| 0.0 : England (Unchanged XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C/WK), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood. |
| Australia (Playing XI) - David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (C), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (WK), Pat Cummins (In for Nathan Ellis), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood. |
| Jos Buttler, the skipper of England, wins the toss and elects to bowl first. Says he's a little bit unsure about how the track will play so it's better to have a target. Adds playing against Australia is really exciting especially at Barbados and also tells they have beaten the Aussies in the recent past. Informs they are going with the same team. Tells they have a great bunch of guys in the set up. Ends up by saying there are a couple of key areas where they can improve and it's all about playi |
| Australia's captain, Mitchell Marsh says they would have bowled first as well but will now look to post a good total. On holding three ICC major trophies at one time, he adds that everyone that comes here, comes to win the tournament and England are a class team. Mentions that they have a great side with experienced players and it is a chance for them to better their record against England in T20 World Cups. Ends by informing that Pat Cummins comes in to replace Nathan Ellis. |
| PITCH REPORT - Naseer Hussain is pitchside. He starts by saying that there is a nice breeze blowing and the short boundary is with the wind. Matthew Hayden joins him and says that it is a fresh pitch for this game but quite similar to the others and there are cracks on it. They also mentions that the average score on thsi ground is 143 but given the nature of players on show you can add a few runs to it but not quite a 180-plus track. |
| Before the action gets underway at the Kensington Oval, Barbados, the match officials, and the two set of players stride out with pride for their respective national anthems. It will be England's national anthem followed by the Australian anthem. |
| All done with the pre-match formalities and now it's action time at Bridgetown. The two umpires are already out to the middle. England's players spread out to the field after a last-minute huddle talk. Out walk the two Australian openers, David Warner and Travis Head. The latter takes the guard and will have to face spin first up as Moeen Ali will begin the proceedings with the new ball for England. And, here we go... |
| 0.1 : Moeen Ali to Travis Head, Nice start from Moeen Ali! Strides in from around the stumps and tosses it up well, getting it to deep around off stump, Travis Head leans right on and blocks it towards mid off. |
| 0.2 : Moeen Ali to Travis Head, Nice and full again but a bit more room outside off, Travis Head drives it square through cover-point and picks up a couple of runs to get going. |
| 0.3 : Moeen Ali to Travis Head, No run. |
| 0.4 : Moeen Ali to Travis Head, No run. |
| 0.5 : Moeen Ali to Travis Head, No run. |
| 0.6 : Moeen Ali to Travis Head, Just the single to end and only 5 runs come off the first over. Shorter in length on middle and leg, worked away wide of mid on for an easy single. |
| Spin from both ends. Will Jacks to bowl the second over. |
| 1.1 : Will Jacks to Travis Head, Six! |
| 1.2 : Will Jacks to Travis Head, SIX! Two in two and Travis Head putting Will Jacks under pressure right away. Flighted again and around off stump, not that full, Head gets under it well and slogs it away well over deep square leg for another biggie. |
| 1.3 : Will Jacks to Travis Head, Edged away this time and that's great fielding from Mark Wood. |
| 1.2 : Is that a four? |
| 1.4 : Will Jacks to David Warner, SIX! Oh, that is a poor ball and David Warner will be very happy to get that on the first ball. Too full and angled into the pads, Warner gets low and picks it up and swats it over deep backward square leg for another maximum. 21 already off the over. |
| 1.5 : Will Jacks to David Warner, Floated up on a length around off and getting some extra bounce, David Warner gets the sweep off the top edge and towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 1.6 : Will Jacks to Travis Head, No run. |
| 0.0 : Jofra Archer replaces Moeen Ali now. |
| 2.3 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, No run. |
| 2.1 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, Begins from around the stumps and clocks in at 141.2 KPH, angling it into the legs. David Warner gets caught on the crease and gets a leading edge wide of Chris Jordan at mid on and picks up a single. |
| 2.2 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Oh, David Warner might have been gone had that hit the stumps. |
| 2.4 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, A bit fuller and angled into the legs, David Warner hangs back again and just tucks it away past square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 2.5 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, WIDE! Brings out the quick bumper and tries to angle it in at the body but spills it down the leg side for a wide. |
| Jofra Archer to David Warner, 2 runs. |
| 2.6 : Jofra Archer to David Warner, Just short of a good length and at the batter, David Warner hops and nudges it behind square on the leg side for one. |
| Mark Wood is now brought into the attack. He replaces Will Jacks. |
| 3.1 : Mark Wood to David Warner, SIX! That is nonchalant from David Warner! |
| 0.0 : Halt! David Warner has just graciously struck the ball out of the park. The new ball has been taken. |
| 3.2 : Mark Wood to David Warner, SIX! Just using the pace so well here David Warner. Dug in short and at the rib cage at 145.6 clicks, Warner just gets inside the line a bit, swivels and just angles it over deep fine for another maximum. The signs are ominous for England who are under the pump early on here. |
| 3.3 : Mark Wood to David Warner, That in between length on middle and leg, David Warner is unable to get completely forward and decides to just block it back to Mark Wood. |
| 3.4 : Mark Wood to David Warner, SIX! Up, up and away! Carnage out in the middle from David Warner and he has raced to 31 off just 11 balls. Tries to follow up the slower delivery with a quick yorker but ends up serving a full toss on middle and leg. Warner manages to get under it and lifts it in front of square on the leg side for a biggie. 50 up for Australia already. |
| 3.5 : Mark Wood to David Warner, Four! |
| 3.6 : Mark Wood to David Warner, Slower one, bowled a tad full and at the stumps, David Warner watchfully keeps it out. 22 off that over as well, the second time that has happened in just the first 4 overs. |
