| 0.0 : West Indies - check. Pakistan - check. Time for Australia to lock horns with England. It is T20Is first and we welcome you for the 1st game of the 3-match series which is being played closed doors and in a bio-secure bubble. England have had a decent run playing the shortest format of the game in this post-pandemic era while the Aussies are taking the field for the first time in international cricket. It will be interesting to see how the Aussies respond against a well-settled English side. Stay |
| TOSS - It is time for the spin of the coin. Australia win the toss and elect to bowl. |
| England (Playing XI) - Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (WK), Dawid Malan, Tom Banton, Eoin Morgan (C), Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid. |
| Australia (Playing XI) - Aaron Finch (C), David Warner, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa. |
| Australia skipper, Aaron Finch, says that the wicket is looking good and very good to chase. Tells that they will try to put their best XI for the games. Feels that they have done decent practice before this game. On their last international game way back in March, Finch says that the team is ready to go. |
| Eoin Morgan, England skipper, says they have a lot of strength in their top 3 which is a great headache to have. Mentions they have a lot of positives to take from the Pakistan series. |
| We are all set to begin. |
| Ashton Agar to bowl from the other end. |
| Pat Cummins is on. |
| 0.3 : Kane Richardson to Dawid Malan. |
| 0.0 : Adam Zampa is into the attack. |
| Ashton Agar is back on. |
| Tom Banton is the next batsman in. |
| Eoin Morgan is the new batsman in. |
| Mitchell Starc is back on. |
| Glenn Maxwell is into the attack. |
| Adam Zampa is back on. |
| Moeen Ali is the new batsman in. |
| Tom Curran is the new man in. |
| An appeal for a hit-wicket! |
| Kane Richardson is back on. |
| Chris Jordan is the new batsman in. |
| Adam Zampa to bowl out! |
| 0.5 : Adam Zampa to Dawid Malan. |
| 0.0 : Adil Rashid is the next batsman in. |
| Pat Cummins will bowl the last over of the innings. |
| A boundary on the last ball of the innings and that takes England over 160! However, it will be Australia who will be more than pleased with their bowling performance. England would feel that they missed out a chance of posting a massive total on a wicket that is looking really good to bat. |
| Asked to bat first, Buttler came all-guns-blazing and gave England a rollicking start. However, after he fell, England batters lost their way. However, Malan hung in there and played a fine knock to take England over 150. Apart from these two, Only one English batter could get into the double digits and that should be enough to describe their batting performance. |
| The way England started, it looked like the Aussies will have a tough time with the ball but they made a fine comeback once they saw the back of Buttler. It was the spin duo of Agar and Maxwell who made scoring difficult and got 4 wickets between them to force England on the back foot. Richardson too bagged two with his slower once. However, Finch might feel that he missed out on a chance of keeping England to a lot smaller score than this had he not given the 17th over to Zampa where England sc |
| Right! 163 is what Australia need. The wicket is looking pretty good once the batters set themselves in. The Aussie batters will just look to do that. For England, like their opponent, will need wickets at regular intervals to keep themselves in the game. Join us in a short while for the run chase. |
| 0.1 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, Warner is off the mark! Short and outside off, Warner looks to punch off the back foot but the ball takes the inner half and goes towards mid off. They go for the run and take it easily in the end. |
| We are back for the chase. The England players are out in the middle. Aaron Finch and David Warner will open the batting for Australia. Jofra Archer will start the proceedings with the ball. |
| 0.2 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Shortish and around off, Finch pushes it towards the point fielder. |
| 0.3 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Nicely bowled! Shortish ball just outside off, Finch looks to punch off his back foot but misses. A hint of away movement. |
| 0.4 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, FOUR! First boundary in the run chase. Short and around middle, Finch pulls it towards deep square leg and the ball races to the fence. |
| 0.5 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Two in a row! That was timing! Fuller and on middle and leg, Finch flicks it past the short fine leg fielder and into the fence. |
| 0.6 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Dot to end! A leading edge and that was in the air as well. It is the slower one on middle and leg, Finch looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards point. 9 from the opening over. |
