England openers Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell etched their names into the record books with a stunning partnership in the third ODI against India at Lord’s on Sunday, July 19.

The pair put together 192 runs for the opening wicket, which is now England’s highest-ever partnership against India in ODIs. They went past the previous record of 186 not out, set by Eoin Morgan and Joe Root at Leeds in 2018.

Their stand also created history at Lord’s. Duckett and Bethell became the first opening pair to score more than 150 runs at the iconic venue in ODI cricket. The earlier best opening partnership at Lord’s was 135 runs, scored by Geoffrey Boycott and Peter Willey against the West Indies in 1980.

It was another long-awaited milestone for England. Before this innings, the hosts had not registered a 100-plus opening partnership in an ODI at Lord’s since 2010, when Andrew Strauss and Steven Davies added 113 runs against Pakistan.

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Highest ODI Partnerships at Lord's

Runs Wicket Batters Team Opponent Venue Date ODI No.
226 4th Andrew Strauss & Andrew Flintoff England West Indies Lord’s 6 Jul 2004 2140
213 3rd Graeme Hick & Neil Fairbrother England West Indies Lord’s 27 May 1991 678
202 2nd David Gower & Graham Gooch England Australia Lord’s 3 Jun 1985 331
192 1st Ben Duckett & Jacob Bethell England India Lord’s 19 Jul 2026 4990
187 2nd Ramnaresh Sarwan & Chris Gayle West Indies England Lord’s 6 Jul 2004 2140
185 2nd Marcus Trescothick & Nasser Hussain England India Lord’s 13 Jul 2002 1856
176 2nd Keith Fletcher & Dennis Amiss England India Lord’s 7 Jun 1975 19
172 2nd Kumar Sangakkara & Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka England Lord’s 31 May 2014 3495
170 4th Marcus Trescothick & Owais Shah England Pakistan Lord’s 12 Jun 2001 1722
169 5th Suresh Raina & MS Dhoni India

England's batting in 3rd ODI

Ben Duckett smashed 141 while Jacob Bethell made 91 as England put a mammoth 387 for 3 against India in the series-deciding third and final ODI at Lord's Stadium in London.

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Duckett and Bethell put on 192 runs for the opening wicket in a sturdy partnership which kept India wicketless for more than 30 overs of their innings.

Duckett struck 18 fours and a six to make 141 from 135 balls, while Bethell cracked 11 fours and two sixes to score 91 off 93 balls.

England were also bolstered by Joe Root's 48-ball unbeaten 74 with nine fours, while Jos Buttler smacked a brisk late 41 not out off 13 balls with four fours and three sixes.