The victory snapped a five-game dropping streak for England, who had lengthy since been out of semi-final competition.
Nevertheless, solely their second win of the 10-team occasion stored England’s prospects of ending within the prime eight and qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan alive.
England had been 192-6 following one more batting collapse earlier than Stokes’ 108 and 51 from fellow all-rounder Chris Woakes propelled them to 339-9 in 50 overs.
The Netherlands had been by no means in it, crumbling to 179 all out in 38 overs, with Woakes and David Willey hanging with the brand new ball earlier than spinners Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid every claimed three wickets.
“Completely satisfied to get again to successful greater than getting a ton. It has been a tricky World Cup. Was a pleasant wicket to bat on, simply that there was a little bit of tennis-ball bounce from the again of size. Tried to take it as deep as doable after which money in,” Stokes, who was named participant of the match, mentioned on the post-match presentation.
“Woakes and I used the scoreboard and we had plenty of time to work with. We constructed a pleasant partnership, it is superb how fast you possibly can catch up. Woakes is a real allrounder, he is been an important cricketer for the final two-three years, this confirmed why,” Stokes added.
