ODI World Cup 2023

‘Accidental world champions’ – Fans react as England knock Netherlands out of ODI World Cup 2023

England registered their second win of the tournament.

Nov 8, 2023 9:45 pm

England finally won a game after losing 5 consecutive matches in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023. In Pune, England overcame the challenge of the Netherlands and dominated the game. An all-round performance from England meant that the Netherlands had no say in the result of the match. England knocked the Netherlands out of the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 to claim their second win of the tournament.

Batting first, England posted a big total of 339 runs on the board. Dawid Malan gave a good start to England despite the likes of Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root struggling at the other end. The Southpaw scored 87 runs in 74 balls which laid a very good platform for the defending champions. Ben Stokes continued the good work done by Malan. The Southpaw looked at his best against the Dutch.

On a good batting surface in Pune, Stokes played a very good knock. Despite wickets falling at the other end, Stokes had a good partnership for the 7th wicket with Chris Woakes, which changed the match completely. In the process, Stokes registered his maiden ton in the history of the World Cups. Woakes at the other end scored 51(45). Stokes’ 108(84) helped England to post a big total on the board.

Collective bowling effort leads to England’s win

Defending 340 did not turn out to be a big challenge for England. Their pacers were right on the money from the start. Chris Woakes and David Willey got the early breakthroughs for England which kept the Dutch out of the contest. Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid continued the good work done by the pacers with their spin bowling in the middle overs. The duo bowled well under lights.

Rashid went for some runs but picked the essential wickets. Moeen was handy with his off-spin and did just what England expected from him. Willey and Woakes were the pick of the bowlers who bowled 7 overs and conceded only 19 runs each. Willey was particularly impressive, who bowled a couple of maiden overs and claimed 2 wickets as well. In the end, they beat the Netherlands by 160 runs.

Here’s how the fans reacted to England’s win –