| 1.1 : Mark Wood to David Warner, FOUR! Good length delivery on off, Warner looks to cut but gets an inside edge. It goes past the off stump towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : Mark Wood to David Warner, Short delivery on middle, Warner pulls it over mid on. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 1.3 : Mark Wood to David Warner, Short delivery on off, Warner pulls it towards mid on for a single. |
| 1.4 : Mark Wood to David Warner, FOUR! Second boundary of the over! Short delivery on the body, Warner pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : Mark Wood to David Warner, Full delivery on middle, Warner flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 1.6 : Mark Wood to Aaron Finch, Short delivery on off, Finch pushes it to point. |
| 2.1 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, Archer bowls a yorker on off, Warner does well to dig it out. |
| 2.2 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on leg, Warner pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, Back of a length delivery on leg, Warner flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 2.4 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, Length delivery on off, Warner guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 2.5 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Nice shot! Short delivery on leg, Finch pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Short delivery on middle, Finch looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. An appeal for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 3.1 : Chris Jordan to David Warner, Full and wide outside off, Warner reaches out and tries to steer it through the off side but is beaten. Warner is not pleased as the umpire deems it a legal ball. |
| 3.2 : Chris Jordan to David Warner, FOUR! This time he gets the bat and ball and does so quote well. Fuller and outside off, Warner reaches out and manages to lift it over point. Once it goes past the inner circle, it reaches the fence. |
| 3.3 : Chris Jordan to David Warner, Full delivery on middle, Warner looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. |
| 0.0 : Chris Jordan is on. He is playing his 50th T20I. |
| 3.4 : Chris Jordan to David Warner, Full toss on off, Warner pushes it towards covers for a single. |
| 3.5 : Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch, Short delivery on off, Finch looks to cut but gets a bottom edge on this one. It just misses the off stump. |
| 3.6 : Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch, WIDE! Short delivery down the leg side, Finch looks to pull but misses it. |
| Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Cut away! Poor from Jordan! Short and wide outside off, it is bread and butter for Finch. He slams it through backward point to bag another boundary. |
| 4.1 : Tom Curran to David Warner, Excellent start from him. A slower one outside off, Warner swings hard, swings it like the baseball bat but connects only with thin air. Had he connected, don't think that would've stayed anywhere near Southampton. |
| 4.2 : Tom Curran to David Warner, 1 run, That is flicked off the back foot for a run. |
| 4.3 : Tom Curran to Aaron Finch, Back of a length ball around off, kept out. |
| 4.4 : Tom Curran to Aaron Finch, Around off on a good length, pushed towards long on for a run. |
| 4.5 : Tom Curran to David Warner, Good length ball on middle, Warner tucks it towards short fine leg. A single taken. |
| 4.6 : Tom Curran to Aaron Finch, A single to end! Fine over from Curran. Shortish and around off, pushed towards Rashid at point for a quick single. |
| Tom Curran to Aaron Finch, 1 run, played towards point. |
| 5.1 : Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Smashed! Fuller and around middle, Finch lofts it wide of the mid on fielder for a boundary. That wasn't from the middle of the bat but good enough to beat the man and go to the fence |
| 5.2 : Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch, Good length ball around middle, Finch looks to tuck it towards square leg but he misses to get hit on the pads. A single taken. 50 up for the Aussies. |
| 5.3 : Chris Jordan to David Warner, Good length ball on midlde, worked towards deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 5.4 : Chris Jordan to David Warner, Shortish and around off, Warner pushes it towards point and gets to the other end. |
| 5.5 : Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch, Full delivery on off, Finch lofts it over covers. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 5.6 : Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch, Back of a length delivery on middle, Finch defends it off the back foot. |
