On this day- June 22
England scored their highest ever ODI score- 378
England took on Pakistan and batting first, Lauren Winfield (123) and Tammy Beaumont (104) brought up their maiden hundreds. In the end, Nat Sciver’s 33 balls 80 took England to 378.
In return, Pakistan managed only 166. Anya Shrubsole’s 4 for 19 played the major role in restricting Pakistan. Bismah Maroof showed some resistance with 61, but unfortunately, it wasn’t enough.
RECORDS CREATED:
This is the highest score for England in ODIs.
Most sixes hit in an ODI innings- 11 by England.
Nat Sciver’s strike rate of 242.42 is the highest in an ODI innings of 50 or more runs.
This is just the third time that both the England openers have scored a hundred in an innings.
212 runs victory margin is England’s sixth-biggest win and their second-biggest against Pakistan
Nida Dar’s 11.14 economy Rate is now the third-worst in an ODI innings.
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