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England<\/strong> took on Netherlands<\/strong> in the 40th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023<\/strong> at the picturesque Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Wednesday (November 8). The English team emerged victorious in the contest by 160 runs<\/a> to keep their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 qualification hopes alive. Ben Stokes<\/strong> <\/a>was the hero of the match as he hammered a brilliant ton against the Dutch side.<\/p>\n Winning the toss and opting to bat first, England got off to a steady start with the top-order batters putting up a decent show. However, it was the brilliant Dawid Malan<\/strong> who stole the show with a sublime 87 runs off 74 balls. His partnership with Stokes, who played a breathtaking innings of 108 runs off 84 balls, was the cornerstone of England\u2019s innings.<\/p>\n Stokes showcased his ability to hit the ball to all parts of the ground and was unstoppable throughout his innings. The England all-rounder smashed six fours and as many sixes during his fiery knock.<\/p>\n Chris Woakes<\/strong>, coming in lower down the order, played a crucial cameo, scoring 51 runs off 45 balls. His valuable contribution towards the end of the innings helped England post a formidable total of 339\/9. Bas de Leede<\/strong> was the pick of the Netherlands bowlers, finishing with figures of 3\/74.<\/p>\n In reply, the Netherlands faced a steep target of 340 runs. The English bowlers were relentless and kept the pressure on. Scott Edwards and Wesley Barresi tried to hold the innings together with scores of 38 and 37, respectively. However, the Netherlands batsmen couldn\u2019t find the necessary momentum to chase down the imposing target.<\/p>\n Moeen Ali<\/strong> and Adil Rashid<\/strong> were the standout bowlers for England, each picking up three wickets and effectively stifling the Netherlands\u2019 batting lineup. With the win, England sailed to the seventh spot in the points table and keept their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 qualification hopes alive.<\/p>\n England seals a crucial win against the Netherlands\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe keeping their hopes alive for Champions Trophy qualification! @benstokes38<\/a> rescuing England once again, but they have one more match to go.#CWC23<\/a> #ENGVNED<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f ENGLAND WIN \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f<\/p>\n A comprehensive victory in order to give our Champions Trophy chances a boost.<\/p>\n A massive fair play to this team to keep on going after a tough month \ud83d\udcaa#CWC23<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZHm25J4kSv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 England’s Barmy Army \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udfba (@TheBarmyArmy) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A much-needed win for England after a tough tournament. #CWC23<\/a> #EngvNed<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n England move from the last position finally, to 7th position. <\/p>\n They\u2019ve better chances to qualify for the Champions Trophy! #ENGvNed<\/a>#icccricketworldcup2023<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Finally a win for England, albeit against the Netherlands. Wonderful hundred for @benstokes38<\/a> and this will now set up an exciting Pakistan vs England contest in Kolkata. Looking forward \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd #ENGvNED<\/a> #CWC23<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 kamil khan (@13kamilkhan) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n England beat Netherlands\u2026 Champion trophy 2026 (Pakistan) hopes are alive for England. They are on 7 in Points table\u2026.!!!#ENGvNED<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tSweuJGMNU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \ud835\udd43\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd60 \ud835\udd39\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd5c\ud835\udd59\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd63\ud835\udd5a (@BukhariLeo14) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Saviour of the ship @benstokes38<\/a> \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffc Good \ud83d\udcaf under pressure anchoring the innings where required with aggressive intent to get Maximum runs for the team to win at the end. Sheer example to differentiate Selfish vs Selfless approach @MichaelVaughan<\/a> #ENGvNED<\/a> #CWC23<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ElNmyuK3jv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Finally the real Ben Stokes arrived at the World Cup. \ud83d\udcaf<\/p>\n \u2014 Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n There are some players who just revel under pressure and very few do it as well as @benstokes38<\/a> . He has given England enough today.<\/p>\n \u2014 Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n England bowled out Netherlands for 179 runs in 37.2 overs to win by 160 runs. \u2014 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0921\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u092e\u0940 (@Surendra21286) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Finally, smiles come on the faces of England’s players after beating the Netherlands by 160 runs.#ENGvNED<\/a> #CWC23<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4C5OsKZVUn<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tanveer Hassan (@tanveercric56_) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n England Beat Netherlands by 160 Runs and move to no 7 on Point Table \ud83d\udc4c \u2014 Umair Malik47 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@Malkadamunda47) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n England Finally won their 2nd match in the World \ud83c\udf0e Cup 2023. \u2014 Surinder (@navsurani) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nEngland\u2019s impressive batting performance<\/h2>\n
Chris Woakes brilliant cameo<\/h2>\n
Also READ: Chris Woakes hilariously shows faulty helmet to umpire to avoid Angelo Matthews like \u2018timed out\u2019 dismissal\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n
Netherlands struggle against England\u2019s clinical bowling<\/h2>\n
Here\u2019s how Twitter reacted:<\/h2>\n
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Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid took 3 wickets each.#ENGvNED<\/a> #ENGvsNED<\/a> #NEDvENG<\/a> #NEDvsENG<\/a> #CWC23<\/a> #WorldCup2023<\/a> #CricketWorldCup<\/a> #ICCCricketWorldCup23<\/a> #ICCWorldCup<\/a> #BenStokes<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LqQSRdjoPV<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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Netherlands Drops on 10 pic.twitter.com\/dnGPPpJdl9<\/a><\/p>\n\n
At PUNE England beat Netherlands by a big margin of 160 runs.#WorldCup2023india<\/a> #NEDvENG<\/a><\/p>\nAlso READ: Ranveer Singh, Randeep Hooda and other Bollywood celebs laud Glenn Maxwell for his heroic knock against Afghanistan<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n