AUS vs ENG Highlights: England win by 8 runs: David Warner smashed a brilliant 44-ball 73 but Australia fell short in the run chase against England. Chasing 209, Warner was aided by Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh but England kept their nerve with Mark Wood picking up three wickets. Earlier, Alex Hales scored 84 while Buttler also chipped in with a half-century to take England to 208. The visitors have taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Check Australia vs England Highlights with Insidesport.IN
AUS vs ENG Highlights: David Warner’s 73 in vain, England seal 8-run win over Australia to take 1-0 lead: Check 1st T20 Highlights
Australia vs England Highlights: Alex Hales and Jos Buttler blasted half-centuries to lead England to an eight-run win over Australia on Sunday in the first of three warm-up games before the T20 World Cup starts later this month.
England powered to 208/6 after losing the toss, a commanding total which proved too much for Australia despite a gallant 44-ball 73 from David Warner.
The world champions scored 200/9 in their 20 overs, disappointing a 25,755-strong crowd starved of international cricket for nearly three years due to strict border controls in Western Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The way we defended our score was outstanding,” said man-of-the-match Hales.
“It looked like the game was getting away from us, so to drag it back like that was really impressive.”
Fresh off a 4-3 series win against Pakistan, England welcomed Buttler (68 off 32 balls) and firebrand Ben Stokes back into the team as they look to settle their line-up.
Buttler showed no rustiness overcoming a calf injury, blasting 16 off seamer Cameron Green in the first over
The skipper combined with Hales (84 from 51) to find the rope 27 times, capitalising on Australia’s decision to experiment with all-rounders instead of specialist seamers in the series opener.
The 132-run opening partnership was finally broken in the 12th over when Buttler mistimed pacer Nathan Ellis (3-20).
England’s run-rate slowed after Hales was caught by Tim David in the deep, but the touring side still eased past the 200 mark.
Australia’s run-chase got off to a rollicking start and they kept up with the required rate until the 15th over courtesy of Warner, Mitchell Marsh (36) and Marcus Stoinis (35).
A double-strike from fast bowler Mark Wood (3-34) pegged the home side back, though, and when he ended Warner’s assault with the last ball of his spell the batting equation became too difficult.
The series moves to Canberra for game two on Wednesday.
AUSTRALIA SCORECARD
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 73 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 165.91 | |
| Cameron Green | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Mitchell Marsh | 36 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 138.46 | |
| Aaron Finch (C) | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171.43 | |
| Marcus Stoinis | 35 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 233.33 | |
| Tim David | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Matthew Wade (WK) | 21 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 140.00 | |
| Daniel Sams | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 | |
| Nathan Ellis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Kane Richardson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Mitchell Swepson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Extra | 14 (b 0, w 10, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 200/9 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Reece Topley | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Mark Wood | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8.50 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 |
| Adil Rashid | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 13.67 |
| Ben Stokes | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Moeen Ali | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| C Green | 1-14 | 1.1 |
| MR Marsh | 2-86 | 8.3 |
| AJ Finch | 3-104 | 10.3 |
| MP Stoinis | 4-158 | 14.3 |
| Tim David | 5-158 | 14.6 |
| David Warner | 6-173 | 16.6 |
| DR Sams | 7-193 | 18.5 |
| MS Wade | 8-197 | 19.3 |
| Nathan Ellis | 9-198 | 19.5 |
ENGLAND SCORECARD
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler (WK/C) | 68 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 212.50 | |
| Alex Hales | 84 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 164.71 | |
| Ben Stokes | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Harry Brook | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| Moeen Ali | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 | |
| Sam Curran | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Dawid Malan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Chris Woakes | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 260.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 0, w 5, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 208/6 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Adil Rashid, RJW Topley, Mark Wood | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Green | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 |
| Kane Richardson | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Daniel Sams | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Mitchell Swepson | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.50 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 12.00 |
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Jos Buttler will return to captain the England side after a calf injury. Star all-rounder Ben Stokes, is back and will be looking to make an impression in these three T20Is.
Teams:
England (Playing XI): Jos Buttler(w/c), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Mark Wood
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Cameron Green, Matthew Wade(w), Daniel Sams, Nathan Ellis, Kane Richardson, Mitchell Swepson
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Australia vs England 1st T20I match will be broadcast live on the Sony Sports Network in India. Live streaming will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
AUS vs ENG Highlights: David Warner’s 73 in vain, England seal 8-run win over Australia to take 1-0 lead: Check 1st T20 Highlights
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