England thrashed Australia by 242 runs in the third ODI of the ongoing series, at Trent Bridge. England now have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the 5-ODI series. Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales both scored hundreds, Jason Roy got 81, and Eoin Morgan scored the fastest fifty by an England batsman. England put up 481 for 6, bettering their own world record of 444 for 3, which they had set against Pakistan at the same ground two years ago. They hit 21 sixes in all, one short of the existing world record.
Biggest margins of defeat in ODIs batting first between Test-playing nations
Margin
Winner
Score
Against
Score
Venue
Season
272 runs
South Africa
399/6
Zimbabwe
127
Benoni
2010-11
258 runs
South Africa
301/8
Sri Lanka
43
Paarl
2011-12
257 runs
South Africa
408/5
West Indies
151
Sydney
2014-15
245 runs
Sri Lanka
299/5
India
54
Sharjah
2000-01
242 runs
England
481/6
Australia
239
Trent Bridge
2018
England’s win was the fifth-largest in ODI history when both sides were Test-playing nations and 12th-largest overall. The top two entries involve a Test-playing nation beating an Associate Nation:
– 290 runs (New Zealand beating Ireland at Aberdeen, 2008)
– 275 runs (Australia beating Afghanistan at Perth, 2014-15)
England’s victory is their largest while batting first. Their previous best was 210 runs, achieved three years ago, when they scored 408 for 9 and bowled out New Zealand for 198 at Edgbaston.
Biggest wins for England batting first
Margin
England
Against
Score
Ground
Season
242 runs
481/6
Australia
239
Trent Bridge
2018
210 runs
408/9
New Zealand
198
Edgbaston
2015
202 runs
334/4
India
132/3
Lord’s
1975
198 runs
363/7
Pakistan
165
Trent Bridge
1992
196 runs
290/5
East Africa
94
Edgbaston
1975
This is also Australia’s worst defeat while chasing. Their previous biggest margin of defeat was 206 runs, against New Zealand at Adelaide way back in 1985-86.
Biggest defeats for Australia batting second
Score
Against
Score
Australia
Ground
Season
242 runs
England
481/9
239
Trent Bridge
2018
206 runs
New Zealand
276/7
70
Adelaide
1985-86
196 runs
South Africa
289/7
93
Cape Town
2005-06
164 runs
West Indies
255/8
91
Perth
1986-87
159 runs
New Zealand
307/8
148
Auckland
2015-16
The previous largest margin of victory in an England-Australia match dates back to 1998-99: Australia scored 272 for 5 at Melbourne and bowled out England for 110, thus winning by 162 runs.
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