| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Phil Salt. England have elected to BOWL first. |
| England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (C/WK), Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse (In place of Jofra Archer), Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley. |
| Australia (Playing XI) - Matthew Short, Travis Head (C), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Cooper Connolly, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa. |
| Phil Salt, the skipper of England looks at the surface and says that they want to have a look at the Aussies first with the bat. Mentions they need to build up partnerships and also reckons that they lost too many wickets in quick time in the last match. Expects it to be a good game. Informs that Jofra Archer misses out and Brydon Carse is swapped in for him. |
| Travis Head, the stand-in captain of Australia says that Marsh is a bit sick. Adds that it feels great to lead the side. Tells that they want to keep the intensity high and not change much. Mentions that they had a team talk about the last game and want to keep the positive intent. Says they have a lot of dangerous middle-order batters, unfortunately, they missed out in the last game, but hopes that they can fire in this one. Informs that Josh Hazlewood and Xavier Bartlett also misses out. Aa |
| Right then, the stage is set for the second T20I. The game is set to begin with sunny conditions in Cardiff. England players stride out to the middle and take the field. Followed by Travis Head and Matthew Short who walk out to open for Australia. |
| 0.2 : Reece Topley to Matthew Short, WIDE! Way, way down leg, wide called. |
| 0.1 : Reece Topley to Matthew Short, Topley starts off right on the money and appeals straightaway for LBW, but doesn't get much response from the umpire! |
| 0.2 : Reece Topley to Matthew Short, SIX! SHOT! First runs off the bat and Short gets underway in style! Topley lands on that in-between length, angling on the leg stump line, Matthew Short gets a good bounce and sets up nicely for him, he creates a strong base by weighing on the back foot and pulls it behind deep square leg for a six. |
| 0.3 : Reece Topley to Matthew Short, EDGED AND FOUR! |
| 0.4 : Reece Topley to Matthew Short, FOUR! Punished! |
| 0.5 : Reece Topley to Matthew Short, Swing and a miss! Over the top of middle with a gentle inswing, Matthew Short stays rooted and goes for a pull shot but misses. |
| 0.6 : Reece Topley to Matthew Short, No run. |
| 0.0 : Saqib Mahmood to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : Saqib Mahmood to Travis Head, A dot to begin with for Saqib! Hard length ball, on middle, Travis Head gets behind the line and punches it on the pitch. |
| 1.2 : Saqib Mahmood to Travis Head, EDGED...IN THE AIR AND FOUR! |
| 1.3 : Saqib Mahmood to Travis Head, No run. |
| 1.4 : Saqib Mahmood to Travis Head, Tight line, on middle and leg, on a length, Head hops and tucks it with soft hands straight to mid-wicket. |
| 1.5 : Saqib Mahmood to Travis Head, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Saqib Mahmood goes a little bit too full on the stumps, Travis Head gets his bat underneath it on the front foot and lofts it aerially over the bowler's head for a huge six down the ground. |
| 1.6 : Saqib Mahmood to Travis Head, Short of a good length, over the stumps, Travis Head stands tall and pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. 11 from the second over and Australia are up and running. |
| Reece Topley to continue for his second over. |
| 2.1 : Reece Topley to Travis Head, SIX! Gee, that's a lovely strike! Reece Topley offers a juicy half-volley on the middle and leg, Travis Head clears his front leg and with a straight bat, clobbers it downtown for another six. |
| 2.2 : Reece Topley to Travis Head, FOUR! Well, that's not an ideal length to bowl with third man and point inside the ring! Hard length from around the pegs, on off, Travis Head sways away from the line, arches a bit and slices it over the gap between backward point and short third for a boundary. Head moves into his 20s, already. |
| 2.3 : Reece Topley to Travis Head, No run. |
| 2.4 : Reece Topley to Travis Head, Short in length, angling towards the body, Travis Head pulls it along the carpet for a single towards deep square leg. |
| 2.5 : Reece Topley to Matthew Short, Nagging length, on the middle and leg, Matthew Short weighs on the back foot and punches it back to the bowler. |
| 2.6 : Reece Topley to Matthew Short, Topley ends the over well. He slants it across off on a good length, Matthew Short tries to drive it on the up but hits it straight towards cover. |
| 3.1 : Saqib Mahmood to Travis Head, FOUR! Pulled away through the gap! |
| 3.2 : Saqib Mahmood to Travis Head, 1 run. |
| 3.3 : Saqib Mahmood to Matthew Short, EDGED AND FOUR, AGAIN! |
| 3.4 : Saqib Mahmood to Matthew Short, No run. |
| 3.5 : Saqib Mahmood to Matthew Short, An off cutter, into the pitch, outside off, Matthew Short hits it over the covers for a single. |
| 3.6 : Saqib Mahmood to Travis Head, FOUR! He makes batting looks too easy and effortless. Also, this brings up the 50 for the Aussies. Saqib with short third and point in the ring, bowls a bumper, around off, Travis Head makes room by shuffling away from the line of the ball and simply ramps it over the inner ring to get a boundary. |
| Change. Brydon Carse now comes into the attack. He replaces Reece Topley. |
