England chooses to bat against Netherlands in crucial World Cup clash 
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Ton-up Stokes takes England to 339-9 against the Netherlands

England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat in their penultimate World Cup game against the Netherlands here on Wednesday.

Stokes takes England to 339-9 against the Netherlands

Pune | England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat in their penultimate World Cup game against the Netherlands here on Wednesday.

England made two changes with Gus Atkinson coming in place of Mark Wood and Harry Brook replacing Liam Livingstone.

In the Holland team, Zulfiqar was replaced by Teja Nidamanuru.

Teams:

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(wk/c), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid Netherlands: Wesley Barresi, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (wk/c), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.

Ton-up Stokes takes England to 339-9 against the Netherlands

England posted 339 for 9 against the Netherlands in their World Cup match, riding on a hundred by Ben Stokes, here on Wednesday.

Opting to bat, Stokes slammed a 84-ball 108 while Dawid Malan (87) and Chris Woakes (51) made fifties as England batting finally came to the fore at the MCA stadium.

For the Dutch, Bas de Leede (3/74) was the pick among the bowlers while Aryan Dutt (2/67), Logan van Beek (2/88) and Paul van Meekeren (1/57) also chipped in.

Both the teams are out of the semifinal race.

Brief Score:

England: 339 for 9 in 50 overs (Ben Stokes 108; Bas de Leede 3/74, Aryan Dutt 2/67).

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