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The decision to promote Jacob Bethell as an ODI opener finally paid off in the third game of the series as Bethell, alongside Ben Duckett, tormented the Jasprit Bumrah-less Indian bowlers to register their names in history books.
England won the toss, and they elected to bat first, and the decision paid dividends as the Indian attack struggled to get a breakthrough, and allowed the Bethell-Duckett pair to cross the 100-run mark as an opening pair.
The pair became the first England opening combination to register a 100-plus opening partnership against India across formats at Lord's in 36 years. Moreover, when the pair breached the 135-run opening stand, they created a world record in ODIs.
Highest opening stand in ODIs at Lord's
When Duckett took a single off Gurnoor Brar in the 22nd over, he took England’s score to 136 for the loss of no wickets, and in the process, the English opening pair of Duckett and Bethell created history at Lord’s.
The 192-run score is now the highest opening partnership registered in an ODI at Lord’s. The duo have gone past the previous record holders, Geoff Boycott and Peter Willey (135 runs vs West Indies, 1980).
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Highest Opening Partnerships for England at Lord's in ODIs
192 – Jacob Bethell & Ben Duckett vs India, 2026, Today*
135 – Geoff Boycott & Peter Willey vs West Indies, 1980
132 – Mike Atherton & Nick Knight vs Sri Lanka, 1998
129 – Geoff Boycott & Mike Brearley vs West Indies, 1979
123 – Graham Gooch & David Gower vs Australia, 1989
STAT ATTACK: This is England's first century opening partnership in ODIs at Lord's since 2010. The last such stand came when Andrew Strauss and Steven Davies added 113 against Pakistan in September 2010.
Duckett-Bethell register highest opening partnership against India
The English opening pair had added 192 runs, and they created another record as this has been the highest opening stand against India in ODIs by an English opening combination.
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Highest Opening Partnerships for England vs India in ODIs
192 – Jacob Bethell & Ben Duckett, Lord's, 2026, Today*
160 – Jonny Bairstow & Jason Roy, Birmingham, 2019
158 - Ian Bell & Alastair Cook, Rajkot, 2013
The previous best opening ODI partnership for England vs India was scored by Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy (160 runs, Birmingham, 2019).
Both Duckett, Bethell score fifties to end England's unwanted feat
Interestingly, this has only been the second instance of both England openers scoring 50-plus in the same ODI since the 2023 ODI World Cup. The previous occasion came against West Indies at The Oval last year, when Ben Duckett (58) and Jamie Smith (64) achieved the feat.
Ever since Jason Roy was removed from the team and Jonny Bairstow has lost his place, the England team has tried a plethora of opening combinations, and none have worked as England openers have generally struggled in the last few years.
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