England cricket team set amazing record, became the first team in the world to do so in ODI history
England vs West Indies 1st ODI: The England cricket team made history with a great performance in the first ODI match played against West Indies in Edgbaston on Thursday (29 May). England’s top 7 batsmen scored 30 or more runs. England has become the first team of ODI history, with seven batsmen scored 30 or more runs in an innings.
First team to do so
As an opening batsman, Jamie Smith scored 37 runs in 24 balls and his fellow opener Ben Docket played 60 runs in 48 balls. Joe Root landed at number 3, Root scored 57 runs in 65 balls, captain Harry Brook scored 58 runs in 45 balls, Jose Butler scored 37 runs in 32 balls. Jacob Bethel, who came out to bat at number 6, was the top scorer for the team and scored 82 off 53 balls with his bat and all -rounder Will Jax scored 39 runs in 24 balls.
This is the first time this happened
The England cricket team scored a huge score of 400 runs after receiving the first batting invitation in this match. This is the biggest score made by any team without any personal century in ODI history. For the first time a team has reached 400 figures without a century.
Significantly, in this match, England defeated West Indies by a huge margin of 238 runs, it is England’s biggest win in ODI history. After receiving the first Batbaji, England scored a huge score of 400 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in the prescribed 50 overs. Chasing the target, the West Indies team was all out for 162 runs in 26.2 overs.
