Brutal England create history to go 1-0 up

MATCH CENTRE

England's top order fires

Despite losing Jason Roy early, England went hell for leather, showcasing their aggressive intent right from the very off. Phil Salt and Dawid Malan were in sizzling form, making the Dutch bowlers look hapless.

It was a memorable moment for Salt, who timed the ball brilliantly throughout, bringing up his maiden ODI century. Dawid Malan was also at his best, notching up his first ODI ton as well. Their partnership of 222 set up the platform perfectly for the devastating England middle-order to unleash carnage in the backend of the innings. Salt scored a 93-ball 122 and Malan contributed a 109-ball 125.

What was to follow would take everyone's breath away!

Buttler, Livingstone unleash a brutal assault

Are there any more in-form batters in the world currently than Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone? The pair enjoyed a brilliant run in the recently-concluded IPL and carried on from where they left off in Amstelveen. A 91-run run stand between the pair came in only 32 deliveries, as England closed in on re-writing the record books.

Buttler scored his 10th ODI ton, ending up unbeaten on 162 off only 70 deliveries. His knock constituted of 14 maximums and 7 fours. Livingstone was also in devastating touch, narrowly missing out on scoring the fastest-ever fifty in the history of ODI cricket. He remained unbeaten on 66 off only 22 deliveries, hitting 6 sixes and 6 fours.

Be it pacers on spinners, nobody was spared as the pair cleared the ropes with the utmost of ease. When it was all said and done, England had the world-record total to their name, ending their innings on 498/4.

Netherlands put up a respectable fight but fall short

Chasing down a target as massive as 499 was always going to be a tough ask but the Netherlands batters did put up a fair resistance. Max O'Dowd and Scott Edwards scored fighting fifties with a host of scores in the twenties from the middle-order batters. But it was never going to be enough.

Netherlands would fall way short of the target, being bowled out for 266 in 49.4 overs, with England registering a massive 232-run victory, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Moeen Ali was the pick of the bowlers, ending up with figures of 3/57.

Stat Attack

It was the first time in England's history that they had three centurions in the same ODI. Phil Salt, Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler all notched up sizzling tons, to help set up England's massive victory. Certainly, a day for the records!