| 4.1 : Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, Carse starts off on a good length, angling on the pads, Matthew Short misses to connect any bat on the pull shot, the ball brushes off his thigh pad towards short fine. A late call to cross over compels Head to put on the afterburners and a direct hit would have been curtains for Head. |
| 4.2 : Brydon Carse to Travis Head, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Brydon Carse makes an immediate impact with a huge wicket! |
| 4.3 : Brydon Carse to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Jake Fraser-McGurk comes in at number 3. |
| 4.4 : Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, No run. |
| 4.5 : Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, Pitched up by Carse outside off, Short drives it on the up but can't beat covers. |
| 4.6 : Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, Excellent first over from Carse! |
| 5.1 : Sam Curran to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Absolute beauty to start with! Sam Curran comes 'over the wicket and starts with an off-cutter, full and on off, this one grips and spins away a bit, Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to work it away but misses it completely. |
| 5.2 : Sam Curran to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Up and over! |
| 5.3 : Sam Curran to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four! |
| 5.4 : Sam Curran to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Make that three in a row! |
| 5.5 : Sam Curran to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 1 run. |
| 5.6 : Sam Curran to Matthew Short, 1 run. |
| 6.1 : Adil Rashid to Matthew Short, Adil Rashid starts with a floated delivery, full and on middle, Matthew Short drills it down to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Time for spin now. Adil Rashid replaces Carse. |
| 6.2 : Adil Rashid to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 6.3 : Adil Rashid to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 6.4 : Adil Rashid to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Three dots in a row now! |
| 6.5 : Adil Rashid to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Flatter, short and outside off, Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to cut it away but gets an inside edge just past the stumps and towards short fine. They cross. |
| 6.6 : Adil Rashid to Matthew Short, Great bowling! Adil Rashid is mixing up his lengths nicely here. He slows it up, full and around off, Matthew Short taps it past covers for just one. Just three off the over! |
| 7.1 : Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, Short of a length and on middle, Matthew Short pulls it away towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 6.6 : Brydon Carse (1-0-1-1) is back into the attack, he replaces Sam Curran. |
| 7.2 : Brydon Carse to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Back of a length and angling into the body off the batter, Jake Fraser-McGurk adjusts well and nudges it off his hips through square leg for a run. |
| 7.3 : Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, 2 runs. |
| 7.4 : Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, 1 run. |
| 7.5 : Brydon Carse to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Hard length and around off, Jake Fraser-McGurk punches it through covers for one. |
| 7.6 : Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, Goes short again, on middle, Matthew Short pulls it through mid-wicket for one more. England starting to create pressure now! |
| 8.1 : Adil Rashid to Matthew Short, Loopy low full toss, on off, Matthew Short drills it down to long off for a single. |
| 8.2 : Adil Rashid to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! BOOM! Adil Rashid tosses it up, full and on off, this one is right in the slot, Jake Fraser-McGurk gets his from leg out of the way and tonks it wy over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 8.3 : Adil Rashid to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 2 runs. |
| 8.4 : Adil Rashid to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Quicker, short and on middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk forces it towards long on for one. |
| 8.5 : Adil Rashid to Matthew Short, OUT! b Adil Rashid. |
| 8.6 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 0.0 : Josh Inglis is in at number 4. |
| 9.1 : Brydon Carse to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four! |
| 9.2 : Brydon Carse to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Back of a length and around off, Jake Fraser-McGurk punches it hard but straight to extra covers. |
| 9.3 : Brydon Carse to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Short of a length and on off, angling in, Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to cut it away but ends up bunting it down to point for a single. |
| 9.4 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, Goes fuller and on off, Josh Inglis drives it towards mid off for a quick run. |
| 9.5 : Brydon Carse to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Swing and a miss! |
| 9.6 : Brydon Carse to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 3 runs. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! After a blazing start for Australia, courtesy of Travis Head's explosive batting, England have kind of redeemed themselves after the fielding restrictions lifted up. Brydon Carse and Adil Rashid have proved to be an economical bowling tandem for them as they both have struck the big fishes and have managed to prevent Australia from running away. |
| 10.1 : Liam Livingstone to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 2 runs. |
