Despite Trent Boult five-for, England defeated New Zealand by a large margin of 181 runs thanks to a punishing 182-run performance from Ben Stokes and a 96-run knock from Dawid Malan, as well as deadly bowling from Chris Woakes and Liam Livingstone. The victory gives England a 2-1 series advantage.
When it came to choose who would go first on the pitch, the coin fell in the visitor’s advantage. Trent Boult got off to a terrible start for England by packing Jonny Bairstow with his first ball and removing Joe Root for 4 runs, putting England at 13/2 after the third over. With their counterattacks, Dawid Malan and Ben Stokes destroyed the New Zealand bowlers, putting up a record-breaking 199 runs for the third wicket.
The combination saw Malan reach his half-century while Stokes recorded his fourth century, the greatest score by an English hitter in ODIs, and reached his fifty. Prior to being removed by Ben Lister, Stokes had scored 182 runs off just 124 balls, including 15 fours and 9 maximums. England amassed a mammoth total of 368 in 48.1 overs thanks to a cameo from Jos Buttler (38 off 24) at the bottom of the order. Trent Boult was New Zealand’s go-to bowler during his run of 5/51 in 9.1 overs.
The top order was shaken by Reece Topley and Chris Woakes with scorching spells, leaving New Zealand in trouble at 37/4 as they attempted to chase down 369 runs. New Zealand’s batters did not live up to their expectations. Prior to Daryl Mitchell falling to Sam Curran, the pair of Glenn Phillips and Mitchell contributed 33 runs for the fifth wicket.
Phillips was the only batsman who appeared at ease using the bat, hitting 72 runs off 76 balls while the other batters were unable to help with the chase and were ultimately bowled out for 187. In the four-match ODI series, England won the game by 181 runs to take a 2-1 lead.
Taking a look at the statistics and numbers from the third One-Day International between England and New Zealand
182 – Ben Stokes surpassed Jason Roy’s previous record of 180 against Australia in 2018 by scoring the highest ODI score of 182 for England.
Ben Stokes’ total of 182 in an ODI is higher than his previous best of 102* against Australia in 2017.
The best ODI score at the Oval belongs to Ben Stokes (182). The previous high score was 176*, which Evin Lewis vs England in 2017 achieved.
The second-highest total by any side at The Oval belongs to England, with a score of 368. Against England in 2015, New Zealand scored the highest total (398/5).
Trent Boult surpassed Richard Hadlee’s previous record of five five-wicket hauls by recording his sixth, making it the most by a New Zealand bowler in ODIs.
2 – England’s 368 points against New Zealand in ODIs are their second-highest total ever. In 2015, Birmingham saw them reach their greatest total of 408.
The third-wicket partnership between Ben Stokes and Dawid Malan, which they recorded against New Zealand in an ODI, was the greatest in ODI history at 199 runs.
New Zealand’s defeat to England in ODIs was 181 runs, the second-largest margin of defeat. In Birmingham, they were defeated by England in 2015 by a score of 210 runs.
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