| 4.1 : Moeen Ali to Travis Head, FOUR! Not quite where he intended that to go but that was well-adjusted by Travis Head in the end. |
| 4.2 : Moeen Ali to Travis Head, SIX! Wow, that is a clean strike! A nothing delivery really from Moeen Ali as he tosses it up right in the slot around middle, Travis Head simply hits through tge line and whacks it dead straight over the bowler's head for a huge six. |
| 4.3 : Moeen Ali to Travis Head, On the shorter side and bowled around off, Travis Head plays it off the back foot and gets it down to deep cover for a single. |
| 4.4 : Moeen Ali to David Warner, No run. |
| 4.5 : Moeen Ali to David Warner, Four! |
| 4.6 : Moeen Ali to David Warner, OUT! BOWLED'EM! What relief for England as Moeen Ali strikes and David Warner departs after a fiery cameo. |
| The Australian skipper, Mitchell Marsh walks out at number 3. |
| 5.2 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Stays around the wickets, bowls an off-cutter on a length, just around off, Travis Head throws his bat at it and inside edges over the off stump for none. |
| 5.1 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Steams in from around the wicket, on a length, around off, Travis Head moves to the leg side and cuts it but finds the point fielder. |
| 5.3 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, FOUR! Through this time! Brings the angle a bit closer and on the top of the middle, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and cuts it well past backward point for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, OUT! b Jofra Archer. |
| 0.0 : Glenn Maxwell is the new man in. |
| 5.5 : Jofra Archer to Glenn Maxwell, Hard length, jagging back in on the top of off, Glenn Maxwell hops back and bunts it down the track. |
| 5.6 : Jofra Archer to Glenn Maxwell, Good pace and good length, it further takes off from the deck, on the top of the middle, Glenn Maxwell moves more towards the leg side but gets beaten attempting a cut shot. End of the mandatory Powerplay. Australia are flying at 74/2. |
| 6.1 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Marsh, Tossed up, full and on off, Mitchell Marsh strides in line of the ball and drives it through covers for a single. |
| 6.2 : Adil Rashid to Glenn Maxwell, Slides it outside off, full in length, Glenn Maxwell bends low and fetches it from outside off, drags it towards long on for a single. |
| 6.3 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Swept away! Drops it right underneath the bat, on the middle, Mitchell Marsh sits down and sweeps it behind square for a boundary at deep square leg. |
| 6.4 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Marsh, Slower through the air, on off, full in length, Mitchell Marsh watches it closely and eases it towards covers for a single. |
| 6.5 : Adil Rashid to Glenn Maxwell, Flattens his length, on the pads, Glenn Maxwell tucks it towards short fine off the back foot. |
| 6.6 : Adil Rashid to Glenn Maxwell, Too full and on the stumps, Glenn Maxwell gets ahead and turns it towards long on for a single to end the over. |
| 7.1 : Mark Wood to Glenn Maxwell, Steams in from over the wicket, bowls it on a length, closer to the body on middle, Glenn Maxwell clips it off the inner half towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.2 : Mark Wood to Mitchell Marsh, Serious pace, full and on the leg stump line, Mitchell Marsh tries to flick it away but the pace gets heavy on him and inside edges onto the pads, and straight towards short mid-wicket. |
| 7.3 : Mark Wood to Mitchell Marsh, Full and outside off, Mitchell Marsh expands his arms and slaps it straight to mid off. |
| 7.4 : Mark Wood to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs. |
| 7.5 : Mark Wood to Mitchell Marsh, Hits the deck hard, on the top of off, Mitchell Marsh gets his off-stump covered and punches it back to the bowler. |
| 7.6 : Mark Wood to Mitchell Marsh, No run. |
| 8.1 : Adil Rashid to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Drops it full and flat on the stumps, Glenn Maxwell with his strong bottom hand and flatly swipes it across the line over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : Adil Rashid to Glenn Maxwell, Good length, outside off, Glenn Maxwell rocks back and hits it to deep point for one. |
| 8.3 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Marsh, No run. |
| 8.4 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Marsh, Full and outside off, Marsh drags it off the inside half of the bat towards short fine. |
| 8.5 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! SMOKED OUT OF THE PARK! |
| 8.6 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Marsh, Leg break, full and outside off, Mitchell Marsh gets down on the knee and sweeps it along the ground towards deep square leg for one. |
| 9.1 : Chris Jordan to Mitchell Marsh, Hard length, on off, Mitchell Marsh waits for this one and cuts it through cover-point for a single. |
| 9.2 : Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter, and a slower off-cutter, on off, Glenn Maxwell clips it off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.3 : Chris Jordan to Mitchell Marsh, 100 up for Australia! Gentle-paced delivery on off, Mitchell Marsh works it down to long on for one. |
| 9.4 : Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell, Into the blockhole, on middle, Glenn Maxwell jams his bat in time and digs the ball straight towards cover. |
| 9.5 : Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Chris Jordan to Mitchell Marsh, Straighter and slower on the back of a length, around off, Mitchell Marsh stays leg side of the ball, transfers his weight to the back foot and punches it through covers for a single. Halfway of the first innings done. Australia are cruising nicely at 101/2. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! Well then, a very well-fought first 10 overs of the first innings but Australia are well in front thanks to that wonderful Powerplay. Both openers, Travis Head and David Warner got away the huge hits early and Warner in particular was in punishing mood. England did well to pick up a couple of quick wickets but are still chasing the game and need a few more wickets in the middle phase to stem the flow of runs. Australia will certainly eye 200 runs from here but can they get to |
| 10.1 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, On a hard length around off stump and at just 120 clicks, Mitchell Marsh with a wild hoick across the line but he gets an inside eddhe down towards fine leg and picks up a single. |
| 10.2 : Jofra Archer to Glenn Maxwell, Banged in shorter and slower again over the stumps, Glenn Maxwell stays deep in the crease and hits the pukll flat through mid-wicket for one more. That was actually bowled from the back of the hand by Archer. |