| 10.2 : Liam Livingstone to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 100 up for Australia! Pushed through, full and on off, Jake Fraser-McGurk drives it along the ground through the covers for a couple of runs. |
| 10.3 : Liam Livingstone to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 1 run. |
| 10.4 : Liam Livingstone to Josh Inglis, Sees the batter charging down the track, Liam Livingstone adjusts his line and length, drops a flatter and wider one, on a length, Josh Inglis makes amends to his shot and just drops it near the strip. |
| 10.5 : Liam Livingstone to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 1 run. |
| 10.6 : Liam Livingstone to Josh Inglis, Slow, and on a length, outside off, Inglis punches it straight to cover. |
| 11.1 : Reece Topley to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! Incredible shot! |
| 11.2 : Reece Topley to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Wide! |
| Reece Topley to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 1 run. |
| 11.3 : Reece Topley to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 11.4 : Reece Topley to Josh Inglis, FOUR! What a shot! Short and on the stumps, Josh Inglis swivels and pulls it behind the square and pins the gap between deep square leg and deep fine for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : Reece Topley to Josh Inglis, A bit full and at 130 kph, on the middle, Josh Inglis goes for a big heave across, gets it off the inside half of the bat towards deep backward square leg for one. |
| 11.6 : Reece Topley to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 1 run. |
| 12.1 : Liam Livingstone to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 12.2 : Liam Livingstone to Jake Fraser-McGurk, A low full toss on the pads, Jake Fraser-McGurk clips it with soft hands to deep square leg for a couple of runs. A maiden T20I FIFTY for Jake Fraser-McGurk! |
| 12.3 : Liam Livingstone to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Too full and outside off, JFM doesn't get his bat underneath it and hits it straight to cover. |
| 0.0 : Who walks out now? |
| 12.4 : Liam Livingstone to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! c Jamie Overton b Liam Livingstone. |
| 12.5 : Liam Livingstone to Marcus Stoinis, No run. |
| 12.6 : Liam Livingstone to Marcus Stoinis, Some spin now! Tossed up, short and turning sharply away from outside off, Marcus Stoinis opts out from the back foot punch. |
| 13.1 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, Too full, around leg, Josh Inglis looks to clip it away but closes the bat face a bit early, gets a leading edge to the off side for a single. |
| 13.2 : Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run. |
| 13.3 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, Looped up, on the fuller length, at leg stump line, Josh Inglis looks to pick the bones out of by taking the aeiral route, but only manages to inside edge it to the square leg region for a single. |
| 13.4 : Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run. |
| 13.5 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, Excellent work there in the deep by Jordan Cox! |
| 13.6 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, 1 run. |
| 14.1 : Liam Livingstone to Josh Inglis, Four! |
| 14.2 : Liam Livingstone to Josh Inglis, 1 run. |
| 14.3 : Liam Livingstone to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Liam Livingstone does the trick again for England! He gets his second wicket! |
| 0.0 : Who will walk out now? |
| 14.4 : Liam Livingstone to Tim David, 1 run. |
| 14.5 : Liam Livingstone to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 14.6 : Liam Livingstone to Josh Inglis, Too full, around middle, clipped away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 15.1 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 15.2 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, SIX! Up, up and away! |
| 15.3 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, 2 runs. |
| 15.4 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, 2 runs. |
| 15.5 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, Four! |
| 15.6 : Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis, 1 run. |
| 16.1 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Gets it through! |
| 16.2 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Right from the middle of the bat this time! |
| 16.3 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 16.4 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, Hard length and around middle, Josh Inglis heaves it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.5 : Brydon Carse to Tim David, Good pace! Good length and on the sixth stump line, skids through the surface, Tim David stays back and looks to keep it out but plays inside the line of it as it goes through to the keeper. |
| 16.6 : Brydon Carse to Tim David, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Brydon Carse finishes the over with a big wicket here! |
| 0.0 : Cameron Green is in at number 7. Sam Curran (1-0-14-0) is back into the attack, he replaces Adil Rashid. |
| Who walks in next to bat? |
| 17.1 : Sam Curran to Josh Inglis, OUT! c Brydon Carse b Sam Curran. |
| 17.2 : Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie, No run. |
| 17.3 : Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie, 1 run. |
| 17.4 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, 1 run. |
| 17.5 : Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie, Back of a length around off, Hardie guides it to wide of deep third for a single. |
| 0.0 : Who bowls the penultimate over? |
