England have sent a warning signal to their rivals in the upcoming World Cup by completing a 4-0 sweep of Pakistan in a five-match ODI series. Eoin Morgan & Co. thrashed Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Pakistan by 54 runs in the fifth ODI at Headingley in Leeds on Sunday.
During the course of 🃏another dominant win, England also set up a new record by becoming the first team to score four 340-plus totals on the trot in ODIs. Pakistan had the opportunity to equal the record during their chase of 352 but England all-rounder Chris Woakes had other ideas.
Woakes picked up a brilliant five-fer (10-2-54-5) on a bat൩ting friendly track and guided his side to bowl out the tourists for 297 in 46.5 o🎃vers.
Well, England managed to box out Pak✱istan with their batting unit throughout the series. The English batsmen had chased down 340-plus totals in the 3rd and 4th ODIs earlier this week with relative ease after the hosts defended a 374-run target in the🐟 second ODI on May 11.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to England’s dominance:
For 🍌figures of 10-2-54-5, Chris Woakes is the Player of the Match 👏 👏
— ICC (@ICC)
Four-plus wkt hauls in ODIs for England – on most occasions
13 – James Anderson in 194 games
12 – Darren Gough in 158 games
12 – Chris Woakes in 88 games 😱— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
🏅 making the Bear very proud today with 🖐 f🎃or the third time in ODIs
🐻
— Warwickshire CCC 🏏 (@WarwickshireCCC)
Chris Woakes' first two overs ball-by-ball:
00W00000W00W
— William Hill (@WilliamHill)
2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 👏 👏
200 List A wickets for
The 🧙♂️ is at it again!
— PCA (@PCA)
England win by 54 runs.
The series is clinched 4 nil.
5 wickets for
Next stop the World Cup!
— Test Match Special (@bbctms)
Brilliant 🙌
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)
Three explosive knocks at the top of the order earn Jason Roy the Player of the 💟Series award 👏 👏
— ICC (@ICC)
Jason Roy won the 4th ODI for England!
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
