Centuries from Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales powered England to a world record men’s ODI score of 481 for 6 against Australia at Trent Bridge.
On the same ground where England plundered the previous record – 444 for 3 against Pakistan in August 2016 in the most recent completed ODI on the ground – England thrashed 21 sixes and 41 fours in becoming the first side to reach 450 in ODI history.
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Only once in the history of List A cricket – when Surrey scored 496 for 4 against Gloucestershire at The Oval in 2007 – has any side scored more.
It all meant Australia will have to set a host of records to avoid slipping to a series-defining defeat. Never before have they chased as many as 340 – their current record chase is 334 for 8, set against England in Sydney in 2011 – and only twice – in the 4011-match history of ODI cricket – have any sides managed to score 400 in the second innings. Never, in the history of List A cricket, has a team managed to score 440 in the second innings.
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