In the third ODI match being played between India and England at Lord’s, the England captain won the toss and decided to bat first. Their openers Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethel proved this decision absolutely right. Both these batsmen showed brilliant performance and made the Indian bowlers yearn for wickets. Every move of Indian captain Shubman Gill and the bowlers proved to be a complete failure in front of these two. Both the batsmen together made the record of the biggest opening partnership at Lord’s.
Jacob Bethel and Ben Duckett set a new record
Both the openers not only gave a strong start to the England team, but also created a new record for the biggest opening partnership in ODI history at Lord’s. As soon as opening batsmen Jacob Bethel and Ben Duckett completed 137 runs in their partnership, they created a new record for the highest partnership for the first wicket at Lord’s. Earlier this record was 46 years old. In the year 1980, Geoffrey Boycott and Peter Willey together scored 135 runs for the first wicket, which has now been surpassed by these two batsmen.
For the first time at Lord’s, an opening pair made a partnership of 150 runs.
Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethel added an impressive 192 runs for the first wicket. This is the first time in 54 years of ODI history at Lord’s that an opening pair has made a partnership of more than 150 runs. Along with this, this English pair has also created a new record for the biggest partnership for the first wicket in ODI matches between India and England. Together they broke the old record of Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow, who had scored 160 runs while opening in the 2019 World Cup.
Highest partnership for England for any wicket against India
Now Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethel have become the batsmen who have made the biggest partnership for any wicket in ODI matches against India. Together, these two have broken an old record of the year 2018, when Joe Root and Eoin Morgan had added 186 runs while playing at number three. Moreover, this 192 runs added by Duckett and Bethel has become the fourth highest partnership for any wicket in ODI cricket at the historic ground of Lord’s.
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