Australia vs England England won by 2 runs at Chester-le-Street, 04 Sep, 2020

Toss: Australia, who chose to bowl
England 162/7 (20)
Australia 160/6 (20)
England won by 2 runs
Man of the Match: Dawid Malan
  • Pat Cummins 0 * (0)
  • Marcus Stoinis 23 * (18)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: Wide ball. Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler,

Over 0.1: No runs. Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler,

Over 0.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and  tamely pushes it to mid-off.

Over 0.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, moves across in the crease and looked to flick, went in the air and wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Over 0.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler,1 run, gets reaches out for it and guides it away down to the third man and picks up a single.

Over 0.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Jonny Bairstow, no run, gets forward and  aiming for the drive and beats him on the outside edge - bounces once on its way to the keeper.

Over 0.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a half volley to Jonny Bairstow, Boundary! Leans into the drive and plays it beautifully through mid-off and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Ashton Agar tossed up delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and drives it hard but straight to the man at cover,

Over 1.2 Ashton Agar tossed up delivery to Jos Buttler, Six! Gets close to the ball and then lifts it back over mid-off, went a long way over the ropes for a maximum.

Over 1.3 Ashton Agar bowls it short of length to Jos Buttler, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and pulled away over mid-on and the ball raced away to the long-on fence for four.

Over 1.4 Ashton Agar bowls it short of length to Jos Buttler, no run, gives himself some room and plays it straight to the man at cover-point.

Over 1.5 Ashton Agar tossed up delivery to Jos Buttler, no run,  leans across and finds cover with the cut.

Over 1.6 Ashton Agar tossed up delivery to Jos Buttler, Six! Stands and then deposited it over mid-on and went sailing over the ropes for a maximum.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jonny Bairstow, no run, gets forward and looks to play across the line but misses and the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 2.2 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Jonny Bairstow,1 run, stands tall and plays a short-arm jab towards mid-wicket.

Over 2.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, gets forward and driven along the ground to the square third man and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 2.4 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Jos Buttler, Boundary! Leaned across and then punched it into the gap wide of cover-point and gets a boundary.

Over 2.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 2.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, Boundary! Gets forward and played with an open face and squeezed it behind square on the off-side - beat backward point.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Jonny Bairstow,1 run, gets back in the crease and the back-foot drive, squirts it off the inner half towards backward square leg.

Over 3.2 Pat Cummins bowls a half volley to Jos Buttler, Boundary! Leans forward and plays a check drive - the timing is so sweet that it races away over extra-cover and into the ropes.

Over 3.3 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and drives it on the up and finds the fielder at cover-point.

Over 3.4 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler,1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and picks up a single.

Over 3.5 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Jonny Bairstow, 2 runs, gets back in the crease and pushes it square of the wicket on the off-side and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 3.6 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Jonny Bairstow, out Caught by Starc!! Bairstow was in no control on that back-foot push, the ball caught the shoulder of the bat and lobbed to Starc at a short third man position and he makes no mistake.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Kane Richardson bowls it short of length to Jos Buttler,1 run, goes on to the back foot and nudged backward of square on the on-side for a single.

Over 4.2 Kane Richardson bowls it short of length to Dawid Malan, Boundary! Gets inside the line and places the pull behind square on the on-side for four.

Over 4.3 Kane Richardson bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, shuffled a long way across - exposed his leg-stump and the flick went straight to the fielder at short fine.

Over 4.4 Kane Richardson bowls a pitched up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, moves across in the crease and turns it towards mid-wicket.

Over 4.5 Kane Richardson bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, stays on the front foot and pushes it meekly to cover-point.

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