overs – South Africa vs Australia in Johannesburg on 12-03-2006
438-4 in 50 overs – South Africa vs India in Mumbai on 25-10-2015
Highest ODI score by England 481 against Australia pic.twitter.com/94hsAith8z
— Syed Abrar Shah (@SyedAbr32204991) June 19, 2018
What a way to seal the ODI series! Don’t miss the highlights:
Meanwhile, let’s see if Australia can make a comeback in the 4th ODI at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England.