| 6.1 : Adil Rashid to David Warner, BEATEN! Tossed up delivery outside off, Warner looks to push but misses it. |
| 6.2 : Adil Rashid to David Warner, Flighted delivery on middle, Warner sweeps it through square leg for a couple. |
| 6.3 : Adil Rashid to David Warner, Floated delivery on middle, Warner punches it through mid on for a single. |
| 6.4 : Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, Rashid bowls a slider outside off, Finch looks to cut but misses it. |
| 6.5 : Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, 2 runs, Full delivery on middle, Finch drives it through mid on. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 6.6 : Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, NOT OUT! The foot is down, says the third umpire! Lovely bowlin from Rashid though. Very good first over from him. He floats the last ball just outside off and makes it go away to beat Finch's outside edge. Buttler collects the ball and whips the bails off in a flash. They appeal and the third umpire has been called for. Replays show that Finch did go out of the crease but but he dragged his leg in. |
| 7.1 : Tom Curran to David Warner, Short delivery outside off, Warner cuts it through point for a couple. |
| 7.2 : Tom Curran to David Warner, Length delivery outside off, Warner looks to go big but misses it. |
| 7.3 : Tom Curran to David Warner, Full delivery on middle, Warner flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 7.4 : Tom Curran to David Warner, WIDE! Slower delivery wide outside off, Warner looks to chase at it but misses it. |
| Tom Curran to David Warner, Short delivery on off, Warner guides it through point. The fielder in the deep does well to pull it back just before the ropes. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 7.5 : Tom Curran to Aaron Finch, Full delivery on middle, Finch looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 7.6 : Tom Curran to David Warner, Short delivery on off, Warner pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 8.1 : Adil Rashid to David Warner, Tossed up delivery on off, Warner play a reverse sweep over point. It lands safely there. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 8.2 : Adil Rashid to David Warner, On middle, Warner drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 8.3 : Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, SIX! BOOM! That's gone way back in the stand. Tossed up under the eyes of the Aussie skipper. He picks the ball, the wrong'un and deposits it way back over the wide long on fence. |
| 8.4 : Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Loopy delivery on off, Finch lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Goes inside out now! This is classy batting from Finch! Rashid tosses one again, Finch makes room and lifts it inside out over extra cover and into the fence. |
| 8.6 : Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, Shortish and on middle, cut towards point, almost off the stumps.17 off the over, terrific one for the Aussies. They are cruising here. |
| 9.1 : Mark Wood to David Warner, WIDE! Down the leg side to begin with. Warner misses his flick. Wided. |
| Mark Wood to David Warner, OUCH! Short and on the body, Warner looks to pull but misses to get hit on the body. |
| 9.2 : Mark Wood to David Warner, Short delivery on middle, Warner pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.3 : Mark Wood to Aaron Finch, Sharp bumper! 92 mph! Excellent bowling from Wood. Finch does well to sway away. |
| 9.4 : Mark Wood to Aaron Finch, Shortish and around off, Finch pushes it towards point. |
| 9.5 : Mark Wood to Aaron Finch, WIDE! Angled down the leg side. Finch misses his flick. Wided by the umpire. |
| Mark Wood to Aaron Finch, Short and on middle again, bowling it as per the plans. Finch taps it off his back foot towards the off side for a quick single. |
| 9.6 : Mark Wood to David Warner, BEATEN! Length delivery outside off, Warner looks to guide but misses it. Australia need 72 runs in 60 balls. |
| 10.1 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Short and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.2 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, WIDE! Down the leg side, Warner looks to flick but misses. The umpire though does not miss in calling it wide. |
| Jofra Archer to David Warner, Fuller and around off, whipped to deep mid-wicket for a run by Warner. |
| 10.3 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Change of pace from Archer and Finch reads that well. Waits for this good length ball outside off and then steers it wide of third man for a couple of runs. |
| 10.4 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Just short! Shortish and on the body of Finch who is cramped for room. He still goes for the pull shot. The ball goes towards fine leg. Wood there comes forward and tries to catch but it falls short. Wood does well to use his body to stop the ball. |