| 17.6 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Excellent over! |
| 18.1 : Saqib Mahmood to Cameron Green, DROPPED! That should have been taken! |
| 18.2 : Saqib Mahmood to Cameron Green, Six! |
| 18.3 : Saqib Mahmood to Cameron Green, 1 run. |
| 18.4 : Saqib Mahmood to Aaron Hardie, Saqib Mahmood nails the yorker now, on middle, angling in again, Aaron Hardie just manages to get his bat down in time to dig it out as the ball hits his pads and stays put. The batters sets off for the run again and makes it as Mahmood's kick does not hit the stumps. |
| 18.5 : Saqib Mahmood to Cameron Green, Swing and a miss! Overpitched and just outside off, tailing in a bit, Cameron Green backs away and throws his bat at it but misses it completely. He misses out there! |
| 18.6 : Saqib Mahmood to Cameron Green, 2 runs. |
| 0.0 : Sam Curran (2-0-18-1) will bowl the final over. |
| 19.1 : Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie, FOUR! Great start to the over for the Aussies! |
| 19.2 : Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! |
| 19.3 : Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie, Six! |
| 19.4 : Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie, Wide! |
| Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie, 2 runs. |
| 19.5 : Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie, Fuller, outside off, but a bit too much, Aaron Hardie swings again but misses. Wided again! |
| Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie, 1 run. |
| 19.6 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Just a leg bye to finish the innings! |
| 0.0 : A good start and a good finish for Australia! England had their moments in the mid over phase but the ones donning the Baggy Greens would be the happier of the two camps at the break! On a surface where batting first average is around 150, Australia has managed to mount a sufficiently above-par total on the board. |
| Australia stormed out of the gates, their formidable opening duo of Head and Short pouncing on every loose delivery. Head, in devastating form, spearheaded the assault, laying a rock-solid foundation for his team. While Short seemed eager to accelerate, looked a bit rusty. Head's departure though, didn't slow down the scoring rate one bit as the young Jake Fraser-McGurk went hammer and tongs from the very first delivery. |
| Fraser-McGurk forged strong alliances, first with Short and subsequently with Inglis. But JFM perished right after notching his fifty, but by that time, Josh Inglis had found his groove. Recognizing the situation, Inglis shouldered the responsibility of maintaining the aggressive run rate, and accelerating the scoring to keep Australia's momentum alive. But again, Australia's middle order vulnerability was exposed as they lost quick wickets and slipped from 131/3 to 157/6 towards the slog overs. |
| England's start was far from ideal, with their pacers struggling to find their rhythm. Their bowling lacked synchronization with the field placements, resulting in easy pickings for a batter of Head's calibre, who ruthlessly punished every subpar delivery. The powerplay proved costly for England, leaking 67 runs, though Carse provided a glimmer of hope by striking immediately upon his introduction. As the field restrictions eased, the duo of Adil Rashid and Carse bowled in tandem, creating press |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk is up for a quick chat. He says... |
| Well then, Australia has managed to put on a challenging total on the board and England has their work cut out to keep the series alive for them. After an underwhelming outing with the bat in the first T20I, the hosts would like to redeem themselves this time around with an improved batting display. And as the dew factor will come into play, the pitch might get better under the lights which could prove to be a challenge for the Aussies. But, they do have a strong experienced bowling unit ready t |
| ... RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back for England's reply! |
| 0.1 : Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, Little bit of shape! Aaron Hardie starts with a good-length delivery, on off, moves away a bit, Phil Salt stays back and pushes it towards covers. |
| 0.2 : Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 0.3 : Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, BEAUTY! |
| 0.4 : Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, Uppish but safe! |
| 0.5 : Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 0.6 : Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, On a length and around off, Will Jacks guides it through point for a run. Just two runs off the first over then! |
| 1.1 : Cooper Connolly to Will Jacks, FOUR! England attacking the youngster immediately! Cooper Connolly begins with a floater, full and on off, Will Jacks backs away a bit, gets underneath the hall and smacks it over mid off for a boundary. First one of this chase! |
| 0.0 : Immediate spin introduction by Australia. Cooper Connolly is into the attack. |
| 1.2 : Cooper Connolly to Will Jacks, Wide! |
| Cooper Connolly to Will Jacks, Flatter, full and on middle, Will Jacks clips it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 1.3 : Cooper Connolly to Will Jacks, 2 runs. |
| 1.4 : Cooper Connolly to Will Jacks, 2 runs. |
| 1.5 : Cooper Connolly to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 1.6 : Cooper Connolly to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 2.1 : Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, Swing and a miss! Aaron Hardie bangs his one short and around off, shapes away a bit and dies down a bit as well, Phil Salt heaves across the line but fails to connect. |