| 10.3 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Marsh trying to muscle everything away but Jofra Archer is bringing out those slower ones which are tough to put away. |
| 10.4 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Six! |
| 10.5 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Banged in much shorter and outside off, hit away off the back foot through covers for one. |
| 10.6 : Jofra Archer to Glenn Maxwell, Beaten! Bowls this one quicker and on a fullish length wide of the off stump, getting it to nibble away off the deck. Glenn Maxwell stays back to cut it late but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 11.2 : Mark Wood to Mitchell Marsh, Back of a length, short and wide of the off stump, this is slapped away to deep point for a single. |
| 11.1 : Mark Wood to Mitchell Marsh, Buzzers! Hard length bowled at the body of the batter, Mitchell Marsh tucks it away behind square leg for one and looks for two but Liam Livingstone is very quick to come in and scores a direct hit at the keeper's end. However, the ball deflects away and eventually, Australia do get the second run. |
| 11.3 : Mark Wood to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Powered way by Glenn Maxwell! Slightly overpitched and angled into the legs, Maxwell holds his shape and whips it away well wide of long on for a boundary. |
| 11.4 : Mark Wood to Glenn Maxwell, Hard length, quick and angled into the leg stump at 153.2 KPH. Glenn Maxwell hangs back and makes room to slog it away but mistimes it badly towards mid-wicket. |
| 11.5 : Mark Wood to Glenn Maxwell, Well, that one zipped through! Not anywhere near as quick as the previous one but banged in well short and outside off. The uneven bounce means the ball flies through past Glenn Maxwell and straight to the keeper. |
| 11.6 : Mark Wood to Glenn Maxwell, Good fielding effort! Shortish length at the body, Glenn Maxwell fends it to square leg and looks for one but turns back and Adil Rashid keeps him honest with a throw at the keeper's end but it is well wide. Mark Wood does well to back up and dives across to save any extra runs. |
| Chris Jordan (1-0-5-0) is back into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Chris Jordan to Mitchell Marsh, Too full, in fact, a low full toss on off stump, Mitchell Marsh drives it with a straight bat and down to long off for a single. |
| 12.2 : Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell, Oh, what was that from Glenn Maxwell? |
| 12.3 : Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell, Six! |
| 12.4 : Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Ooh, maybe a tad harsh call for the bowler. Full and wide, Chris Jordan nails the wide yorker and flirts with the tramline but the umpire feels it is just wide enough and extends his arms. |
| Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Now, that would have been a wide but Glenn Maxwell does much better and picks up a boundary instead. |
| 12.5 : Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Chris Jordan to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! With England behind on the over-rate, these extras will certainly frustrate them even further. Full and wide outside off, spilled beyond the tramline and Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone. |
| Chris Jordan to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Absolutely nailed to exactly where the fielder was a delivery ago and Australia pick up 17 runs off that over. Slower and shorter outside off, sitting up nicely for the batter. Mitchell Marsh waits on the back foot and slaps it just behind point for yet another boundary. |
| 13.1 : Liam Livingstone to Glenn Maxwell, Bowled a bit flatter and shorter around off, Glenn Maxwell punches it away towards cover. |
| 12.6 : Liam Livingstone now comes into the attack. |
| 13.2 : Liam Livingstone to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run. |
| 13.3 : Liam Livingstone to Mitchell Marsh, Floated up on leg stump, Mitchell Marsh plays it with the turn towards covers for one more. |
| 13.4 : Liam Livingstone to Glenn Maxwell, A low full toss on the pads, Glenn Maxwell just eases it away well in front of mid-wicket and turns the strike over. |
| Is that out? |
| 13.5 : Liam Livingstone to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! STUMPED! Jos Buttler almost made a mess of that one but England do have a breakthrough. Liam Livingstone keeps bowling the leg-breaks to the right-handers and flights this one up nicely on a length and drifts it in from around off. Mitchell Marsh is drawn forward but the ball turns away after pitching and beats the bat. Buttler misses the stumps on the first occasion but the replays show that he did enough on the second attempt and Marsh could o |
| Marcus Stoinis is the new man in at number 5. |
| 13.6 : Liam Livingstone to Marcus Stoinis, Nicely tossed up outside off stump, Marcus Stoinis opens up the off side and drives it firmly down down to long off for a single. |
| 14.1 : Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis, Bowled flatter through the air and well outside off, Marcus Stoinis fetches and sweeps it away well in front of square leg for a single. |
| 13.6 : Adil Rashid (2-0-20-0) is back. |
| 14.2 : Adil Rashid to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and England are back in it. |
| 0.0 : Tim David is in at number 6. |
| 14.3 : Adil Rashid to Tim David, Quicker and shorter around off, played off the back foot and behind backward point for a single. |
| 14.4 : Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis, Wide! |
| Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis, Little bit slower with a bit more flight and gets the leg break to turn, Marcus Stoinis plants his front leg ahead and tries to sweep but is beaten by the turn and bounce. |
| 14.5 : Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis, More from the front of the hand, the attempted googly, bowled flatter and at the stumps, Marcus Stoinis blocks it off. |
| 14.6 : Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! A one-handed maximum and Marcus Stoinis spils the over for Adil Rashid and England. |
| 15.1 : Liam Livingstone to Tim David, On the middle stump, full in length, Tim David drives it through covers for a single. |
| 15.2 : Liam Livingstone to Marcus Stoinis, Bowls a quicker full-length delivery, on the leg stump line, Marcus Stoinis makes room and drives it to long off for one. |
| 15.3 : Liam Livingstone to Tim David, Drops it full and on middle, Tim David knocks this one down the ground for a single. |
| 15.4 : Liam Livingstone to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run. |
