England beat Australia to win series: Here are records broken!
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England continued their dominance over Australia as they scripted the highest ever ODI score in the history of the sport. The hosts were in a different dimension at Trent Bridge as they posted 481/6. In reply, Aussies were bundled out for a paltry score of 239 runs. England have a 3-0 lead in the 5-match series. Here are the records broken in this match.
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England's batting see them posting record score
England broke the previous record of highest total (444 runs) in an ODI game, which was scripted by them against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in 2016. This time they amassed 481/6 and fell 19 runs short to become the first team to score 500 runs. Jonny Bairstow cashed in with a century alongside Alex Hales. Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan hit whirlwind fifties.
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Record SMASHED 💥 #ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/m8bIGkxzxl
— ICC (@ICC) June 19, 2018
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England notch their biggest win against Aussies
This was England's biggest win over Australia in the history of ODIs. England notched their 2nd consecutive ODI series win against the world champions. The number one ranked team inflicted the biggest ever defeat, in terms of runs, Australia have ever faced. 62 boundaries were hit in the match, which is a new record. The previous mark was 59, held by England, against Lanka.
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Skipper Morgan revels in superb show
England skipper Eoin Morgan became the first batsmen to surpass 3,000 runs in England and Wales. Bairstow became only the eight player to hit four centuries in six innings. The other seven are Kohli, Warner, de Kock, Sangakkara, Amla, de Villiers and Abbas. Roy and Bairstow shared their 4th century opening stand, equalling the team record held by Knight and Trescothick.