It is known that the Dutch cricket team cannot compete with the world’s top teams, but today the Orange team made a big difference. England broke the world record for runs in a game one day at Amstelveen: 498 runs in 50 overs. Then England beat the Orange team by 266, a difference of no less than 232 points.
England broke its own world record in the One Day International (ODI), a one-day international match. Four years ago, England had made 481 games against arch-rivals Australia, a cricket nation far more important than the Netherlands. The record in professional cricket as of Friday was held by the county of Surrey, who scored 496 runs in a one-day 50-over game in the 2007 English league.
The Netherlands – who played ODI against England for the first time outside of World Cup cricket – had only a few moments at Amstelveen to enjoy plenty of striking blows from England. A number of balls were even thrown out of the stadium and lost, making the thousands of England fans who came to Amstelveen very happy.
England even hoped to get past the magic 500-round mark, but it didn’t happen. “But we really don’t take a win like this for granted,” said Eoin Morgan, England cricket captain. Three of his players (Buttler, Malan and Salt) made over 100 runs, which is called the century.
Netherlands captain Pieter Seelaar remains in good spirits after the beating in front of his own crowd. “We have let ourselves down. But we have to see it as a teaching moment, it will make us better cricketers in the future. Now we have to bounce back and make sure we are ready for that on Sunday,” said de Schiedammer.
After all, there are two more duels with England in the coming days. The series of matches is part of the ICC World Cup Super League, a competition in which World Cup qualification can be achieved. Earlier this month, the Netherlands lost three times against the internationally renowned West Indies. Later this summer, Pakistan will also come to the Netherlands.
Ryan Campbell, the Dutch national cricket coach, sat to the side as a spectator. He was released from a British hospital on 9 May. There he stayed for three weeks after the heart attack. A medical examination showed that his heart was not damaged and would make a full recovery. The Dutch Cricket Association reports that Campbell could return to the Dutch team this summer.
Mazher Arsyad
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England Cricket
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