England made history in ODIs during contest against West Indies
England made history in ODIs during contest against West Indies in England vs West Indies 1st ODI 2025, which was played in Birmingham during the West Indies tour of England 2025. This match was very important because several records were set in it. It was the first match of Harry Brook in which he led the England side. England made 400 runs, the second-highest total in ODIs in Birmingham, while batting first, and also the second-highest against West Indies. The main thing about this contest is that England achieved this feat without a single century scored by its players in the whole inning. In this way, England became the only team in the history of ODI cricket which set the target of 400 in an inning without a single century by its players. The highest run-scorer from their side was Jacob Bethell, who scored 82 in 53 balls with 8 fours and 5 sixes.
England’s seven players made runs of more than 30, and every bowler took a wicket against the West Indies in this first ODI match. This was the 27th ODI match of Harry Brook, and previously in his 26 ODI matches, he took just 3 catches, but he made the record of most catches in a single ODI inning in this match as he took 5 catches in this contest and equaled the record of Jonty Rhodes.
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The England team’s performance in 1st ODI 2025 against West Indies ended the seven-match losing streak of the England team in ODIs, and Harry Brook started a new era with the England cricket team as a Captain. England beat the West Indies due to the top performance of its batters and bowlers, and won by 238 runs after England’s historic ODI total vs WI. The West Indies cricket team has made just 162 runs in 26.2 overs after losing all their wickets.
England vs West Indies 1st ODI 2025 was played on 29 May 2025, in which West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first at Edgbaston. Ben Duckett scored 60 runs in 48 balls while opening the innings along with Jamie Smith against the West Indies. Joe Root and Captain Harry Brook also completed their half-centuries to assist England to reach their 6th-highest total in ODI cricket. 11 sixes were smashed by England’s batters in their ODI inning. Jayden Seales took 4 wickets from the West Indies side, which were the highest by a WI bowler in this contest.
No one from the West Indies cricket team scored more than 30 runs during the chase against England. Jayden Seales made 29 runs in 14 balls and was the highest run scorer from the WI side. West Indies’ batting lineup has no answer to England’s Saqib Mahmood and Jamie Overton’s destructive bowling, who played their role by taking 3 wickets each against them. WI’s players smashed 5 sixes during the chase of 400 runs, including 3 sixes by Jayden Seales.
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History has been made in this contest for England as they won by 238 runs against WI, and this was England’s second-biggest win in ODI cricket in terms of runs. The England cricket team was dropped in the ICC rankings due to poor team performance in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 held in Pakistan. They are now at number eight in ODIs in the world of cricket. This huge and explosive win of England against the West Indies under the Captaincy of Harry Brook can be a new and better start to regain their worth in ODI cricket.