ENG vs NED World Cup 2023 Match 40: Awards List, Man of The Match, Key Stats, Presentation Ceremony

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ENG vs NED, World Cup 2023 Match 40: England defeated Netherlands by 160 runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune to jump to seventh spot in the World Cup 2023 points table. Notably, England are out of the semi-finals race but a top-eight finish in the tournament will help them qualify for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.

Seventh-placed England, eighth-placed Bangladesh, ninth-placed Sri Lanka and tenth-placed Netherlands have four points each from eight matches. They have a match each left in their kitty. England would look to beat Pakistan on Saturday to ensure a berth in the eight-team ICC tournament.

England opted to bat first against Netherlands and finished at 339/9 in 50 overs. Dawid Malan (87) and Chris Woakes (51) scored a fifty each, while Ben Stokes collected 108 runs off 84 balls. Stokes' innings consisted of six fours and as many sixes. Bas de Leede (3/74) was the most successful bowler for Netherlands.

In reply, Netherlands were bundled out for 179 runs in 37.2 overs. Captain Scott Edwards top-scored for the team with 38 off 42 balls. Spin duo of Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid picked three wickets apiece for England.

ENG vs NED, World Cup 2023: Full List of Awards

Man of the Match: Ben Stokes (ENG) for scoring 108 runs off 84 balls. His innings consisted of six fours and six sixes.

ENG vs NED, World Cup 2023: Who Said What?

Ben Stokes (Man of the Match): More pleased with the victory (than scoring a century), it has been a tough World Cup for us. It was a nice wicket to bat on, had some tennis-ball bounce. We (Woakes and himself) built a good partnership, whenever there was pressure building I had a look at the scoreboard and reminded myself there was a lot of time remaining (in the innings). Tried to take it deep and cash in later. He (Woakes) is a genuine all-rounder for us, he has been a great cricketer for England over the last 2-3 years and today he proved it.

Scott Edwards (Netherlands Captain): Edwards: We didn't start well with the ball, let them get away from us. Bowlers did well to drag them back, but they got away again towards the end for a slightly above par total. Then same old story with the bat. Was a pretty good wicket. We held them well till the 43rd over.

Maybe we could've tried a couple of different plans. But credit to them, they batted well. Need to find a balance chasing a 340 score. We'll talk about it and figure it out what we could've done better. Like you said we've been good in patches. Just got to do it for longer. Going to be an amazing atmosphere there (in Bangalore), boys are looking forward to it.

Jos Buttler (England captain): Buttler: Absolutely desperate for the win. Malan got us off to a flier. Partnership between Stokes and Woakes was fantastic. Anytime you need someone to stand up, he (Stokes) seems to be the guy to do that. Smart cricket between him and Woakes.

Thought it was a good score. But everyone who batted said it was a good pitch. The toss - you got to play good cricket as well. Can look back and say I might've done different but you have to play good cricket too. He's a class cricketer (Woakes), been a brilliant performer for us. It was high-class swing bowling, deserved more than one wicket that he got. Huge game (Pakistan). At the end of a disappointing tournament it means a lot.

ENG vs NED Key Stats

• 30: Chris Woakes equalled Ian Botham's record for most World Cup wickets for England
• 160: England's 160-run win is third biggest for England in terms of runs in ODI World Cup