The first innings began when England won the toss and decided to bowl first. England’s Chris Jordan bagged 4 important wickets of Australia. England’s superb bowling performances from Chris Jordan (3/17) and Chris Woakes (2/23) helped to restrict Australia. After 15 overs, Australia was at 67/5.
England bowlers tied Australia for 125 runs. In the second innings, Buttler smacked the fastest fifty of this T20 World Cup with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes. With that, Jos Buttler gets to his 15th T20I fifty off just 25 balls. England was at 118/2 after 10.4 overs. Jos Buttler’s knock of 71 runs (not out) off 32 balls produces a masterclass and takes England across the finish line with 50 balls to spare.
With this win, England now has six points and is at the top of the Group 1 points table where Australia are at the third spot.
MATCH NOTES:
Match: Match 26
STADIUM: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Nitin Menon, Kumar Dharmasena
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
TOSS: England won the toss and elected to bowl.
PLAYING XI:
ENGLAND: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills
AUSTRALIA: David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
BRIEF SCORECARD:
ENGLAND: (11.4 overs)
AUSTRALIA: (20 overs)
Player Of The Match:
Chris Jordan (ENGLAND)
3/17 (4 overs)
RESULT:
England won against Australia by 8 wickets with 50 balls remaining.
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