Jos Butler smashes a shot during the first ODI at VRA Cricket Ground in Amstelveen, on June 17, 2022. — Twitter/ICC
AMSTELVEEN: England made history by scoring 498-4 against the Netherlands, which is the highest team total in men’s ODI history in the first fixture of the three-match series at VRA Cricket Ground on Friday.
In Amstelveen, Phil Salt, Dawid Malan, and Jos Butler unleashed havoc by smashing centuries to help England achieve the milestone of the highest team total in ODIs.
England broke their own record of 481, which they set against Australia in Nottingham in June 2018.
Butler was the top-scorer for England as he scored a blistering 70-ball 162, while Salt and Malan scored 122 and 125, respectively.
