England’s Jacob Bethell in motion in opposition to the West Indies throughout the first One-Day Worldwide on the Edgbaston Cricket Floor, Birmingham, Britain on Could 29, 2025.
Motion Photos by way of Reuters/Andrew Boyers
England defeated the West Indies by 238 runs within the opening match of the One-Day Worldwide at Edgbaston.
The great victory snapped a seven-match dropping streak within the format and handed new captain Harry Brook a dream begin to his full-time management tenure.
Despatched into bat, England scored an enormous whole of 400-8, their highest-ever ODI whole at dwelling in opposition to the West Indies, because of Jacob Bethell, who scored 82 off 53 balls, Ben Duckett 60, Joe Root 57, and Brook 58.
The guests’ bowling assault struggled all through the innings, and solely Jayden Seales scored 4-84.
The West Indies’ chase collapsed to 162 in simply 32.5 overs.
Solely Keacy Carty with 22, captain Shai Hope with 25, and a late, unbroken 29 from Seales supplied any resistance.
The West Indies misplaced openers Justin Greaves for 4 and King for 10 inside 4 overs.
Saqib Mahmood and Jamie Overton crushed the center order because the regional aspect discovered themselves at 66 for 4 within the twelfth over.
Seales’ late fireworks have been in useless, as England sealed a win to go 1-0 up within the three-match collection.
Mahmood scored 3-28, and Overton took 3-41, which dismantled the West Indies’ batting. Brook took 5 catches.
The victory marked England’s second-largest win by runs in ODIs. Bethell was named Participant of the Match for his spectacular knock and an important 44-ball, 98-run seventh-wicket stand with Will Jacks, who made 39.
Bethell smacked eight fours and 5 sixes earlier than falling in need of a maiden century.
England’s Duckett and Jamie Smith (37) raced to 59 within the first six overs.
Regardless of two spectacular catches from Brandon King dismissing Smith and Roston Chase eradicating Duckett, England’s center continued scoring the runs.
