England opener Ben Docket broke a 21 -year -old ICC Champions Trophy record against Australia against Australia at Group B Clash at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday. The first was sent to bat, Ben Docket attacked the Australian bowlers throughout the round to bring his third ODI and second against Australia.
During his stay in the middle, Ben Docket faced 143 delivery, broke 17 fours and three sixes, because the two -decade old record of Nathan Astal with the left -hand Broke for.
In 2004, Nathan Estal was out 145 not out against USA. In fact, Ben Docket’s 165 was the first example of the batter scoring 150-Plus runs in an innings in the history of the tournament. He was eventually rejected by Maarnas Labschen in the 48th over as England posted a huge 351/8.
England’s 351/8 was also the highest clan by a team in the history of the tournament. The last best was organized by New Zealand when Kiwi scored 347/4 against USA in 2004.
First sent to the bat, England were placed on the backfoot after rejecting Phil Salt and Jamie Smith inside the powerplay. Joe along with Root, Ben Docket then added 158 runs for the third wicket.
While Australia managed to take wickets at regular intervals, Ben Docket organized a fort to tick the scoreboard to make a record total in Lahore.
