All-rounder Ben Stokes, who played an aggressive innings of 108 off 84 balls to give England their second win in the ICC ODI World Cup against Netherlands, said after the match that he was happy to return to winning ways for the team. With his century. This is defending champions England’s first win after five consecutive defeats. Despite being out of the title race earlier, the win means a lot for the team as the top-8 teams in the World Cup points table will qualify for the Champions Trophy 2025.
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England were ranked 10th before this match, but their 160-run win over the Netherlands has moved them up to seventh. After scoring 339 runs, England bowled out Netherlands for 179 runs.
Stokes, who was adjudged player of the match, said, ‘I am more than happy to see the team back to winning ways. This World Cup has been tough for us but it feels good to see this win and century. This pitch was good for batting. I knew the ball here bounced like a tennis ball. My plan was to bat till the last overs.
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In this match, opener David Malan scored 84 runs in 74 balls with the help of 10 fours and two sixes and gave England a quick start. After this, Stokes got good support from Chris Woakes (51 off 45 balls) in the last overs. Both shared an aggressive partnership of 129 runs off 81 balls for the seventh wicket.
Praising Vox, Stokes said, ‘It was good to partner with Vox. We were just batting without paying attention to the scoreboard. Vokes is a very good all-rounder for us. He bowled brilliantly after scoring his half century.
England captain Jos Buttler said his team’s World Cup campaign has been very disappointing and they want to win the match at any cost.
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He said, ‘I was absolutely desperate to win. (David) Malan got us off to a quick start. The partnership between (Ben) Stokes and (Chris) Woakes was brilliant. Woakes is a player who gives his all whenever the team needs him.
Praising Woakes, he said, ‘He is a class cricketer (Wakes), he has done brilliantly for us. His swing bowling was amazing, he deserved more than one wicket.