Moeen Ali, an all-around player for England, took his 100th ODI wicket on Sunday, marking a significant milestone. He is now only the third English spinner to accomplish this. During England's second ODI match against New Zealand in Southampton, Moeen reached this milestone. He demonstrated his skill with the spinner during the match, taking two significant wickets: those of Mitchell Santner and Daryl Mitchell, an effective all-arounder. Moeen contributed significantly with the bat as well, hitting three boundaries and a six on his way to 33 runs off of 32 balls.
Moeen Ali has established himself as a crucial player for the England cricket team with 101 wickets in 130 One-Day Internationals at an average of 49.20. His 4/46 ODI bowling average is his best.
Moeen is now England's third-most productive ODI bowler, trailing only Graeme Swann and Adil Rashid among the country's spinners. Swann has 104 wickets in 79 games and Rashid has a remarkable 184 wickets in 126 games. Moeen Ali is ranked number 14 on this illustrious list.
With 269 wickets in 194 games, James Anderson is the most successful ODI bowler in England history.
In the aforementioned match, England's batting innings suffered early setbacks after being called in to bat; Trent Boult's early powerplay strikes reduced them to 55/5. The top scorer among the top five was captain Jos Buttler, who scored 30 runs off of 25 balls, including four boundaries. The next partnership between Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali produced a 48-run stand, which enabled England to exceed the 100-run threshold. Later, Livingstone and Sam Curran (42 runs from 35 balls), who had a partnership of 112 runs, helped England reach 226/7 in their allocated 50 overs. Boult, who finished with scores of 3/37, was the best performer for New Zealand. Tim Southee, Matt Henry, and Mitchell Santner each took one wicket.
At 55/3, New Zealand was having trouble chasing down a 227-run mark. Their pursuit was hampered by the early exits of Will Young (33 runs), Devon Conway (14 runs), and Finn Allen. New Zealand's batting collapsed, losing seven wickets for only 36 runs, and was finally bowled out for 147 in just 26.5 overs despite a 56-run stand between Daryl Mitchell (57 runs from 52 balls) and captain Tom Latham (19 runs). Reece Topley (3/27) and David Willey (3/34) of England were the standout bowlers, with Moeen Ali and Atkinson each taking two wickets.
Liam Livingstone received the 'Player of the Match' honor for his noteworthy effort.
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