| 10.5 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, Good length ball around off, worked towards the leg side for a run. |
| 10.6 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, OUT! CAUGHT! Soft dismissal. Archer kept bowling the bouncers and then suddenly dished one full and outside off. Finch clears his front leg and tries to loft it over mid off but fails to time it at all. Jordan at mid off gobbles the chance and helps England get the first wicket. 65 needed in 9 overs. |
| 11.1 : Mark Wood to David Warner, Full delivery on middle, Warner flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 11.2 : Mark Wood to Steven Smith, FOUR! Smith is off the mark on the very first ball that he faces. Short and on middle, Smith svivels and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. That was the effort ball from Wood, bowled at 94 MPH but the man who has not played sicne nearly six month pummels it and bags a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Mark Wood to Steven Smith, FOUR! This is even better! Short delivery on middle, Smith pulls it through mid-wicket. Banton in the deep runs to his left and dives over the ball. Consecutive boundaries for Smith. |
| 11.4 : Mark Wood to Steven Smith, Back of a length delivery on middle, Smith defends it towards covers for a run. |
| 11.5 : Mark Wood to David Warner, Short and on middle, Warner gently pulls it towards deep square leg and returns for the second. Excellent running from him. He now moves to 49. |
| 11.6 : Mark Wood to David Warner, FIFTY FOR WARNER! 18th fifty for him! What a start to the series for the Southpaw! Another short ball on middle, Warner nudges it towards deep square leg for a single to get to the milestone. |
| 12.1 : Adil Rashid to David Warner, Short delivery on off, Warner cuts it through point for a single. |
| 12.2 : Adil Rashid to Steven Smith, Tossed up delivery outside off, Smith looks to guide but ends up chopping it beside the wicket. |
| 12.3 : Adil Rashid to Steven Smith, Flighted delivery on off, Smith comes down the track and looks to loft it over the bowler but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 12.4 : Adil Rashid to Steven Smith, Around off, tucked towards the leg side for an easy single. |
| 12.5 : Adil Rashid to David Warner, Full and on middle, Warner skips down the track and flicks it between long on and deep mid-wicket. Two taken easily. |
| 12.6 : Adil Rashid to David Warner, Dot to end! Tossed up and around off, Warner looks to lift it over the in-field on the off side but gets a soft leading edge towards point. |
| 13.1 : Moeen Ali to Steven Smith, Smith goes back in his crease and flick it away through mid wicket, for a single. |
| 13.2 : Moeen Ali to David Warner, Full and outside off, reverse swept for a run. |
| 13.3 : Moeen Ali to Steven Smith, SIX! That is clubbed! Tossed up around off and middle, Smith skips down the track and powers it over wide long on for a biggie. Just 40 more for Australia to seal the game. |
| 13.4 : Moeen Ali to Steven Smith, Full and on middle, flicked to long on for a run by Smith now. |
| 13.5 : Moeen Ali to David Warner, Full and around off, Warner can't beat the cover fielder to his left. |
| 13.6 : Moeen Ali to David Warner, Dot to end! This time Warner can't beat the cover fielder to his right. 39 more needed in 36 balls. |
| 14.1 : Adil Rashid to Steven Smith, Beaten! Tossed up outside off, turns further away to beat the outside edge of Smith. |
| 14.2 : Adil Rashid to Steven Smith, OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid strikes in his final over! Tossed up ball outside off, Smith looks to slog sweep but doesn't time it at all. He ends up getting a top edge that goes high in the air towards deep square leg. Bairstow from deep mid-wicket gets across to his right and takes a fine catch. |
| 14.3 : Adil Rashid to David Warner, Shortish and outside off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 14.4 : Adil Rashid to Glenn Maxwell, Maxwell is up and running! Floated on off, Maxwell tucks it towards the leg side off his back foot for a quick run. |
| 14.5 : Adil Rashid to David Warner, Short and outside off, punched to long off for a run. |
| 14.6 : Adil Rashid to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT! WOW! Another one goes and Rashid has his second on the last ball of his spell. He took his sweet time to face the last ball of the over but now has been dismissed. Tossed up outside off, Maxwell looks to slam it over extra cover but ends up giving a catch to the fielder instead. Rashid is done for the day. 29/2 in his 4-over spell. Another wicket quickly and England might think they can turn this game around. 36 needed in final 5. |
| Marcus Stoinis is the next batsman in. |
