England Lions batters went on a rampage against West Indies A in the second One-Day game of the tour. England Lions posted 487/5 on the board, the fifth-highest score in One-Day cricket history. Ben McKinney starred with a carnage-filled 65-ball 145. Had he not departed in the 22nd over, he had a chance to break the record for the highest List A score.

McKinney reached his ton from just 43 balls, the second-fastest One-Day century by an English batter. The fastest was registered by Graham Rose from 36 balls in 1990. Rose played 251 first-class and 295 List A games but never made his international cricket debut.

McKinney brings the storm on Caribbean soil

After winning the toss, Dan Lawrence opted to bat first at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts, on November 9. Thomas Rew took on Jakeem Pollard in the first over, hitting two fours and a six. McKinney got off the mark with a boundary as well. Rew was dismissed cheaply for a 13-ball 22 by Oshane Thomas. Rehan Ahmed arrived at the crease and hit a four and a six in the same over. McKinney showed signs of naked aggression in the fifth over, hitting Jediah Blades for two fours and a six. It took him 27 balls to reach his half-century from 27 balls in the 10th over.

In the 13th over, he whacked West Indies' young left-arm wrist-spinner Vitel Lawes for a four and three sixes. In the next over, he reached his century from just 43 deliveries. The onslaught continued while Rehan played second fiddle. In the 16th over, he lost his ticket to the non-striker's end. Blades dismissed him for a 30-ball 26.

McKinney was unfazed by the loss of Rehan's wicket. He took England Lions to 200 in the 17th over. Skipper Lawrence took the attacking route as well. McKinney's rampant knock came to an end on the first ball of the 22nd over. Blades got him caught for a 65-ball 145. His knock featured 15 fours and 10 sixes. When he departed, England Lions were 238/3.

Lawrence was not afraid to take the aerial route in the middle overs. In the 27th over, he reached his half-century with a four. He took 39 deliveries to reach the milestone. His knock came to an end in the 31st over. Lawes dismissed him for a 56-ball 76. His knock was studded with seven fours and four sixes.  A few overs later, Lawes dismissed James Coles as well. 

Rew’s cracking ton, Mayes scores fifty

The scoring rate went down and then picked up in the last six overs. At the end of 44th over, England Lions were 386/5. What followed was another onslaught. In the 45th over, James Rew completed his half-century from 36 balls.

He hit Thomas for four fours in the 46th over. Then, Blades got a beating as Ben Mayes whacked three consecutive sixes. Mayers completed his half-century from 39 balls. In the final over, Rew hit two sixes off the final two balls. He reached three figures from 55 deliveries.

Rew's knock was laced with 15 fours and a couple of sixes. On the other end, Mayers remained unbeaten for a 46-ball 58, including three fours and as many sixes. They shared an unbeaten 166-run sixth-wicket partnership from 94 balls.

Jack causes epic collapse 

Sam Cook struck with the new ball, knocking over Alick Athanaze for a single-digit score in the third over. Keacy Carty and Kirk Mackenzie tried to use the fielding restrictions. In the 11th over, Carty hit Eddie Jack for three consecutive fours to reach his fifty from 27 balls. In the 14th over, Mckenzie reached his fifty from 42 balls. The partnership was building, but the required run rate was climbing as well. In the 20th over. McKenzie lost his wicket to Jack for a 64-ball 67. A couple of overs later, Carty lost his wicket to Jack as well. The skipper hit 10 fours and two sixes in his 54-ball 75.

It all went downhill from there for West Indies. From 143/1 in 19 overs, they were bowled out for 211 in 30.5 overs. After dismissing Carty, Jack knocked over Jewel Andrew for a two-ball duck. Shaqkere Parris became his fourth victim as the wickets continued to fall. In the 25th over, leg-spinner Mason Crane struck twice to get rid of Sadrack Descarte and Blades. Jack completed his fifer by knocking over Lawes for a three-ball duck. 

Jyd Goolie tried to stretch the innings. But in the 31st over, he walked off the field, retired hurt for a run-a-ball 25. Crane wrapped up the proceedings with Pollard's wicket. West Indies were bowled out for 211. The hosts lost the match by a huge margin of 276 runs.

Will McKinney be on IPL franchises’ radar?

22-year-old Durham all-rounder McKinney is a rising talent in England. He has played 40 first-class games already and scored seven tons and five fifties. He averages over 39 in One-Dayers. But he has yet to showcase his talent in T20s. From 34 innings, he has scored 525 runs at an average of 15.90 and a strike rate of 136.71. He is yet to score a fifty in the shortest format.

McKinney's The Hundred record is not too impressive either. He made his The Hundred debut for Manchester Super Giants, scoring 58 runs from six innings. He turned up for Southern Brave in this year's edition and scored 66 runs from six innings. His 23-ball 44 against Sunrisers Leeds was the only impressive outing where he was up against the likes of Brydon Carse, Abrar Ahmed, Matthew Potts and Nathan Ellis.

The youngster showed promise in T20 Blast 2026 for Durham, scoring 182 runs from seven innings at an average of 30.33 and a strike rate of 165.45.

Over the years, IPL franchises have often roped in young overseas uncapped players who’ve gone on to become established players. He can be on franchises’ radar weeks ahead of the IPL 2027 mini-auction should he choose to register.