| 15.5 : Liam Livingstone to Tim David, 1 run. |
| 15.6 : Liam Livingstone to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! MASSIVE! Tossed up in front of the stumps, Marcus Stoinis gets underneath it and powers it straight down the ground for a maximum. |
| 16.1 : Chris Jordan to Tim David, SIX! Oh, what a shot! Half-volley outside off, Tim David sits down on his knee and expands his arms. One hand comes off his bat but the ball travels over deep covers. |
| 16.2 : Chris Jordan to Tim David, DROPPED! That's hit with sheer brute force! Full, outside off, Tim David clears his front leg but bottom edges straight and flat at the bowler where Jordan shells a catch on his followthrough. |
| 16.3 : Chris Jordan to Tim David, Good length outside off, Tim David swings it like a flat-bat towards long off for a single. |
| 16.4 : Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, Slower and outside off, on a length, Marcus Stoinis cuts it too late towards short third for a quick single. |
| 16.5 : Chris Jordan to Tim David, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Tim David departs now. |
| 0.0 : Matthew Wade walks out to the middle now. |
| 16.6 : Chris Jordan to Matthew Wade, WIDE! Slower and down leg, Matthew Wade fails to connect the pull. Wide given. |
| Chris Jordan to Matthew Wade, FOUR! What a shot and what an effort in the deep. |
| 17.1 : Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis, Full and on leg, Marcus Stoinis reverse sweeps it to backward point for a single. |
| 17.2 : Adil Rashid to Matthew Wade, FOUR! Wade has made his intentions clear! Too wide and very full, outside off, Matthew Wade latches onto the width, and smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : Adil Rashid to Matthew Wade, Good length outside the off-stump. Matthew Wade backs away and slices the cut to deep backward point for a single. |
| 17.3 : Adil Rashid to Matthew Wade, On a length at the stumps. Wade pulls out at the last moment and fends it to his right. |
| 17.5 : Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs. |
| 17.6 : Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Shot! Good length at the stumps, Marcus Stoinis gets low and reverse laps it towards deep third for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade, EDGED AND FOUR! Streaky but Wade will take it with open arms! |
| 18.2 : Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade, Leg bye. |
| 18.4 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run. |
| 18.3 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, Back of length, and a leg-cutter outside the off stump. Marcus Stoinis reaches out for it and slaps it straight to extra cover. |
| 18.5 : Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade, 2 runs. |
| 18.6 : Jofra Archer to Matthew Wade, What was Wade trying to do here? An appeal for caught behind and up goes the finger. Guns it on the back of a length, right on the top of off, and gets an extra bit of bounce on the surface as well. Matthew Wade pre-meditates and tries to reverse scoop it over short third and fails to connect it as the ball gets heavy on him with the bounce. The English players appeal and celebrate as they believe that the ball brushed off the bat but UltraEdge shows that no |
| 19.1 : Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Cracking shot! |
| 19.2 : Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, Short and angling into the batter, down the leg side, Marcus Stoinis pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 19.3 : Chris Jordan to Matthew Wade, WIDE! Way too outside the guideline on a fuller length, Matthew Wade shoulders arms at it. Wide given. |
| Chris Jordan to Matthew Wade, Short and on the top of off and middle, Matthew Wade pulls it flat along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 200 up for Australia. |
| 19.4 : Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! c Harry Brook b Chris Jordan. |
| 19.5 : Chris Jordan to Pat Cummins, OUT! run out (Jos Buttler / Chris Jordan). |
| 0.0 : Pat Cummins is the new man in. |
| Mitchell Starc is the next man in. |
| Is that a run out? Matthew Wade hits the ball straight to mid off and scampers through for one. The throw comes in quickly and Chris Jordan whips off the bails at the bowler's end but Wade seems to be in by then. However, Wade threatens to sneak an extra run and Jordan uproots one stump. The replays show that there's no problem with the first attempt and Wade is in. But, in the second attempt also, Wade just managed to plant his foot in the crease just before the stump was uprooted. NOT OUT! |
| 19.6 : Chris Jordan to Matthew Wade, DRAMA! |
| Pheww, that was ome end to the first innings and overall, what an exciting watch that was! Full of boundaries, exciting cricket and a bit of that old flame between the two rivals but at the halfway mark, it will be the reigning ODI World Champions who will be very pleased with that total on the board. |
| 0.0 : Riding on a brisk start, Australia managed to get 22 runs each off the 2nd and 4th overs which put them in the driver's seat. David Warner looked particularly dangerous but fell inside the Powerplay and then, Travis Head followed him to the pavilion as well. Still, 74 runs in the first 6 overs was the perfect start and even through the middle overs, they were able to keep on scoring at a decent rate. Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell got a few crucial runs before Marcus Stoinis played a fine |
| England will be fairly deflated after that bowling performance and the fact that they took so much time to bowl their 20 overs, they were left somewhat frustrated as well. The decision to start with spin from both ends didn't work out as after a tidy first over, the part-timer, Will Jacks was taken to the cleaners and they were under the pump from thereon. England bowled decently through the middle overs but couldn't pick up wickets and it was then a double blow for the second time that they w |
| David Warner is down for a quick chat. Warner says that he thinks it is a competitve total. They knew there will be spin inside the Powerplay and says they tried to get as many runs as they could against them. |