| 15.1 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, Short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a couple of runs by Warner. |
| 15.2 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, OUT! TIMBER! Warner goes now and it is game on! Two new batters out in the middle. It's a leg stump yorker from Archer. Warner tries to make room and squeezes it through the off side. He misses but the ball doesn't. It hits his pad and then the base of the leg stump. |
| 15.3 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, TWO WIDES! Not sure Morgan will like that. A ball down the leg side. Buttler can't collect cleanly and they steal an extra too. |
| Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, Good length ball outside off, Stoinis throws the bat at it but fails to connect. |
| 15.4 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, Full and on middle, flicked towards mid on for a run. |
| 15.5 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Full and on middle, Carey flicks but finds mid-wicket. |
| 15.6 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Around off on a good length, Carey guides it towards third man for a run. 30 needed in 24 balls. |
| 16.1 : Mark Wood to Alex Carey, Full delivery on middle, Carey flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 16.2 : Mark Wood to Alex Carey, Back of a length delivery on off, Carey pushes it to covers. |
| 16.3 : Mark Wood to Alex Carey, OUT! BOWLED! Carey goes now and this game is turning on it's head. It is England's wicket-taking bowlers who keep knocking one after another. A shortish ball around off, this is angled in from Wood. Carey is on the back foot to defend but is beaten for inside edge. The ball hits his thigh pad and then canons on the stumps. |
| 16.4 : Mark Wood to Ashton Agar, Length delivery on leg, Agar looks to flick but gets it off his pads. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 16.5 : Mark Wood to Marcus Stoinis, A couple now! Full and outside off, Stoinis steers it through point and gets two. |
| 16.6 : Mark Wood to Marcus Stoinis, A single to end the over! Excellent stuff from Wood. He finishes with 31/1. A ball on the pads of Marcus, he tucks it behind square on the leg side and gets to the other end. 26 in 18 balls. |
| 17.1 : Tom Curran to Marcus Stoinis, Good length ball around off, pushed towards mid off by Stoinis. They complete the single after a bit of hesitation. |
| 17.2 : Tom Curran to Ashton Agar, Shortish and around off, Agar pushes it wide of the mid off fielder for a single. |
| 17.3 : Tom Curran to Marcus Stoinis, Third single. These two are not going after the ball but are calmly getting themselves in before they can try and go after the ball. Good length ball around off, tapped towards the off side for a run. |
| 17.4 : Tom Curran to Ashton Agar, Full and outside off, Agar slams it through point. Rashid does well to make a diving half stop. A run taken but that could've been a boundary. |
| 17.5 : Tom Curran to Marcus Stoinis, Shortish and around off, Marcus punches it through point. The sweeper cover does well to keep it inside the rope with a slide. Two taken. |
| 17.6 : Tom Curran to Marcus Stoinis, Fuller and around off, pushed towards mid off for a single. 7 from the over. 19 needed in 12 balls. |
| 18.1 : Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, Down the leg side, Stoinis svivels and pulls it to fine leg for a single. |
| 18.2 : Chris Jordan to Ashton Agar, Another single! These two are taking it as deep as they can. Fuller and around off, Agar finds point but they go for the run. Stoinis is quick. Rashid doesn't throw at the non-striker's end. |
| 18.3 : Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, Just a single! Fuller and around off, pushed wide of the mid off fielder and they take another single. |
| 18.4 : Chris Jordan to Ashton Agar, Short delivery on off, Agar looks to pull but gets a bottom edge on this one. It goes towards point. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 18.5 : Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, A dot now! Shortish and just outside off, Stoinis swings at it but makes no connection. It was change of pace that did Stoinis. Can Jordan finish it well? |
| 18.6 : Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! That is run out! WOW! What an effort from Jordan. Poor from Australia. Fuller ball around the pads, Stoinis whacks across the line only to miss the ball and gets hit on the pads. Jordan initially starts appealing but then realizes the batsmen are going for a run. He gets to the ball and hits the stumps at the keeper's end. There is an appeal for a run out. It is referred upstairs. First the LBW is checked which shows that the on-field call is the right |
| 18.5 : An appeal for lbw! Stoinis is the man in question. It is a double review actually, one for a run out and the other for an lbw. Both the batters in question. Both seem not out though. |
