Hales 171 as England Hit ODI Record in Series Win

Nottingham: England posted the highest ever one-day international total as they beat Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge to secure a series victory.

Alex Hales struck a record 171 and Jos Buttler made England's fastest ever 50 from 22 balls as England hit 444-3.

This surpassed the 443-9 posted by Sri Lanka against the Netherlands in 2006.

Pakistan were forced to bat aggressively but their batsmen struggled to build partnerships as they were bowled out for 279.

England have now won 11 of their past 12 ODIs against Pakistan and have a 14-8 'Super Series' lead, with two ODI games and a Twenty20 match remaining (all limited-overs matches are worth two points each).

Brief scores
England - 444 for 3 (Hales 171, Buttler 90*, Root 85, Morgan 57*)
Pakistan - 275 (Sharjeel 58, Amir 58, Woakes 4-41)
Result - England won by 169 runs

Scores	Upcoming	Results
Pakistan vs New Zealand - 5th T20I Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians - 43rd Match Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals - 44th Match 45th Match - Gujarat Titans v Royal Challengers Bangalore - April 28, 10:00 GMT 46th Match - Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad - April 28, 14:00 GMT 42nd Match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings at Kolkata Punjab Kings won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) 4th T20I - Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore New Zealand won by 4 runs

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