Highest total by a team in ODIs
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.
