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Harry Brook etched his name in the history books with a knock for the ages against New Zealand in the first ODI of a three-match series on Sunday (October 26) at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, which saw him shatter multiple records. The England captain put in one of the greatest solo efforts in cricket's history, as his innings of 135 runs in just 101 balls helped the 2019 world champions post a total of 233 on the board despite nine players, including other batters in the top seven, being dismissed for single-digit scores. Harry Brook Creates History Brook walked out to bat with England struggling at 5-3 while later being reduced to 10-4, 33-5, and 56-6. The 26-year-old put up a partnership of 87-run partnership with Jamie Overton, who made a knock of 46 runs. Later, the star batter also produced a 10th-wicket partnership of 57 runs with Luke Wood, who made just five runs. As per ESPNCricinfo, Brook emulated Yuvraj Singh and became only the third batter in ODI cricket history and first from England, to score a century after walking out to bat at number five with the team having less than 10 runs on the board. Infact, Brook's score of 135 is the highest by a batter among the three and the first player to score over 105 runs. Two players have scored a ton after coming out while their team was at exactly 10-3. Brook also set the record for being the player to score a century from the lowest point of entry after the team lost three wickets. Players With Score At Century At Number 5 With Lowest Team Score PlayerTeam Score When Walked Out To BatIndividual ScoreTeamOpponentVenueYearSarfaraz Ahmed2/3105PakistanEnglandLord's2016Yuvraj Singh5/3103IndiaSouth AfricaHyderabad2006Harry Brook5/3135EnglandNew ZealandMount Maunganu2025Andrew Symonds10/3151AustraliaSri LankaSydney2006Shakib Al Hasan10/3108Bangladesh PakistanMultan2008Also Read: Assam VS Services Creates History, Breaks 63-Year-Old Ranji Trophy Record; Becomes First Match In World To... Meanwhile, Brook scored 60.53% of England's runs, which is the sixth-highest by a player in an all-out innings for a team. Among players to score a century, it is the fourth-highest percentage of runs by a player in an all-out innings and the second-highest against New Zealand, behind Damien Martyn (60.73 in 2000).
