Stokes miracle rescues England’s Champions Trophy aspirations He and Chris Woakes made an England-record stand to move his team from 192 for 6 to 339 for 9.
England Stokes 108, Malan 87, Woakes 51 beat the Netherland 179 (Nidamanuru 41*, Moeen 3-42, Rashid 3-54, Willey 2-19) by 160 runs.
Stokes’ first World Cup century saved England from another loss and helped them beat the Netherland and qualify for the Champions Trophy.
His 129-run stand for the seventh wicket with Chris Woakes took England from 192 for 6 to 339 for 9 in Pune, their second win of the season with one game left.
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Stokes usually plays large, but he was injured in India and only available after four matches. His 108 against the Netherland was too late to rescue England’s semi-final chances and pride, but it helped them qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy after 5, 43, 0, and 64 innings. England’s 160-run win with 12.4 overs to spare took them from last to seventh, ahead of Bangladesh.
England Won Toss ans Elected To Bat First:
England won the toss and scored 39 unbeaten in four overs. Bairstow left for 15 after top-edging an Aryun Dutt ball above for a short backward square to pocket.
England’s best powerplay score was 70 for 1 after 10 overs, with Dawid Malan playing well all season. In 36 balls, he struck sixes over square leg and 79 over midwicket off Roelof van der Merwe. Logan van Beek’s cover and Scott Edwards’ glovework cost him 13. Stokes cut his territory by millimetres by sending him back.
Van Beek’s reverse scoop nutmegged Joe Root, starting a succession of wickets in this team’s title defence.
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Nonresponsive Harry Brook went Jos Buttler spooned Paul van Meekeren to mid-off in a game that scored 111 runs at 13.87, tossing his head and swinging his bat in rage.Moeen Ali was cheaply caught by Colin Ackermann from a deep square leg off Bas de Leede.
Ben Stokes Batting against Netherland:
As Stokes hit his fifty with a de Leede six-over deep midwicket on 41, Dutt missed a diving chance at fine leg. The 45th over saw Dutt surrender 24 and Stokes 22. England scored four and six runs on both sides of the pitch, a no-ball-height full toss over the fence at backward square leg, and a maximum over long-on Dutch bowling disintegrated with van Beek’s 14-run wides. Another de Leede six and Woakes’ fours helped Stokes score 90 in three overs as the Netherlands allowed 55 runs.
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Stokes’ reverse sweep provided a century, and de Leede’s six and four caught Woakes behind the next ball to terminate their partnership. England had control and the Netherlands had a lot to climb when Van Beek caught Stokes at long-off two balls before the innings finished.
The last 10 overs saw England score 124 runs. Woakes and Willey dismissed Max O’Dowd and Colin Ackermann in six overs, leaving the Netherland at 13 for 2. Wes Barresi scored 11 from 38 balls as the Netherland slipped to 23 for 3 after the 10-over powerplay.
Also, bad English fielding. Root caught Barresi behind in the first over and dropped him on the slip. Missed return catch by Gus Atkinson on 32.
On 16, Root and Sybrand Engelbrecht contested a midwicket catch, but the TV umpire couldn’t tell if it hit the ground. Root buried his face in his cap to think.
Netherland Batting:
Engelbrecht’s mid-on catch of Woakes after 55 runs was Willey’s second wicket. Barresi was the Netherlands’ ninth World Cup dismissal for 37. First wicket Moeen Ali bowled Edwards by Malan for 38 after Willey and captain Edwards’ 59 from 50 balls.
The Netherland lost their last five wickets for 16 in 21 balls, jeopardising their Champions Trophy chances. The Netherlands, UK, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh have four points, but their last match against undefeated hosts India and lower net run rate prevent it.
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