England captain Harry Brook starred with the bat in the 5th ODI against Australia despite a loss in Bristol. The hosts eventually went down to Australia in a rain-affected match, despite them putting up 309 runs on the board after batting first.
Brook scored a 52-ball 72 to guide his team to a 300-plus total. However, Australia won the game by 49 runs (as per the Duckworth-Lewis method), thereby winning the series by 3-2.
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The England skipper beat former India captain Virat Kohli, to become the highest-scoring captain in a bilateral ODI series against Australia. The 25-year-old has beaten Kohli's record of 310 runs, scored in the five-match ODI series in 2019.
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How many runs did Harry Brook score against Australia in ODI series?
Harry Brook was the highest run-scorer across both teams in the recent ODI bilateral series between England and Australia. He scored 312 runs in five innings, averaging a healthy 78.
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 50s/100s | High Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 312 | 78.00 | 127.86 | 2/1 | 110* |
List of captains with most runs in an ODI series against Australia
| Player | Country | Innings | Runs | Average | High Score | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Brook | England | 5 | 312 | 78.00 | 110* | 2024 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 5 | 310 | 62.00 | 123 | 2019 |
| MS Dhoni | India | 6 | 285 | 57.00 | 124 | 2009 |
| Eoin Morgan | England | 5 | 278 | 69.50 | 121 | 2015 |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 3 | 276 | 138.00 | 114 | 2022 |
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