| 2.2 : Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, SIX! BANG! Connects this time alright! Short of a length again, but this one sits up nicely for the batter, on middle, Phil Salt gets into a great position early and pulls it away over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 2.3 : Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, SIX! BOOM! Even bigger and better! |
| 2.4 : Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, SIX! THREE IN A ROW NOW! Phil Salt at his best! This is a full delivery, on middle, in the slot as well, easy pickings for the English skipper as he launches it over the long on fence for the third biggie of this over. The biggest one as well! |
| Halt! |
| 2.5 : Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 2.6 : Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, Pitched up but going down the leg side, Will Jacks misses his flick. Wided. |
| Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, Hard length and on off Will Jacks flicks it away towards deep mid-wicket for a run. 21 runs off the over and England gets on track with the chase. |
| 0.0 : Just one over for young Connolly. Sean Abbott is now introduced into the attack now. |
| 3.1 : Sean Abbott to Will Jacks, OUT! c Jake Fraser-McGurk b Sean Abbott. |
| 0.0 : Who walks in next to bat? |
| 3.2 : Sean Abbott to Jordan Cox, No run. |
| 3.3 : Sean Abbott to Jordan Cox, OUT! b Sean Abbott. |
| 0.0 : Liam Livingstone is in at number 4. |
| 3.4 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, No run. |
| 3.5 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, Wide! |
| Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, Absolute peach of a delivery! |
| 3.6 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down! On a length and around middle, shaping in sharply, Liam Livingstone looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the knee roll. Travis Head looks very interested and takes the review here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that it is missing the wickets. Australia wastes a review here! |
| 4.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Phil Salt, FOUR! Gets it through! |
| 4.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Phil Salt, Short of a length and on middle, Phil Salt pulls it towards deep mid-wickrt for a single. |
| 4.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Liam Livingstone, Good length and on middle, Liam Livingstone flicks it away with sweet timing wide of deep square leg for a brace. Gets off the mark! |
| 4.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Wow..this goes way into the stands! |
| 4.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Liam Livingstone, Pitched up and on off, Liam Livingstone drills it towards mid off. |
| 4.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Liam Livingstone, Clever bowling! Marcus Stoinis takes pace off, lands this short of a length and on middle, Liam Livingstone once again uses his feet to pull it away but misses it completely due to the lack of pace. |
| 5.1 : Sean Abbott to Phil Salt, Pace off on the off stump line, Phil Salt waits for it to arrive at him and dabs it with soft hands to the off side for a quick single. |
| 5.2 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! A long chase for Inglis but it gets through! Sean Abbott bowls it wide as Livingstone charges down the track, on a length, well outside off, Liam Livingstone looks to drag it to the leg side but inside edges it over the pegs. The ball rolls towards the deep fine region as Josh Inglis gives it a long chase. But, the ball has enough wheels on it to win the race eventually. |
| 5.3 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 5.4 : Sean Abbott to Phil Salt, Oh, what happened there? But, an excellent running between the wickets! |
| 5.5 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, Four! |
| 5.6 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Superb shot that! Banged it short from Abbott into the wicket, with pace off, Livingstone waits foit, pulls it hard in front of square along the ground between the gap of square leg and mid-wicket for a boundary to end the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Cameron Green to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 5.6 : Cameron Green comes into the attack after the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.2 : Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 6.3 : Cameron Green to Phil Salt, FOUR! Nice shot that! Short in length, angling on the leg stump line, Phil Salt whips it across with his wrists and gets it through deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : Cameron Green to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 6.5 : Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, Back of a length and around off, with pace off, Livingstone plays it late, taps it to the left of backward point for a quick single. |
| 6.6 : Cameron Green to Phil Salt, Short of a good length, over the pegs, Salt pulls it toward deep mid-wicket for an easy single to retain the strike. |
| Change. |
| 7.1 : Adam Zampa to Phil Salt, Zampa begins with a fuller one, on the stumps, Phil Salt gets forward and pushes it firmly back to the bowler. |
| 7.2 : Adam Zampa to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 7.3 : Adam Zampa to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 7.4 : Adam Zampa to Phil Salt, At 93 kph, full and around off, Salt taps his front leg ahead and drives through covers for a couple of easy runs. |
