England have sights set on 500-run mark, says Buttler
England will keep chasing the 500-run mark in one-day internationals (ODIs) after narrowly missing out on the milestone in a record-breaking win over Netherlands, Jos Buttler said.
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England have sights set on 500-run mark, says Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler said. England broke their own record for the highest team total in ODI history after they smashed 498-4 to win by 232 runs on Friday. Buttler, Dawid Malan and Phil Salt notched up centuries while Liam Livingstone walked into bat in the 45th over and scored England's fastest ODI fifty as they eclipsed their previous record of 481 against Australia in 2018. "We've come close one time before this and the message in the team is to try to keep pushing boundaries and taking the team forward, take the game on," Buttler told reporters.
Netherlands vs England, 1st ODI: England Hit World Record 498/4 To Thrash Netherlands
England hit a world record one-day international score of 498-4 to crush the Netherlands by 232 runs in Amstelveen on Friday, with three men scoring centuries. Eoin Morgan's side beat their own mark of 481-6 set against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018, in the first match of the three-game series. Player of the match Jos Buttler, who finished on 162 not out, plundered his ton off just 47 balls -- missing his own record for the fastest England century by just one ball -- while Phil Salt and Dawid Malan also made three figures.
England hit world ODI record to crush Netherlands
England hit a world record one-day international score of 498-4 to crush the Netherlands by 232 runs in Amstelveen on Friday, with three men scoring centuries.
1st ODI: England hit world record score to crush Netherlands
Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan and Phil Salt notched up centuries while Liam Livingstone walked into bat in the 45th over and scored England's fastest ODI fifty as they eclipsed their previous record of 481 against Australia in 2018.
England Post Highest Team Total In ODI History: How The World Reacted
England on Friday bettered their own record for the highest team score in ODI history. In the first match of the three-match series against Netherlands, the Three Lions went all guns blazing to post a mammoth total of 498/4 in their quota of 50 overs. While Philip Salt, Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler all scored centuries, Liam Livingstone too had his share of fun with a 17-ball fifty that saw him equalling the record for the second-fastest ODI half-century.
Liam Livingstone Hits Joint Second-Fastest ODI Fifty, Scores Unbeaten 66 Off 22 In England's World Record Total vs Netherlands
Liam Livingstone continues to daunt the bowlers with his batting supremacy. The right-handed batter on Friday equalled the record of second-fastest ODI fifty. He achieved the milestone during his side's ongoing first ODI of the three-match series against Netherlands in Amstelveen. By getting to his half-century in only 17 balls, Livingstone joined the likes of Kusal Perera, Sanath Jayasuriya and Martin Guptill on the elite list. Meanwhile, he missed the world record of AB de Villiers, who had scored the fastest ODI fifty, by just one ball.
England smash ODI world record after scoring 498 runs against Netherlands
Phil Salt, Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler all scored centuries as England broke the world record for the most runs in 50 overs - 498.