Suryaa Sports Desk: England's dashing opener Ben Duckett created a new history in the ODI match against Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.... England's dashing opener Ben Duckett created a new history in the ODI match against Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Duckett, who was in excellent form, scored 100 catches and 7 runs in just 132 balls with the help of 24 fours and recorded many rare records in international cricket. With devastating batting, Duckett not only joined the ranks of the greats in a single innings but also rewrote some all-time milestones. The most interesting aspect of this historic innings was that Duckett scored a single hundred and seven runs without hitting a single six. This is the second highest individual score in the history of ODI cricket without hitting a single six.
Earlier, David Warner's record of one hundred and seventy-three runs against South Africa in 2016 was in the first place, now Duckett is in the second place. Besides, Duckett broke the old record of 158 runs held by Andrew Strauss as the England batsman who scored most runs in ODIs without a single six. This is Duckett's third ODI century at the Gaddafi Stadium. With this, Ben Duckett has created a record as the foreign batsman who has scored the most ODI centuries at the Lahore ground. In this process, he surpassed the records of greats like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Hashim Amla. Duckett hit twenty-four boundaries in his innings, making him one of the European batsmen with the most fours in an ODI innings.
Ben Duckett, who scored his second consecutive century in the series, registered his best ODI score. With this huge foundation provided by Duckett, the England team achieved a huge score of three hundred and eighty six runs for the loss of five wickets in the stipulated fifty overs. Duckett's devastating batting style, which is a consistent talent on the international stage, is highly praised by sports fans and analysts from all over the world. Also Read: Australia take a crucial lead in the third Test against South Africa