| 7.5 : Adam Zampa to Phil Salt, Flighted one, on the stumps, this is clipped to deep mid-wicket for a single by Salt. |
| 7.6 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, A brilliant start for Zampa! Floats it up, full and drifts it on the leg stump line, Liam Livingstone drills it down to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| Spin from both ends as Matthew Short comes into the attack as well. |
| 8.1 : Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, Short and on the middle, Liam Livingstone weighs on the back foot and pulls it along the grass to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.2 : Matthew Short to Phil Salt, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Matthew Short makes an immediate impact and dismisses the English skipper! |
| 8.3 : Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Flighted delivery at the stumps, Bethell rocks back and knocks it down to long on for a single to get off the mark. |
| 8.4 : Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, Too full, on the stumps, this is flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Jacob Bethell is the next man in. |
| 8.5 : Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Dragged length, on the middle, Jacob Bethell rocks back and tucks it to the left of the bowler for a single to wide long on. |
| 8.6 : Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, Drifts it on the pads, on a length, Liam Livingstone tickles it to the fine leg region for a single to retain his strike. |
| 9.1 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, Looped up, and away from the batter's arc, well outside off, Liam Livingstone makes room but has to reach out to it as he expands his long levers but can only pat it towards the off side for a single. |
| 9.2 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, A slider, on off and on a good length, Jacob Bethell punches it off the back foot, down to long on for a single. |
| 9.3 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, Smashed but only a single! Dropped short and on middle and leg, Liam Livingstone gets a good bounce and tries to pounce on it, pulls it flat and straight to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.4 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, Quite full around off, Jacob leans on the ball and pushes it back to Zampa. |
| 9.5 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, Sees the batter charging down, Zampa slows it up and pulls his length a bit, keeps it on the leg stump line, Jacob Bethell waits for it and adjusts to push it to the leg side with soft hands. |
| 9.6 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, EDGED AND FOUR! A little bit of luck for Bethell and Zampa is not happy with this! |
| 0.0 : Drinks! This game is in the balance at the halfway mark. England needs 104 in the last 10 overs, and the main responsibility lies with Liam Livingstone who is set, but he will also need some quick scores from the others as well. Australia have done well to contain the batters in the last few overs and will look to maintain that to create more pressure and get wickets to gain full control of the game. |
| 10.1 : Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, On a length and on middle, Liam Livingstone nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Cameron Green to Jacob Bethell, Back of a length and on off, Jacob Bethell pats it in front of covers for a quick run. |
| 10.3 : Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Extraordinary shot! |
| 10.4 : Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, Good length and angling down the leg side, Liam Livingstone moves across to scoop it again, but misses. It is called a wide. |
| Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, Short of a length and outside off, Liam Livingstone punches it away wide of sweeper covers for a brace. |
| 10.5 : Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Gets it over the ropes this time! |
| 10.6 : Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, OUCH! |
| 11.1 : Cooper Connolly to Jacob Bethell, Floated, full and on off, Jacob Bethell uses his feet and drills it down to long off for a single. |
| 11.2 : Cooper Connolly to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 11.3 : Cooper Connolly to Jacob Bethell, No run. |
| 11.4 : Cooper Connolly to Jacob Bethell, Six! |
| 11.5 : Cooper Connolly to Jacob Bethell, Wide! |
| Cooper Connolly to Jacob Bethell, Darted in, full and on off, Jacob Bethell drills it straight to cover. |
| 11.6 : Cooper Connolly to Jacob Bethell, Quicker, full and on middle, Jacob Bethell drives it down the pitch, Cooper Connolly dives to his left to make a good stop. England need 80 more runs to win in 48 balls remaining. |
| Marcus Stoinis (1-0-13-0) replaces Cameron Green. |
| 12.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Sounds good, and goes well over! |
| 12.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Liam Livingstone, Six! |
| 12.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Liam Livingstone, Four! |
| 12.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 12.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Jacob Bethell, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Liam Livingstone, Short again, on middle, but slower as well, Liam Livingstone goes through his pull shot early and misses. 18 runs off the over! |
| 0.0 : Adam Zampa is back into the attack now. |
| 13.1 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! The youngster joining the party slowly now! |
