Records broken in the third ODI between England and Pakistan

59. That was the amount of boundaries hit by England on their way to 444/3 in the third ODI against Pakistan at Nottingham. But even that wasn’t enough to break the world record for the most boundaries in an ODI as they only managed to equal the record set by Sri Lanka against Netherlands in 2006.

However, while England might have just equalled that record, they certainly broke plenty of other records. While getting the most number of sixes that they have ever managed in an ODI might sound impressive, some of the other records that were broken in the match are simply beyond belief.

While the game might not be one that will linger long in the memory of Pakistan fans, it is certainly one that will leave an ever-lasting impact on England supporters as they continued their impressive limited-overs transformation.

Here are some of the records that were broken in the third ODI at Trent Bridge:

Highest ODI score by an Englishman

For 23 years, Robin Smith held the record of the highest ODI score by an Englishman for his 167* against Australia at Edgbaston in 1993. But the time finally arrived and that record changed hands in Alex Hales’ home ground of Nottingham as he brought up not only his highest List-A score but also the highest ODI score by an Englishman (171).

Coming into the third ODI, Hales had scores of 7 and 14 in the first two ODIs. While there wasn’t exactly a great deal of pressure on him thanks to his two ODI centuries against South Afrca earlier in the year, his poor Test form seemed to be catching on in the shorter format.

However, the 27-year-old put all those rumours to rest as he got to his fifty off 55 balls before starting to unleash another level of hitting on the Pakistan bowlers. Although he was lucky to survive an lbw appeal on 165, he got the English record with a boundary and got to 171 before getting out the following ball.

Wahab Riaz becomes the first Pakistan bowler to concede 100 runs in an ODI

Pakistan have a rich history of great fast bowlers and among the current crop, Wahab Riaz, with his ability to bowl fast and accurately, was supposed to continue that trend. While he has done that on occasion, he has been on the receiving end of a hammering far too many times, especially in ODIs.

Coming into the game with the record of worst figures by a Pakistan bowler in ODI history, Wahab Riaz went one better but for all the wrong reasons as he conceded more than 100 runs in his 10 overs and became the first Pakistani bowler and the ninth overall to concede over 100 runs in an ODI.

In fact, his figures of 10-0-110-0 are the second-worst figures in the history of ODIs, with only Mick Lewis’ 113/0 being worse than the left-arm pacer’s figures. Thanks to his horrible effort with the ball, he now features thrice in the list of 5 most expensive spells by Pakistan bowlers in ODIs.

Highest total by a team in ODIs

Morgan and Buttler walk off having created history

For the best part of a decade it looked as though Sri Lanka's record of 443/9 might remain as the highest ODI total for a very long time. Although sides came close, they could never quite break the record set in 2006. But that was until England took to the field in the third ODI against Pakistan.

Despite losing Jason Roy early, England seemed determined to go out and score as much as they possible could. And with Alex Hales and Joe Root in stunning form, it always looked as though a total close to 400 was on the cards. And by the time Hales departed, England still had 13 overs to go and were batting on 281/2.

It looked as though they might struggle to get past 400 especially with a couple of new batsmen soon enough but Buttler and Morgan unleashed some brutal hitting which meant that by the time England recorded the joint-quickest 400 in the history of ODIs, 450 was on the cards. In the end, a good last over meant they couldn’t get there but they did finish on 444/3, which apart from being a Quadruple Nelson is now also the highest score in ODIs.

Fastest fifty by an Englishman in ODIs

Records are meant to be broken but the way in which Jos Buttler started whacking the ball after coming in the 38^th over, Alex Hales must have been fearing that after breaking a 23-year-old English record, his score might be in jeopardy in a matter of an hour.

Thankfully for Hales though, Jos Buttler did not break the record and didn’t even have time to get to his hundred. But what he did have time for, is to break an English record that was set by Paul Collingwood against New Zealand at Napier in 2008.

The record for the fastest ODI fifty by a Englishman belonged to England’s only World T20 winning captain but Buttler broke that record by getting to his fifty in 22 balls. While that may not be a world record, looking at the way that he is going at the moment, it seems like it is only a matter of time before he breaks this one once again.

Highest score by a No.11 in ODIs

After all the records that had been created hitherto, the only thing that would have been on Pakistan’s minds when Mohammad Amir walked out to bat was to avoid their heaviest defeat in the history of ODIs. At 199/9, Pakistan needed 13 more runs to ensure that their 236-run defeat to Sri Lanka in Lahor remained their heaviest defeat in ODIs.

But as soon as Amir walked to the crease, it was clear that he had other ideas in his head. While England were busy thinking about a series win, Amir created history of his own by recording the highest score by a No.11 in ODIs and becoming the first No.11 to score a fifty as well, in the format.

The previous-highest score by a No.11 was also by a Pakistan bowler against England. Shoaib Akhtar held the record after scoring 43 against England in Cape Town in 2003 but Amir got to his fifty with three consecutive sixes off Adil Rashid and recorded the fastest fifty by a Pakistan player who wasn’t named Shahid Afridi.

Eventually, he was dismissed on 58 from just 28 balls but not before he had made history and saved some face for Pakistan.