| Right then, 202 runs needed for the reigning T20 World Champions to get a win against their eternal rivals and given how the competition has gone by, it will be extremely difficult. However, England do have the batting lineup to get this third-highest chase in the history of the Men's T20 World Cup and this could really end up being an all-time classic. Join us in a bit as the all-important run chase is up next. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| 0.1 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, FOUR! Just manages to get it through! Starc guns it on the toes of the batter, on a very full length, Phil Salt manages to hit it off the inside half of the bat through deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 0.2 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 0.3 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, A full toss tailing into the batter, on the pads, Phil Salt swipes it with the angle towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 0.4 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, BEATEN! Angles it across off on a length at 143 kps. Jos Buttler gets squared up as his feet doesn't move and the ball whispers past his outside edge. |
| 0.5 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Full and straight on the off stump line, Jos Buttler stays leg side of the ball and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0.6 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Will have to reload! Swings down the leg side on a fuller length. Jos Buttler misses to flick it away. Matthew Wade dives to his left and collects the ball cleanly. Wide given though. |
| Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, On the back of a length, around off, Jos Buttler pats it off the back foot to the off side. A decent start for both sides. Just 6 off the first over. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? |
| 1.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Hazlewood steams in from over the wicket, lands it on a hard length, on off, Phil Salt cuts it on the up for a single at deep point. |
| 1.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, Lands it on a good length, and it keeps a tad low on the bounce, just around off, Jos Buttler is taken by surprise and the ball beats his under edge. The ball dies before reaching to the keeper on a few bounces. |
| 1.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, FOUR! First sign of aggression! Hard length, outside off, Jos Buttler sees the width and his eyes light up. He cuts it in front of square, on the up and through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, Full in length, angling on the pads, Jos Buttler flicks it to deep mid-wicket for two. |
| 1.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, FOUR! CRACKER OF A SHOT! Good length again, on the off stump line, Jos Buttler walks a couple of steps ahead, swipes it across and through short mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, Attacks the off stump, on a fuller length, Jos Buttler pushes it off the inner half the bat towards widish mid on for a quick single. |
| 2.1 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Starc continues from over the wicket, bullets it outside off on a fuller length, and also gets some lateral movement, Jos Buttler goes for an expansive shot through the off side but misses. |
| 2.2 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Very full on off, Jos Buttler bends low and digs it out to deep backward point for one. |
| 2.3 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, SIX! Oh, hello! |
| 2.4 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Angles it in on the pads, full in length, Salt misses to flick and it rolls towards short fine after thudding his pads. A leg bye taken. |
| 2.5 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Yorker outside off, Jos Buttler squeezes it straight towards Maxwell at backward point. |
| 2.6 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Pushes it too wide of the guideline. Jos Buttler reaches at it but fails to connect. Wide given anyways. |
| Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, FOUR! WHAT A SHOT! Mitchell Starc angles it into the batter on a fuller length, on middle and leg channel, Jos Buttler gets underneath and picks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The ball just lands inches inside the fence. |
| 3.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 3.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 3.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, FOUR! Cut away powerfully! Short and just outside off, Phil Salt stands tall and cuts it strongly on the up through point for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 3.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Four! |
| 3.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Full and slower, sliding on the pads. Phil Salt misses the flick and gets off the pads to square leg for a leg bye. |
| 4.1 : Pat Cummins to Phil Salt, Almost a yorker angling on off, Phil Salt clears his front leg to open the off side and squeezes it though cover-point for a couple of runs. |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins comes in as the first bowling change. |
| 4.2 : Pat Cummins to Phil Salt, Back of a length, outside off, Phil Salt slashes it over covers. David Warner from deep point sprints almost 50 yards to his right and cuts the ball before the ropes. Just two then. |
| 4.3 : Pat Cummins to Phil Salt, Another good yorker on the stumps, Phil Salt digs it out to the leg side inside the inner ring at mid-wicket. |
| 4.4 : Pat Cummins to Phil Salt, Takes the pace off the ball, short and outside off, Phil Salt gets beaten on the cut shot. |
| 4.5 : Pat Cummins to Phil Salt, FOUR! Carved away neatly! Too full, in fact, a full toss and outside off, Phil Salt capitalises on it and carves it through short third and backward point for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Pat Cummins to Phil Salt, Length ball outside off, Phil Salt cuts it again but finds the fielder at backward point. |
| 5.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler, Starts off with a fuller-length delivery around off stump, Jos Buttler leans on and drives it away but straight to the man at covers. |
| 5.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Up and over! Full again and outside off, Jos Buttler comes down the pitch and forces the lofted shot over the cover region and the ball goes into the fence. 50 up for England as well. |
| 5.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler, Jos Buttler tries to back away but Marcus Stoinis follows him with a shortish ball and Buttler pulls it down to fine leg for just a single. |
| 5.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Phil Salt, This is bowled into the pitch and at the batter again, Phil Salt stays leg side and nudges it down in front of mid-wicket to pick up a single in the deep. |
| 5.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler, A bit of yes and no between the batters but no harm is done. Too full and outside off stump, Jos Buttler jams it towards cover-point and Phil Salt at the other end looks for the single but is sent back in time. |
