Ben Stokes smashed his first World Cup century to help lead England to a comprehensive 160-run victory over the Netherlands in Pune.
England looked in trouble when Joe Root was nutmegged attempted a reverse scoop shot and captain Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali both fell cheaply to leave them 192-6. But Stokes, as he often does, pulled his side to their second victory of the tournament, keeping them in contention for the Champions Trophy. Opener Dawid Malan and Chris Woakes both batted spectacularly at opposite ends of the order to help England post 339-9.
He shared a 129-run stand with Chris Woakes , who also played with beautiful fluency, hitting a 43-ball fifty but the fast bowler was caught behind after De Leede caught a faint edge. Netherlands hit rock bottom England struck early against the Netherlands with Max O'Dowd caught at mid-on by Moeen Ali and Colin Ackermann out for a golden duck to leave their opponents 13-2 by the sixth over.
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