| ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup, Pune: |
| England 339-9 (50 overs): Stokes 108 (84), Malan 87 (74); De Leede 3-74 |
| Netherlands 179 (37.2 overs): Nidamanuru 41* (34); Moeen 3-42, Rashid 3-54 |
| England gained by 160 runs |
| Scorecard. Table. |
Ben Stokes hit an outstanding century as England boosted their beleaguered World Cup marketing campaign with a 160-run victory over the Netherlands in Pune.
The defending champions’ hopes of progressing had been already over however the consequence does enhance their probabilities of qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Stokes hit 108 from 84 balls, his fifth one-day worldwide century however first at a World Cup, to rescue England’s batting line-up from extra distress and drag them to 339-9.
Dawid Malan’s 87 gave England a platform at 133-1 earlier than a collapse – Malan, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook and Moeen Ali had been all out in fast succession – had them teetering at 192-6 within the thirty sixth over.
However Stokes, crucially dropped at nice leg on 42, powered on from a gentle begin in a partnership of 129 from 81 balls with Chris Woakes, who made an vital 51.
The Netherlands’ chase by no means obtained going after early blows by Chris Woakes and David Willey.
They had been dismissed for 179 in 37.2 overs, with Willey taking 2-19, Moeen Ali 3-42 and Adil Rashid 3-54.
England’s second win in eight video games lifts them from backside of the desk to seventh with one match to play – a gathering with Pakistan on Saturday.
They have to end within the high eight to make the Champions Trophy and, whereas victory in Kolkata would all however assure qualification, they might have already got sufficient if different outcomes go their method.
Defeat right here mathematically ended the Netherlands’ probabilities of ending within the high 4 they usually face leaders India of their last sport on Sunday.
Stokes stands up once more
Stokes will marvel why this innings, which included six fours and 6 sixes, couldn’t have come sooner.
England’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals had been successfully over lengthy earlier than Saturday’s defeat by Australia confirmed their elimination.
Their talisman can be set to endure surgical procedure on his long-standing knee downside subsequent week and England can be desperately grateful he resisted calls to return residence early.
That they had by no means misplaced an ODI to the Netherlands however a shock regarded not past risk as wickets tumbled.
After reaching fifty in 58 balls, Stokes took simply 20 balls to get to a few figures in one other show of power-hitting, because the Take a look at captain focused the leg aspect and the Netherlands misplaced their self-discipline, conceding 20 extras in whole.
Stokes, having survived an in depth lbw assessment the place he was deemed to have gotten a faint inside edge, took 23 from forty fifth over, bowled by spinner Aryan Dutt, together with a head-high full toss that was flicked for six earlier than banging the following free hit over long-on.
Stokes was finally caught attempting to hit out within the last over. The Netherlands are usually not the primary group to wrestle as he attacked and won’t be the final.
Extra batting struggles elsewhere
England’s distress in India has, on the entire, been brought on by collapses with the bat. Stokes ensured their newest was not as damaging.
Malan capitalised on Dutch generosity with the brand new ball, driving when the bowling recurrently drifted too full, however fellow opener Jonny Bairstow failed once more when he tried to flog off-spinner Dutt and was caught at deep sq. leg.
Root battled to twenty-eight, his highest rating in six matches, earlier than he was comically bowled by means of his legs attempting to play a trademark reverse scoop to seamer Logan van Beek and Malan was run out an over later.
Brook, recalled for Liam Livingstone, made 11 earlier than he skied a catch to deep mid-wicket, whereas Buttler’s depressing spell continued as he chipped seamer Paul van Meekeren to mid-off for 5.
The England captain is averaging 13.87 within the event with a excessive rating of 43.
Willey & Woakes impress
Whereas the batting has struggled, England’s bowling has no less than improved previously three video games.
Right here, seamers Woakes and Willey discovered motion beneath the lights whereas the Netherlands had been curiously tentative.
After opener Max O’Dowd hit Woakes into the fingers of mid-on and Colin Ackermann was caught behind for a duck off Willey, there was a run of 13 consecutive dot balls. The Dutch managed simply 23 runs from the powerplay – the bottom return within the event to this point.
Opener Wesley Barresi took 62 balls to make 37 and Sybrand Engelbrecht 49 for 33.
Captain Scott Edwards, who made 38, and Teja Nidamanuru, who completed unbeaten on 41, briefly held up England earlier than spinners Moeen and Rashid ran by means of the remainder of the order to finish the win.