| 5.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler, Oh, that is a sensational take from Matthew Wade behind the stumps but that has gone straight off the helmet or probably the shoulder. Banged in short, a bit of an effort ball from Marcus Stoinis around off. Jos Buttler misses the pull and the ball seems to go off the helmet and towards first slip where Wade springs across and takes the catch. A very tidy end to the Powerplay from Stoinis but England are 54/0. |
| Is that a fair catch? |
| 6.1 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, SIX! Oh, that is a big let off and Travis Head was completely unaware of where the ropes were. Mitchell Starc dishes out a full and wide one, Phil Salt throws his hands at it and alsshes the ball down to third man where Head back-tracks and takes the catch but steps on the ropes. He does release the ball but by then it was already a maximum. |
| 6.2 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Pitched up full again and around off, driven off the front foot on the off side for a single. |
| 6.3 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, SIX! Jos Buttler continues his stellar form against Mitchell Starc and sends the ball onto thye roof. |
| 6.4 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Goes for the wide yorker now but serves a full toss instead around off, Jos Buttler uses that bottom hand again and slaps the ball to the right of mid off for another boundary. 17 off the over already. |
| 6.5 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Full and at the stumps, gets it right this time, Jos Buttler digs it out firmly down to long on for a run this time. |
| 6.6 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Phil Salt will feel he missed out there. Mitchell Starc serves another full toss, this time on middle and leg, Phil Salt shanks the ball over mid-wicket and picks up just a single. |
| Adam Zampa replaces Marcus Stoinis. |
| 7.1 : Adam Zampa to Phil Salt, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Adam Zampa in a big game for Australia yet again and he gets that vital first wicket for his side. |
| 0.0 : Will Jacks is in at number 3. |
| 7.2 : Adam Zampa to Will Jacks, Drags this one down around off stump and the ball keeps low, Will Jacks plays it off the back foot and down to long on to get off the mark witn a single. |
| 7.3 : Adam Zampa to Jos Buttler, Nagging length again on off stump and quicker through the air as well, Jos Buttler is unable to get forward but manages to defend it out on the off side. |
| 7.4 : Adam Zampa to Jos Buttler, 1 run. |
| 7.5 : Adam Zampa to Will Jacks, Quick and short around off, Will Jacks stands tall, rocks back a bit and slaps it straight to the cover fielder. |
| 7.6 : Adam Zampa to Will Jacks, Nice and full on leg stump, Will Jacks plays the on drive towards wide long on and picks up another single. |
| 8.1 : Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 8.2 : Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler, Slower one, floated full and well outside the off stump, Jos Buttler reaches out and taps it in front of point for just one more. |
| 8.3 : Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Digs it in short now at kjust over 140 clicks and angles it in a long way into the batter. Will Jacks looks to pick it up over mid-wicket but gets hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 8.4 : Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, FOUR! Powered away! |
| 8.5 : Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Very full and outside off, driven away down to long off for a single. Will Jacks rotating the strike after the boundary, smart cricket. |
| 8.6 : Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler, Keeps it full and bowls it outside off stump, Jos Buttler gets halfway forward and pushes it out straight to covers. |
| 9.1 : Adam Zampa to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 9.2 : Adam Zampa to Jos Buttler, Flighted delivery outside off, slower as well, Jos Buttler is early on the reverse-sweep and ends up lobbing it over the keeper down to third man for a brace. |
| 9.3 : Adam Zampa to Jos Buttler, Much fuller around off stump, this time Jos Buttler nails the reverse sweep but hits it straight to the man at backward point for no run. |
| 9.4 : Adam Zampa to Jos Buttler, SIX! BOOM! Full again and at the stumps, Jos Buttler just clears the front leg a bit and manages to thump the ball flat over the long off fence for a maximum. |
| 9.5 : Adam Zampa to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! Adam Zampa has the last laugh here though and Jos Buttler cannot believe it. Zampa keeps bowling it relatively full but pushes this one a bit quicker through the air and around off stump. Buttler goes for the reverse sweep one too many times and ends up chipping the ball just over point where Pat Cummins just leaps up a bit and takes a sharp catch. Buttler was looking really good but Zampa has got Australia back on top here. |
| Jonny Bairstow is in at number 4. |
| 9.6 : Adam Zampa to Jonny Bairstow, Oh, in the air but right in the gap! Gives this one some air and flights it up on a length around off. This is not that full and Jonny Bairstow leans on to drive but is early in the shot. The ball gets chipped off the face of the bat and goes to the left of covers and just out of reach of Mitchell Marsh. Bairstow is off the mark with a single. |
| 10.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Jonny Bairstow, Gently paced, on a good length, at middle, Jonny Bairstow chips it over mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! Well, the game is hanging in the balance at the moment with Australia striking a strong comeback, courtesy of Adam Zampa's crafty bowling which garnered them the pricy wickets of the English openers Jos Buttler and Phil Salt who looked dangerous. At halway, Australia would be aiming to get a couple of more wickets to exert more pressure on their arch-rivals. Whereas, England do have a luxury of a strong batting depth. England need 109 off the last 10 overs now. Let's see how this phase |
| 10.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Will Jacks, Short in length, outside off, Will Jacks heaves it off the inner half of the bat towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Jonny Bairstow, Lands it outside off, on a shade full length, Jonny Bairstow swings hard for an expansive lofted cover drive but misses to connect. |
| 10.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Jonny Bairstow, Keeps the line on the fourth stump, on a length, Jonny Bairstow pulls it with no timing towards long on for one. |
