BIRMINGHAM, June 10:
Jos Buttler’s 129 and a hundred from Joe Root helped England to a record 210-run win over New Zealand in the first one-day international at Edgbaston as they launched their ‘new era’ of limited overs cricket in style.
It was England’s biggest victory, in terms of runs, in all ODI cricket beating their 202-run margin against India at Lord’s way back during the inaugural 1975 World Cup.
England’s total of 408 for nine, their highest in all ODI cricket, was built on the back of hundreds by wicket-keeper Buttler and Joe Root (104).
It surpassed the 391 for four that England made against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge in 2005 — the previous highest in any ODI in England.
Buttler’s stand of 177 with Adil Rashid (69) was also a new seventh-wicket record in all one-day internationals, topping the 130 shared by Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower and Heath Streak against England in Harare in 2001.
England dismissed World Cup finalists New Zealand for 198 with more than 18 overs to spare, fast bowler Steven Finn (four for 35) and leg-spinner Rashid (four for 55) doing the bulk of the damage. (Agencies)
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