On 19 June 2018, Notts’ Alex Hales powered a brilliant 147 off 92 balls as a captivated Trent Bridge crowd witnessed a then-world-record One-Day International score in an emphatic, series-clinching victory for England over Australia by their largest ever margin in 50 over cricket, of 242 runs.
The right-hander, batting at number three, smashed 16 boundaries and five maximums as the hosts, put in to bat, racked up a colossal 481-6 from their 50 overs.
Hales was superbly supported by Jonny Bairstow, who thumped 139 off 92 balls, Jason Roy, who added 82 from 61, and captain Eoin Morgan, who made 67 off 30 balls, against a shellshocked Australia attack who used eight bowlers in a bid to halt the onslaught.
The total beat the previous global record score of 444-3 that was also registered by England at Trent Bridge, against Pakistan in 2016, when Hales got 171 of them. It was not surpassed until the Three Lions hammered 498 against the Netherlands in 2022.