| 13.2 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Oh..wow! You don't see many batters take on Adam Zampa like this! |
| 13.3 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Short and punished! Adam Zampa drags his length back and outside off, Jacob Bethell rocks back and crunches it away through extra covers for another boundary. |
| 13.4 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Good effort in the deep but in vain! Short again and on middle, Jacob Bethell moves back and heaves it away wide of deep mid-wicket, Cameron Green runs to his right and dives to push it back inside, but his body touches the ropes while he does that. The replay confirms the boundary! |
| 13.5 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs. |
| 13.6 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, Quicker, shortish and on off, Jacob Bethell keeps it out to the off side. 20 runs off the over then. England needs 42 runs in 36 balls now! |
| 14.1 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, Back of a length and on middle, Liam Livingstone pats it down through mid on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Head has moved towards his trusted bowler, Sean Abbott now. He is 2-0-18-2 so far and replaces Stoinis. |
| 14.2 : Sean Abbott to Jacob Bethell, Hard length and on middle, Jacob Bethell backs away and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 14.3 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, Short of a length and on middle, Liam Livingstone pulls it away wide of deep mid-wicket, Cooper Connolly fumbles a bit and allows the second run. |
| 14.4 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, Good length and on off, Liam Livingstone gets a bit squared up and steers it through point for another run. |
| 14.5 : Sean Abbott to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Man out there but he will just watch it sail it over his head! Sean Abbott bangs this short and angling into the leg side, Jacob Bethell just helps it on its way as the ball flies over the fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 14.6 : Sean Abbott to Jacob Bethell, No run. |
| 15.1 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, Full and flat on the middle, Liam Livingstone chops it on to the off side as it stays a bit low on the bounce. |
| 0.0 : Change? Nope, Adam Zampa to continue for his last over. He is 3-0-31-0 so far. |
| 15.2 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, Quicker one at 97 kph, drifting and sliding down the leg stump on a fullish length, Liam Livingstone tickles it fine towards deep fine with soft hands and along the ground for a couple of runs. |
| 15.3 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, Excellent running! Tossed and pushed through, full and outside off, Liam Livingstone charges down to the pitch and plays it to the covers with a horizontal bat, leaning onto the ball. Finds Cooper Connolly at extra cover who parries the ball to the mid off region and the batters take the advantage to convert a single into a double. |
| 15.4 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, No run. |
| 15.5 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, Tossed up, full and around off, Liam Livingstone strides ahead and drives it with straight bat face down to long off for a single. |
| 15.6 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, 'Catch' is the call from Inglis, but it lands well ahead of long off. Too slow and well outside off on a fullish length, Jacob Bethell tilts forward with a long stride and is a bit early in the shot. Slices it over mid off as the ball dribbles on a couple of bounces to long off for a single. |
| 16.1 : Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, OUT! b Matthew Short. |
| 16.2 : Matthew Short to Sam Curran, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Sam Curran walks out to bat now. |
| 16.3 : Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, Pushed full and on leg, Liam Livingstone flicks it along the ground to wide long on for a single. |
| 16.4 : Matthew Short to Sam Curran, OUT! c Cooper Connolly b Matthew Short. |
| 16.5 : Matthew Short to Jamie Overton, 1 run. |
| 16.6 : Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Jamie Overton comes out to the middle now. |
| 16.6 : Change. |
| 17.1 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, Short in length, over the pegs, Livingstone pulls it to deep mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 17.2 : Sean Abbott to Jamie Overton, Good bowling! Attacks the middle stump by using the width and bowling it wider of the crease. Pitched full and on middle, Jamie Overton closes the bat face early, ends up getting a leading edge to the off side for a single. |
| 17.3 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, In the air...Dropped! |
| 17.4 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 17.5 : Sean Abbott to Jamie Overton, Pace off, on the fullish length, Jamie Overton chips it towards the left of Abbott for a single. |
| 17.6 : Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone, Absolutely electric, is Livingstone between the wickets! Full from Abbott outside off, Livingstone slogs it wide of long on and David does well to make a tumbling stop in the deep. Returns a flat throw at the striker's end and Livingstone dives to get home. Two taken. England need 13 off the last 12 deliveries. |
| 18.1 : Matthew Short to Jamie Overton, Full and on middle and leg, Overton drills it down to long off for a single. |
