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Alex Hales, Chris Woakes match-winning performance helps England win ODI series vs Pakistan
England came up with a match-winning performance all round, as they registered a historic 169-run win over visitors Pakistan in the third ODI at Trent Bridge.
Hosts England came up with a stellar as well as match-winning performance all round, as they registered a historic 169-run win over visitors Pakistan in the third of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series, at Trent Bridge on Tuesday. It was England opener and Man of the Match Alex Hales’s record innings of 171, which mostly did the damage and took the game away from Pakistan, while during Pakistan’s batting, it was Chris Woakes, who claimed four wickets for 41 in just 5.4 overs, to break the Pakistan’s batting line-up, as England take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Pakistan vs England 2016, 3rd ODI at Trent Bridge
Earlier, England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss, and elected to bat first on a flat batting track, as the decision turned out to be perfectly right, with England playing one gem of an innings, as it turned out to be a record-breaking one, with England posting a mammoth and historic total of 444 for the loss of five wickets, courtesy of a couple of record breaking knocks from opener Alex Hales, who smashed 171, which was also the highest individual score by an English batsman in ODIs, while Jos Buttler smashed the fastest ODI half-century by an English batsman in just 22 deliveries.
The Pakistan innings began their chase with the openers in the form of Sami Aslam and Sharjeel Khan. However, with just 21 runs on the board, it was Aslam, who fell for mere eight to Chris Woakes, after being caught by Moeen Ali, in the fourth over. It was followed by a brief 29-run stand between Sharjeel and skipper Azhar Ali, before the skipper fell for mere 13 to the same man in the eighth over, after being caught by Adil Rashid. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: Pakistan vs England 2016, 3rd ODI at Trent Bridge
Meanwhile, Pakistan managed to score their opening 50 runs in just eight overs, while Sharjeel scored his second ODI half-century in just 26 deliveries, including 12 boundaries, along with a strike rate of 193. At the score of 83, it was Sharjeel, who fell for 58 to Woakes again, after being Ben Stokes, as Pakistan ended the opening 10 overs of powerplay with 83 runs.
Pakistan brought up their 100 runs in 14 overs, as at the score of 106, it was Babar Azam, who fell for mere nine to Stokes, after being caught by Morgan, in the 16th over. Just a couple of runs later, it was Shoaib Malik’s turn to walk back, as he was dismissed for a mere single to Liam Plunkett, after being caught behind by Jos Buttler, in the 17th over. ENG post record ODI total of 444 vs PAK, Hales slams 171
Nevertheless, Pakistan eventually brought up their 150 runs in 24 overs, while at the score of 155, they lost their sixth wicket in the form of Sarfraz Ahmed, who seemed to be good going, but failed to go strong enough, as he was dismissed for 38 to Adil Rashid, after being caught by Root, in the 25th over. Just nine runs later, it was Hasan Ali, who fell for mere four to Moeen Ali, who bowled him up in the 28th over.
Following his dismissal, the Pakistan innings was potentially over, as the wickets kept falling, while at the score of 180, it was Mohammad Nawaz, who too was looking promising, but couldn’t cope up with the pressure, as he fell for 34 to Rashid, after being caught by Morgan, in the 31st over, while just 19 runs later, it was Wahab Riaz, who was given leg before to Mark Wood for mere 14, in the 36th over, as he reviewed the decision, but nothing changed as replays suggested it was the umpire’s call, and the decision stayed. Hales scores highest individual score for ENG in ODIs
Highest scores by No. 11s in ODIs
Player
R
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
Mohammad Aamer
58
Pakistan
England
Trent Bridge
August 30, 2016
Shoaib Akhtar
43
Pakistan
England
Newlands
February 22, 2003
Makhaya Ntini
42*
South Africa
New Zealand
Napier
March 2, 2004
Joel Garner
37
West Indies
India
Old Trafford
June 9, 1983
Peter Ongondo
36
Kenya
West Indies
Nairbobi
August 18, 2001
Steven Finn
35
England
Australia
The Gabba
January 30, 2011
Chris Pringle
34*
New Zealand
West Indies
Guwahati
November 1, 1994
Mushtaq Ahmed
34*
Pakistan
South Africa
SSC
July 12, 2000
Mitchell McClenaghan
34*
New Zealand
South Africa
Mount Maunganui
October 24, 2014
Jeetan Patel
34
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Sabina Park
April 24, 2007
Nevertheless, Pakistan also brought up their 200 runs in 36 overs, while Pakistan ended the second powerplay in 40 overs, contributing 158 runs. The 250 runs for Pakistan too came quickly within the 41st over, as Yasir Shah and Mohammad Aamer put up record 50-run stand for the 10th wicket in the world, as Yasir contributed 11, and Aamer contributed 44, while Aamer later also went on to score his maiden ODI half-century in just 22 balls, including four boundaries and four sixes, along with a strike rate of 207, before he fell for 58 in the 43rd over to Woakes, after being caught and bowled by him, as England registered a historic win, by beating Pakistan by 169 runs, and also taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series, with Hales being the Man of the Match.
Brief scores
England 444 for 3 in 50 overs (Alex Hales 171, Jos Buttler 90*, Hasan Ali 2 for 74) beat Pakistan 275 in 42.4 overs (Sharjeel Khan 58, Mohammad Aamer 58; Chris Woakes 4 for 41) by 169 runs.
(Ayush Gupta is a reporter at CricketCountry. A passionate supporter of Manchester United, he idolises Roger Federer and is also a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) maniac. He can be followed on Twitter @Ayush24x7)
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