World Cup 2023: England defeats Netherlands by 160 runs

In the ICC World Cup, England won the event for the second time by defeating the Netherlands by 160 runs.

England captain Jos Buttler decided to bat first against Netherlands.

England scored 339 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 50 overs, Ben Stokes was outstanding by playing an innings of 108 runs. His 84-ball innings included 6 sixes and 6 fours. David Mullan 87 and Chris Woakes scored 51 runs, Jonny Bairstow 15, Joe Root 28, Harry Brook 11 and captain Jos Buttler returned to the pavilion after scoring only 5 runs.

Bas de Lede took three wickets for the Netherlands while Aryan Dutt and Logan van Beek took two wickets each and Makarin took one wicket.

For the Netherlands, Scott Edwards scored 38, Wesley Bracey 37, and Sybrand 33 were outstanding, besides Basdi Leda 10, Max O’Dowd five, Makarin four, Colin Ackerman and van der Meerwe were out for zero runs. Teja Nida Minoru remained not out with 41 runs but could not give success to his team.

England’s Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid dismissed 3 players each.