| 10.5 : Who comes in next? |
| Marcus Stoinis to Will Jacks, OUT! TAKEN! STUNNER FROM STARC! |
| 10.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Short and down leg, Moeen Ali looks to pull but misses. Wide given. |
| Marcus Stoinis to Moeen Ali, Hard length, into the off stump, Moeen Ali presents full face of the bat through covers for a brace. |
| 11.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Jonny Bairstow, No run. |
| 11.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Jonny Bairstow, Slightly outside off, on a length, Jonny Bairstow goes deep inside the crease and cuts it though cover-point for a single. 100 up for England. |
| 11.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Moeen Ali, Drops it on off, full in length, Moeen Ali strides ahead drives it to covers. |
| 11.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Moeen Ali, Pulls his length a bit on the stumps, Moeen Ali nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Jonny Bairstow, No run. |
| 11.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Jonny Bairstow, Shade full in length, flatter and quicker into the stumps, Jonny Bairstow jams it back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Adam Zampa to Moeen Ali, Full and around off, Moeen Ali pushes it to extra cover. |
| 12.3 : Adam Zampa to Moeen Ali, 1 run. |
| 12.1 : Adam Zampa to Moeen Ali, Leg-break on the leg stump line, Moeen Ali fails to flick it and the ball pings the pad. A muted appeal for LBW but turned down. |
| 12.5 : Adam Zampa to Jonny Bairstow, Full in length this time, outside off, Jonny Bairstow inside edges towards deep fine for a couple of runs. |
| 12.6 : Adam Zampa to Jonny Bairstow, No run. |
| 12.4 : Adam Zampa to Jonny Bairstow, Drags his length again, drifting on the leg stump, Jonny Bairstow goes for a sweep but misses. |
| 13.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Moeen Ali, Six! |
| 13.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Moeen Ali, SIX! PUNISHED! Half-volley around off, Moeen Ali gets forward and under the ball before picking it over long on for a maximum. They need more of those and more frequently now. |
| 13.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Moeen Ali, No run. |
| 13.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Moeen Ali, 1 run. |
| 13.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Moeen Ali, SIX! Excellent shot! Drops a friendly half-volley right underneath the bat, Moeen Ali lofts it high and handsome over deep backward square leg for a maximum. 20 runs off the over. |
| 14.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! c Glenn Maxwell b Josh Hazlewood. |
| 0.0 : Harry Brook walks in at number 6. |
| 14.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 14.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Moeen Ali, Short of a length, on top of middle, Moeen Ali waits for it and pulls it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Hits the deck hard from over the wicket, just nips into the corridor of uncertaintly with a variable bounce that stays low, around off, Harry Brook goes for a cut and gets beaten. |
| 14.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Brings the angle a bit more closer to the body, Harry Brook attempts the ramp shot but misses to connect. |
| 14.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Ends up by bowling and good-length delivery, outside off, Harry Brook throws his bat at it but misses. What an excellent over from Josh Hazlewood. Just a couple of runs from it. England need 76 off the last 5 overs remaining. |
| 15.1 : Pat Cummins to Moeen Ali, A dot ball to begin with! Bowled from around the stumps, into the pitch and around off, Moeen Ali pushes it out towards cover. |
| 15.2 : Pat Cummins to Moeen Ali, A bit shorter and a bit wider, Moeen Ali walks well outside the off stump and cuts it over the backward point region for a single. |
| 15.3 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 15.4 : Pat Cummins to Moeen Ali, OUT! TAKEN! Top catch in the deep from David Warner and Australia have exceuted the plan to perfection. Full and wide from Pat Cummins, bowled from around the stumps and forcing the batter to hit to the longer side of the ground. Moeen Ali walks across to the off side and slashes it away up and over backward point. Warner looses the ball in the sun a bit but does well to settle himself and reverse-cup it nicely. |
| Liam Livingstone is in at number 7. |
| 15.5 : Pat Cummins to Liam Livingstone, WIDE! Slower one, on the shorter side and just angling down leg. |
| Pat Cummins to Liam Livingstone, That in-between length on off stump, Liam Livingstone stays watchful and just blocks it in front of covers. |
| 15.6 : Pat Cummins to Liam Livingstone, Just four runs and a wicket off that over, brilliant from Pat Cummins. Another cutter, into the pitch and at the pads, Liam Livingstone flicks it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 16.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, Just the one! On a hard length and outside off stump, Liam Livingstone slaps the ball down to long off and picks up a run. |
| 16.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Back of a length and around off, Harry Brook looks to come forward and gets hurried but pulls it away to deep square leg for one more. |
| 16.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, Singles aren't going to do it for England here. |
| 16.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Slightly back of a length and wider of the off stump, Harry Brook stays back and cuts it well behind the point region for a couple of runs. |
| 16.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Trying everything here Harry Brook but England aren't even getting a single boundary here. Into the pitch again and outside off, Brook walks across and picks it up well over backward square leg but there's a fielder in the deep and it will just be another single. |
| 16.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, No run. |
| 17.1 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Sees the batter stepping out and fires it in at the toes, Harry Brook jams it out to mid off for a single. |
| 17.2 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, Shorter one on the stumps, sliding back on quickly, Liam Livingstone backs away and hits it down to long off for another single. |
| 17.3 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Flatter delivery around off stump, Harry Brook firms it off the back foot to wide long off and collects another single. |
