ODI World 2023, Match 40, England vs Netherlands Stats Review: Ben Stokes's ton, Netherland feat and other stats

A solid century from Ben Stokes (108 off 84), along with valuable knocks from Dawid Malan (87 off 74) and a clinical bowling display, saw England register their second win in the tournament by a margin of 160 runs in match number 40 of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune

England won the toss and elected to bat first. Aryan Dutt gave the Netherlands an early breakthrough by dismissing Jonny Bairstow for 15 runs. However, Dawid Malan and Joe Root steadied the England innings with a solid 85-run partnership. Unfortunately, Joe Root was dismissed for 28 runs by Logan van Beek, followed by Dawid Malan running himself out to miss out on a well-deserved century. Harry Brook and Jos Buttler both fell in quick succession, leaving England at 192 for 6.

Moeen Ali was dismissed cheaply for four runs, leaving England in a precarious position. However, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes then combined to rebuild the England innings. They put on a crucial 129-run partnership, bringing England back into the game. Chris Woakes was eventually dismissed by Bas de Leede after reaching his half-century, but Ben Stokes continued to bat and reached a fine century (108 off 84), with his knock including six fours and six maximums. England eventually posted a mammoth total of 339 for 9 wickets in their 50 overs. Bas de Leede was the pick of the bowlers for the Netherlands, taking 3 for 74 in 10 overs

In response to England's imposing total of 339, the Netherlands' chase faltered early on with the dismissals of Max O'Dowd and Colin Ackermann. Sybrand Engelbrecht (33), Scott Edwards (38), and Teja Nidamanuru (41) made notable contributions, but the Netherlands were eventually bowled out for 179 in 37.2 overs, handing England a resounding 160-run victory. Ben Stokes was named the Player of the Match for his blistering knock of 108

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 40 between England vs Netherlands in the World Cup 2023

2 - Ben Stokes smashed 108 runs, which is his second-highest ODI score. His highest score is 182 against New Zealand in 2023.

2-The pair of Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes scored 129 runs, which is the second-highest seventh-wicket partnership in ODI history. The highest was 130 by Sybrand Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek against Sri Lanka in 2023.

2 - In the ongoing, World Cup overall 32 hundreds have been smashed so far, which is the second most in a single ODI World Cup edition. The most number of hundreds was 38 in the 2015 World Cup

2 - Ben Stokes smashed six maximums in his knock, which is the joint second-most sixes in an innings by an English batsman in the World Cup. He shares this record with Jonny Bairstow, who hit six sixes against India in 2019. The most was 17 sixes by Eoin Morgan against Afghanistan in 2019.

4 - England's 339/9 against the Netherlands is their fourth-highest ODI Total in the World Cup. 

1 - Bas de Leede has taken 14 wickets so far in the World Cup, which is the most wickets by a Netherlands bowler in a single edition of the World Cup. Logan van Beek is second with 12 wickets in 2023, followed by Paul van Meekeren with 11 wickets in 2023 and Tim de Leede with 11 wickets in 2003

1-Ben Stokes completed 10,000 runs in international cricket and first England player to score 10,000 runs and pick over 100 wickets across formats

3 - 23 runs is the third-lowest Powerplay total for the Netherlands in the World Cup. The lowest is 16 runs against South Africa in 2007, and the second-lowest is 22 runs against England in 2003

2 - Chris Woakes picked 29 wickets in the World Cup, which is the joint-second most by an English bowler. He shares this record with Phil DeFreitas. Ian Botham tops the list with 30 wickets.

7 - England's dominant run against the Netherlands in ODI cricket has extended to 7 consecutive victories.

10 - Netherlands batters have been run out more than any other team in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023. They have lost their wickets to the run-out dismissal ten times so far, followed by India and Sri Lanka, each with four run-outs.