| 19.1 : Tom Curran to Marcus Stoinis, A dot from Curran first ball. Terrific. This is going down to the wire. Good length ball on middle, Stoinis swings but doesn't connect. |
| 19.2 : Tom Curran to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Connects this time and gets half a dozen. Poor from Curran. A length ball outside off, Stoinis takes a step towards the off side and hammers it over extra cover for a maximum. That will get Stoinis going. |
| 19.3 : Tom Curran to Marcus Stoinis, A dot now! Swing and a miss again from Stoinis! He is kind of just not watching the ball as good as he should be. It was in the slot for him but he swung a little too hard to miss out. |
| 19.4 : Tom Curran to Marcus Stoinis, In the air... but safe. Oh dear! What is going on? That was in the air for a long time. A full toss from Curran. Stoinis once again fails to time it. The ball goes high in the air towards mid on. Curran goes for the catch but can't get there. |
| 19.5 : Tom Curran to Marcus Stoinis, Two more! A yorker on middle, Stoinis flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and scampers back for a couple. 5 to win. Boundary for the Super Over. |
| 19.6 : Tom Curran to Marcus Stoinis, Only two! Nails the fuller ball this time and Stoinis can only drill it towards long on and get two. ENGLAND WIN BY 2 RUNS! |
| The way the Aussie openers, Finch and Warner were going, at one point, it looked like they might not need the 20 overs to chase the total down. However, post the wicket of Aaron Finch, it was hara-kiri from the Aussie batters. Warner raked up a fine half ton but failed to close the game in the end. Stoinis stayed till the end and took the game deep but failed to seal it for his side in the final over. |
| Like Australia, England bowlers were thwarted by the Aussie openers in the Poweplay. However, once Finch was removed by Archer, Rashid joined him and with twin strikes pushed Aussies a bit on the back foot. A couple of wickets from Wood meant that Australia were under pressure now! In the end, Jordan and Curran delivered for the team in the final 3 overs. The duo held their nerves and managed to choke the runs. |
| WOW! What a game! Curran and England hold to their nerves and win a game that looked beyond their reach. Australia have thrown it away! 98 for the opening wicket and then a massive collapse! An absolute cliffhanger and one can say that Australia have done WELL to lose the game. |
| DAWID MALAN IS NAMED PLAYER OF THE MATCH! He starts by saying that he is not sure what is the secret of the success but he is happy as far as it keeps coming. Adds that he himself is a bit surprised. Mentions he enjoys the challenge of pushing himself which exceeds all expectations. |
| Right! That's all from this game then! The way it started, one would've thought England will post a massive total. However, Australia bounced back and it looked like England will not be able to get over 150. Then Finch gave the ball to Zampa in the 18th over. The over cost Australia 22. And then the way Australia started, it looked the game will be done and dusted in no time. That didn't happen either and eventually, England held their nerves to come out on top and take the first game of the 3-m |
| 0.0 : Mark Wood to bowl from the other end. |
| Change of bat for Finch! |
| Tom Curran is into the attack. |
| Adil Rashid is into the attack. |
| An appeal for stumping! Finch is the man in question. |
| Tom Curran is back on. |
| Mark Wood is back on. |
| Jofra Archer is back on. |
| Steven Smith is the new batsman in. |
| Adil Rashid is back on. |
| Moeen Ali is into the attack. |
| Glenn Maxwell is the new batsman in. |
| Alex Carey is the new man in. |
| Mark Wood to bowl out. |
| Ashton Agar is the next batsman in. |
| Tom Curran is back on. |
| Chris Jordan is back on. |
| 19.6 : Aaron Finch, the Aussie skipper, says that he knew England will keep coming at them and feels they failed to find the ropes between the 12th and 20th over. Adds that as long as they all are running, its a lesson learned. Feels either he or Warner should've taken the game deep. On positives from the game, Finch says that if you remove the result of the game, there were plenty of good individual performances. Tells that England are a bloody good side and they executed their plans really well. |
| Eoin Morgan, the England skipper, starts by telling that one cannot win the game in the first 10 overs but has to be in the last 10. Feels the bowlers came well in the final overs. Praises the twin wickets of Rashid which exposed the Aussie middle order. Reckons it is difficult for the new batters to come and play shots under light instantly. Heaps praise for Curran and Jordan for leading the attack.Tells that he felt he along with Moeen should've scored more runs. |
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