1st ODI: England hit record 498-4 vs Netherlands

Jos Buttler celebrates his 100 yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

England hit a world record ODI score of 498-4 against The Netherlands here on Friday, with three men scoring centuries in the run blitz. Eoin Morgan's side beat their own mark of 481-6 set against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018, in the first match of the three-game series.

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Jos Buttler, who finished on 162 not out, plundered his ton off just 47 balls - missing his own record for the fastest England century by just one ball - while Phil Salt and Dawid Malan also made three figures. Liam Livingstone, batting at No.6, made the fastest 50 in England's ODI history off just 17 balls - the joint second-fastest of all-time.

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