| 17.4 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, SIX! High and handsome but a little too late it seems. A boundary after 21 balls in a chase of over 200 and that's just not going to do it for England. Floated full and it is the googly on leg stump, Liam Livingstone steps out and whacks it a long way over the long on fence and the ball seems to be lost. |
| 17.6 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 17.4 : Halt! The ball has disappered near the sightscreen and hence the fourth umpire walks with a box of balls. The new leather is selected and we are good to go... |
| 17.5 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, Right through! Liam Livingstone is early to back away and Adam Zampa fires it right in the blockhole around the toes. Liam cue-ends it back past the keeper and down to fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0.0 : Who bowls the penultimate over? |
| 18.1 : Pat Cummins to Liam Livingstone, The off-cutter, bowled a bit fuller and pushed well outside off, Liam Livingstone goes after it and slaps it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 18.2 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Just short of a length and outside off, slower too, Harry Brook sets up deep in the crease and mistimes the heave badly down to long on for one more. |
| 18.3 : Pat Cummins to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 18.4 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, TAKEN! OH, NOT QUITE! |
| 0.0 : Who walks out next to the crease? |
| 18.5 : Pat Cummins to Liam Livingstone, OUT! c Mitchell Starc b Pat Cummins. |
| 18.6 : Pat Cummins to Chris Jordan, A dot to end another fine oover from Pat Cummins. The cutter yet again, bowled a tad fuller and outside off. Chris Jordan swings hard at it but fails to connect. |
| Marcus Stoinis (2-0-13-0) to bowl the last over. |
| 19.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Harry Brook, Wide! |
| Marcus Stoinis to Harry Brook, FOUR! Nicely played! Just back of a length and angled into the batter, Harry Brook backs away and checks the lofted drive to get it inside-out over covers and nearly gets a maximum. That was some shot! |
| 19.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Harry Brook, On a good length and around off stump, hit away on the up and through the cover region for a single. |
| 19.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Chris Jordan, Fractionally short and around off stump, Chris Jordan pulls it firmly and well in front of square on the leg side but just for a single. |
| 19.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Harry Brook, Marcus Stoinis tries to dig it into the pitch and angle it in at the batter but the ball doesn't quite rise up. Harry Brook makes room and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one more. |
| 19.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Chris Jordan, Leg bye! Slower delivery, into the pitch and right at the batter. Chris Jordan is early on the pull and misses. The ball hits the body and falls back on the deck as the batters scamper through for a leg bye. |
| 19.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Harry Brook, FOUR! That's it, Australia have taken the bragging rights in this big rivalry match up! |
| 0.0 : AUSTRALIA WIN BY 36 RUNS AND REGISTER THEIR SECOND WIN OF THE GROUP STAGE IN A DOMINATING FASHION! Wheras, it is now getting a bit more worrisome for England for their journey ahead. Chasing a challenging total of 202, England got off to a solid start. Openers Jos Buttler and Phil Salt showed great intent, finding boundaries right from the beginning. They successfully navigated the first six overs and capitalized on every poor delivery, making their intentions clear while also keeping up with t |
| Australia, on the other hand, struggled to get the desired start as their bowlers were hammered by the English openers. Despite using four seamers, they couldn't manage a breakthrough in the first six overs and were instead taken to the cleaners. As soon as the fielding restrictions were lifted, Marsh handed the ball to Adam Zampa, who delivered a couple of quick wickets in the span of just a few deliveries, thanks to some crafty bowling. Marcus Stoinis was quick enough to remove Will Jacks as w |
| Earlier in the game, Australia was invited to set the total, and boy, did they start strong! Right from the first ball, Travis Head and David Warner went all guns blazing, making the most of the fielding restrictions. They smashed boundaries effortlessly and totally dominated the Powerplay. Then, Mitchell Marsh stepped in and compounded the strong foundation laid by the openers. Despite the English pacers trying to slow things down, they couldn't take wickets when needed. Marsh played a solid ca |
| The presentation ceremony... |
| Adam Zampa is the Player of the Match for his fine bowling effort. He says that they play against England a lot and know the players well and also they had prepared well, with the breeze and the long boundary on one side. Adds that he is trying to sum up the conditions and it was hard to play cross-bat shots. Mentions that some of the wickets in West Indies are such that you need to sum up on the spot and got some useful information from how Adil Rashid bowled as well. Reckons that they have gre |
| Jos Buttler, the skipper of England, says they came up with a lot of intent and also bowled really well in the mid-overs phase. Adds that the conditions were quite extreme with the shorter boundary on one side. On being asked about Jofra Archer's performance, Buttler says it is great to have him back in the ranks and he is bowling at good lines and lengths and says he has a great variety and skill set.  Says that Zampa bowled really well. |
| Mitchell Marsh, the captain of Australia says that he is very pleased with that effort and their all-round play was phenomenal with experienced players stepping up as well. Adds that they learned a few lessons from their first game and got off to a brilliant start. Mentions that the bowlers know their job well and he didn't try to change too much. Reckons that Pat Cummins was outstanding and bowled really well from the hard end. Mentions that they want to keep learning and want to stick to their |
| Right then, this wraps up this exciting T20I Ashes clash! With this victory, Australia secures those two crucial points and claims the top spot in Pool B whereas, things are getting more serious for the defending champions with this loss and just a couple of games to spare. However, the action in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 continues as next up is another exciting contest in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup where the hosts West Indies will face a challenge from the associates Uganda. This matc |
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