| 18.2 : Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, SIX! STAND AND DELIVER! Liam Livingstone moves into his 80s with that mammoth strike into the crowd! Under double figures is what England need to win now, just a hit away! |
| 18.3 : Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, Wide! |
| Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! Too full and on middle, Liam Livingstone uses his feet, gets his bat underneath the ball, finds the middle of the bat and drills it down the ground for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, OUT! BOWLED'EM! A consolation wicket for Australia as Liam Livingstone departs after playing a match-winning knock of 87! |
| 0.0 : Brydon Carse walks out to bat now. |
| 18.5 : Matthew Short to Brydon Carse, OUT! IN THE AIR...AND TAKEN! 5-FER FOR SHORT! He has bowled brilliantly in this match and it's a well-deserved one! |
| Adil Rashid comes out to the middle to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 18.6 : Matthew Short to Adil Rashid, DONE AND DUSTED! ENGLAND WIN BY 3 WICKETS! Adil Rashid finishes the job for the home side to level the series by 1-1 and England maintain their impressive winning record at Cardiff in the T20Is. Matthew Short fires it, full and outside off, Adil Rashid opens the bat's face and slices it through the point region for an easy single. |
| 0.0 : WE ARE GOING TO A DECIDER! A fantastic run chase from England has helped them level the series. Liam Livingstone, the key man for the hosts played a match-winning knock of 87 off just 47, and that too in his 50th T20I. A word for Matthew Short as well who picked up a brilliant five-for, but that wasn't enough for the Aussies |
| England got off to a brisk start with skipper Phil Salt leading the charge, but Will Jacks struggled again and fell cheaply. Jordan Cox also couldn't make much of an impact and went back for a duck. However, that didn't stop Salt from playing aggressively and he found good support from Liam Livingstone as well. The skipper lost his wicket trying to up the ante, and all the pressure came on the shoulders of Livingstone. |
| Jacob Bethell joined Liam Livingstone in the middle and the tide started to shift. The latter played in his own way not letting the bowlers to settle and attacking at every opportunity that was presented to him. Bethell initially took his time, but once settled, he started to play his shots as well. Not only that, he then smacked 20 runs in an over of Adam Zampa which is not at all easy to do. Livingstone notched a brilliant half-century and just as when they were cruising, Bethell fell as t |
| Australia, on the other hand, will be a bit disappointed with their bowling effort. They had a lot of runs to defend, and even with the dew and good batting conditions, should have done a lot better in the field. They started alright with Sean Abbott getting two wickets in the same over. It took a bit of time, but the introduction of spin got the dangerous Phil Salt. However, after that, they took a bit of beating from the hosts, and that middle phase took the game away from them. Adam Zampa h |
| Earlier in the game, Australia posted a massive total on the board. Infact, the second highest first innings score in T20Is on this ground. Travis Head set the tone with a short but fiery knock. Jake Fraser-McGurk was the mainstay and notched a blazing maidan fifty as well while he was excellently supported by Josh Inglis who smashed a 42 off just 26 balls. Aaron Hardie provided the finishing touches for the Aussies with a quick-fire cameo. Once again, Liam Livingstone was the pick of the |
| Presentation Time... |
| Liam Livingstone is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his blistering knock of 87 and a couple of crucial wickets as well. He says that the last couple of years have taught him some life lessons. Adds that he does enjoy striking the ball into the crowd and it is not easy to move up the order and play those shots, but is enjoying it. On being asked about Jacob Bethell's batting, he mentions that Bethell is an incredible talent and has a good head above the shoulder. Says it was great to bat with him a |
| Travis Head, the captain of Australia says that it was a good score but the conditions changed slightly due to the dew, but they knew that would happen. Adds that Aaron Hardie was excellent in the last couple of overs and it was nice to see Jake Fraser-McGurk showing his skills as well. Mentions that it was positive throughout the game, they did not get the result but still they go to Manchester in high spirits. Says that they knew Matthew Short had that ability with the ball and it is real |
| Phil Salt, the victorious skipper of England says that it was an incredible performance and appreciates Livingstone for his fearless inning. Says what he did in the middle just showed how capable he is. Also lauds the young Jacob Bethell for an impressive batting display. Mentions that he knew it would be tough to chase but they needed a good couple of partnerships to stay in the game. On being asked about Bethell's batting, he says that he is a real talent and it was a treat to watch the way |
| Right then, that is it from this entertaining game of cricket where England defeats arch-rivals Australia to level the series. Now, the focus shifts to the third and final T20I between the heavyweights at the iconic Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. That match will take place on 15th September, Sunday at 1.30 pm GMT, but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up. Until then, cheers and goodbye! |
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