England set a unique world record against New Zealand in a high-voltage ODIcricket match. According to details, England’s cricket team established aunique world record in the opening match of the World Cup.
All 11 English batsmen scored in double figures during the batting, settinga record in One Day International cricket. This achievement isunprecedented in the 52-year history of one-day cricket, with no teamaccomplishing it in 4,567 One Day Internationals.
The opening match of the World Cup, which took place on Thursday atAhmedabad Stadium, saw England batting first against New Zealand. Despitelosing 9 wickets in the allotted overs, they managed to score 282 runs.
England’s uniqueness in this innings was that every player scored at least11 runs. The openers, Jonny Bairstow with 33, David Malan with 14, Joe Rootwith 77, Harry Brook with 25, Moeen Ali with 11, Jos Buttler with 43, LiamLivingstone with 20, Sam Curran with 14, Chris Woakes with 11, Adil Rashidwith 15, and Mark Wood with 15 runs, all contributed without getting out.
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However, despite achieving this unique record, England faced their worstdefeat at the hands of New Zealand. In the ICC World Cup 2023 openingmatch, New Zealand, thanks to a splendid batting performance by DevonConway and Rachin Ravindra, along with excellent bowling, handed England aone-sided defeat by 9 wickets. Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra showcasedtheir batting prowess against the English bowlers, with Devon Conwayscoring 152 runs from 121 balls with 3 sixes and 19 boundaries, whileRachin Ravindra made 123 runs from 96 balls with 5 sixes and 11 boundaries.They secured an impressive victory for their team with just one wicket lossin the 37th over.
