ENG vs NED, World Cup 2023: England climb out of bottom of the table with massive 160-run win over Netherlands

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England defeated their fellow European rivals Netherlands by 160 runs in their penultimate ICC World Cup 2023 match, played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association International Stadium in Pune on Wednesday (November 8).

Former champions England are already out of the semifinal run but the win by a big margin lifts them from the last spot in the points table to the seventh spot, opening up their chances of finishing among the top eight and subsequently qualifying for the ICC Champions Trophy 2024.

Opting to bat, England posted 339 for 9 and then returned to bowl out the Dutch for 179 runs in 37.2 overs to keep their Championships Trophy qualification hopes alive.
England's batting finally fired as Ben Stokes slammed an 84-ball 108 and Dawid Malan (87) and Chris Woakes (51) made the fifties.

In reply, Teja Nidamanuru (41 not out) was the top scorer, while Wesley Barresi (37), Sybrand Engelbrecht (33), and Scott Edwards (38) failed to capitalise on the starts.
The spin duo of Adil Rashid (3/54) and Moeen Ali (3/42) took three wickets each for the defending champions.

Brief Score England: 339 for 9 in 50 overs (Ben Stokes 108; Bas de Leede 3/74, Aryan Dutt 2/67). Netherlands: 179 all out in 37.2 overs (Teja Nidamanuru 41 not out; Adil Rashid 3/54, Moeen Ali 3/42)

England vs Netherlands scoreboard

Netherlands innings
Wesley Barresi run out (Woakes/Ali) 37
Max O'Dowd c Ali b Woakes 5
Colin Ackermann c Buttler b Willey 0
Sybrand Engelbrecht c Woakes b Willey 33
Scott Edwards (c) c Malan b Ali 38
Bas de Leede b Rashid 10
Teja Nidamanuru not out 41
Logan van Beek c Malan b Rashid 2
Roelof van der Merwe c Rashid b Ali 0
Aryan Dutt b Rashid 1
Paul van Meekeren st Buttler b Ali 4
Extras: (lb 4, w 4) 8
Total: (All out in 37.2 overs) 179
Fall of wickets: 12-1, 13-2, 68-3, 90-4, 104-5, 163-6, 166-7, 167-8, 174-9, 179-10.
Bowling: Chris Woakes 7-0-19-1, David Willey 7-2-19-2, Gus Atkinson 7-0-41-0, Moeen Ali 8.2-0-42-3, Adil Rashid 8-0-54-3.
Result: England won by 160 runs.