Alex Hales 99

Hale storm blows Pakistan away

Alex Hales 99
Alex Hales 171

Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 3rd ODI: England v Pakistan at Nottingham, Aug 30, 2016

 England  444/3   AD Hales 171 of 122, 22 fours, 4 sixes, Butler 90 not out off 51, 7 fours, 7 sixes, Root 85 off 86, 8 fours, Morgan 57 not out off 27, 3 fours and 5 sixes,  Hasan Ali  74-2; Mohammad Nawax 62-1

Pakistan 275   ao,  Sharjeel 58, Amir 58, Woakes 4-41, MA Wood 75-1; LE# Plunkett 30-1, BA Stokes 14-1, MM Ali 36-1; AU Rashid 73-2

England Won by 169 runs

England’s new approach to one-day cricket paid off  when batting records were smashed as England scored the highest total of all time in a one-day international, with 444 for 3, and hit a record 16 sixes in an innings and 43 fours. Alex Hales  powered to a record one-day score by an England batsman of 171. Pakistan were below par but England were merciless in their clean hitting. Alex Hales was ably supported by Joe Root whose straight hitting and effortless striking, and Jos Butler, Eoin Morgan as England won the series to claim an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series against Pakistan. England have not lost a white ball game since World Twenty-20 final in Calcutta in April  2016.