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England batter Ben Duckett scored 165 towards Australia© AFP
England might need misplaced a high-scoring thriller towards Australia within the Champions Trophy on Saturday however that did not cease their batter Ben Duckett from scripting a never-seen-before file in ODI cricket historical past. Duckett smashed 165 runs, securing the highest-ever particular person rating within the historical past of the ICC Champions Trophy, however a century from Josh Inglis eclipsed his effort as his century and assists from Alex Carey and Glenn Maxwell guided Australia to a five-wicket win over England at Lahore.
Within the course of, Duckett grew to become the primary batter within the sport’s historical past to attain precisely 165 runs in an ODI cricket match. With the 165-run knock being ticked off, now each rating from 0-183 has been achieved no less than as soon as in ODI cricket historical past.
Additionally, Staff India stars like Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli have scored precisely 183 runs. All three have led India in ODI cricket, although none of them had been the captains when this precise rating was reached.
Talking within the post-match presentation, England skipper Jos Buttler stated, “Fantastic game, both sides played really well. We put on a really good score there. Credit to Australia. Fantastic innings there from Josh Inglis to see his side home. I think 350 you would take that at the start. Pretty good score. Dew was a worry and it was wet. Whatever happens with the conditions, to chase down 350 is a fantastic effort.”
“He (Duckett) played brilliantly. He is been brilliant at the top of the order in all the formats. He can be incredibly consistent in this format. Delighted for him with the way he played. Just a shame it is in a losing cause. Rather, focus on partnerships rather than individuals. Take the focus off yourself and work on getting those big partnerships. Root and Duckett did that. I thought those two (Root and Livingstone) bowled really well today. They created chances. Credit to Australia. We tried to find ways to break that partnership between Inglis and Carey earlier but just couldn’t manage it. Sometimes, you have to give credit to the opposition,” he concluded.
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