NEW DELHI: Ben Stokes‘ exceptional century shattered data and propelled England to a dominant 181-run victory over New Zealand within the third one-day worldwide on Wednesday, giving the hosts a 2-1 lead within the four-match collection.
In a surprising show of his prowess, Stokes, who had just lately come out of retirement from ODI cricket, blazed a path with a powerful 124-ball 182.
This excellent innings not solely secured the win but additionally etched his identify in historical past as he surpassed Jason Roy’s earlier document of 180, marking the best particular person rating for England within the 50-overs format.
The England take a look at captain’s exceptional efficiency featured a staggering 9 sixes and 15 fours, offering an exhilarating spectacle and propelling the hosts to a formidable whole of 368, all this after being put into bat at The Oval.
“Coming again into the crew after some time out, it is good to come back again and assist the crew,” Stokes mentioned.
“We spoke about placing New Zealand below strain, particularly up prime. Because the skilled gamers, you need to be displaying the fellows to go on the market and do this.”
Left with a mountain to climb, New Zealand buckled below the strain within the chase as they had been bowled out for 187, with Glenn Phillips’s gritty 72 main their scoring. The one different batter to attain greater than 20 runs was Rachin Ravindra (28).
5 England bowlers took wickets, but it surely was Chris Woakes who stood out as he dismissed a key trio of New Zealand batters in Will Younger, Henry Nicholls and Tom Latham. Liam Livingstone additionally took three wickets whereas Reece Topley picked up two.
“We knew we needed to bat nicely. The best way they bowled within the prime 10 overs, getting motion within the air and off the floor. We weren’t in a position to construct partnerships,” New Zealand captain Latham mentioned.
England, who suffered a top-order collapse within the second ODI, appeared set for a similar destiny when Trent Boult dismissed Jonny Bairstow with the primary ball of the match.
Two overs later, England had been in much more bother when Boult struck once more as Joe Root inside-edged a shot onto the stumps.
However with backs in opposition to the wall, Stokes and Dawid Malan mixed for a large 199-run partnership, which got here to an finish when Malan departed on 96 after feathering a catch to Latham off Boult.
In a surprising show of his prowess, Stokes, who had just lately come out of retirement from ODI cricket, blazed a path with a powerful 124-ball 182.
This excellent innings not solely secured the win but additionally etched his identify in historical past as he surpassed Jason Roy’s earlier document of 180, marking the best particular person rating for England within the 50-overs format.
The England take a look at captain’s exceptional efficiency featured a staggering 9 sixes and 15 fours, offering an exhilarating spectacle and propelling the hosts to a formidable whole of 368, all this after being put into bat at The Oval.
“Coming again into the crew after some time out, it is good to come back again and assist the crew,” Stokes mentioned.
“We spoke about placing New Zealand below strain, particularly up prime. Because the skilled gamers, you need to be displaying the fellows to go on the market and do this.”
Left with a mountain to climb, New Zealand buckled below the strain within the chase as they had been bowled out for 187, with Glenn Phillips’s gritty 72 main their scoring. The one different batter to attain greater than 20 runs was Rachin Ravindra (28).
5 England bowlers took wickets, but it surely was Chris Woakes who stood out as he dismissed a key trio of New Zealand batters in Will Younger, Henry Nicholls and Tom Latham. Liam Livingstone additionally took three wickets whereas Reece Topley picked up two.
“We knew we needed to bat nicely. The best way they bowled within the prime 10 overs, getting motion within the air and off the floor. We weren’t in a position to construct partnerships,” New Zealand captain Latham mentioned.
England, who suffered a top-order collapse within the second ODI, appeared set for a similar destiny when Trent Boult dismissed Jonny Bairstow with the primary ball of the match.
Two overs later, England had been in much more bother when Boult struck once more as Joe Root inside-edged a shot onto the stumps.
However with backs in opposition to the wall, Stokes and Dawid Malan mixed for a large 199-run partnership, which got here to an finish when Malan departed on 96 after feathering a catch to Latham off Boult.
Stokes additionally struck up partnerships with Jos Buttler and Livingstone, however as soon as he holed out to sq. leg, England’s tailenders had been rapidly mopped up by Boult and Ben Lister.
“Actually happy with the efficiency. There’s ranges that we are able to maintain reaching, there’s extra within the tank,” England captain Buttler mentioned.
Boult completed with figures of 5-51 – his sixth five-wicket haul in ODIs. Lister, introduced into the crew as a alternative for the injured Adam Milne, picked up three wickets.
The ultimate ODI of the collection can be performed at Lord’s on Friday. The collection is essential for each side’ preparations as they stay up for subsequent month’s Cricket World Cup in India.
(With inputs from Reuters)
