Live report - England vs Netherlands, Pune




Chase is on

What will the ball do under lights? How much of a factor will dew play? The Netherlands openers will want to lay a platform and take it from there - though it was a testing opening over for Wesley Barresi, who survived a review for caught behind after flashing at a drive and was then dropped next ball by Root at slip off Woakes. Barresi actually played against England at the 2011 ODI World Cup in Nagpur, making 29 off 25 opening the batting as Netherlands set England a target of 293.

Innings break: Stokes saves England (again)

England 339 for 9 (Stokes 108, Malan 87) vs Netherlands
Ben Stokes' belligerent first World Cup hundred rescued England from a tricky spot against Netherlands in Pune, as they posted a challenging total after opting to bat first. England seemed to have wasted a solid platform after sliding to 192 for 6 only for a century stand between Stokes and Chris Woakes to revive their chances in the battle for Champions Trophy qualification.

After winning the toss and opting to bat, Dawid Malan set the tone with 87 off 74 as England reached 133 for 1 in the 21st over. But after Joe Root was bowled through his legs attempting to reverse-ramp Logan van Beek, the innings went into a tailspin, Netherlands chipping away through the middle to claim five wickets for 59 in 15 overs.

Stokes stood firm through the collapse, although he could have been out on 41 when Aryan Dutt put down a tough, low chance at fine leg. Having reached his fifty from 58 balls, he required only 20 more to go to three figures - on the way surviving a review for lbw off Dutt - smashing five more sixes before being ninth out in the last over, as England plundered 124 from the final 10 to leave Netherlands needing to pull off their highest successful chase in ODIs.