ENG vs AUS 2nd T20I: Preview, Playing 11’s and live streaming details

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In what promises to be a really fascinating and exciting encounter, Ashes-Rivals England and Australia are set to lock horns against each other in the second T20 International match of the three-game Twenty-Twenty series. The Mighty Aussies are ahead in the series by 1-0, having won against the Three Lions in the first match of the series. 

In the previous game, opening batter Travis Head’s explosive-batting and his team’s exceptionally good bowling display helped the tourists secure a 28-run victory. England, under the leadership of Phil Salt, struggled to get going and weren’t able to find their rhythm. 

The second game will be a must-win one for the Phil Salt-led team and if they end up on the losing side in that game, then the Kangao will gain an unattainable lead and they will run away with the series comfortably. 

The second match will take place on the 13th of September at the Sophia Gardens Cricket Stadium of Cardiff. The game will commence at 11:00 PM IST. 

ENG vs AUS 2nd T20I: Previews of both the teams

England

England had a really good game with the ba as they managed to keep Australia below 200 runs with Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood playing a key role with the ball in the death overs. 

But with the bat, except Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone, the other English batters were not able to perform according to expectations. 

Livingstone was his team’s top run getter with the bat and he was England’s highest wicket-taker as well.

The duo of Saqib Mahmood and Adil Rashid bowled well as well, but left arm pacer Reece Topley had a really bad day with the ball for the Three Lions, only being handed one over in which he gave away 15 runs. 

Sam Curran, on the other hand, wasn’t that great either as Travis Head smacked him for 30 runs in his initial over but he made a good comeback by picking up a wicket in the death overs. 

Reece Topley might get dropped in favour of Josh Hull or John Turner for the next game while Dan Mousely can also be given a chance to shine at the expense of Jacob Bethell or Sam Curran. 

Probable Playing 11 for the second T20 International:

Phil Salt (Captain), Will Jacks, Jacob Bethell / Dan Mousely, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, John Turner / Josh Hull and Saqib Mahmood. 

Australia

Matt Short opening the inning ahead of hard-hitting opener Jake-Fraser-McGurk took a lot of people by surprise, but his inning of 41 runs will ensure that he keeps his place in the playing 11 for the remaining-encounters of the series.

Fast Bowler Xavier Bartlett limped his way off the ground after picking up an injury in the middle of his over so one of Aaron Hardie, Riley Meredith or Ben Dwarshius will be battling against each other for Bartlett’s spot in the playing 11.

Fast Bowler Xavier Bartlett limped his way off the ground after picking up an injury in the middle of his over so one of Aaron Hardie, Riley Meredith or Ben Dwarshius will be battling against each other for Bartlett’s spot in the playing 11.

Probable Playing 11 for the second T20 International:

Matt Short, Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Riley Meredith / Ben Dwarshius, Josh Hazelwood and Adam Zampa. 

ENG vs AUS 2nd T20I: Pitch Report of Sophia Gardens Cricket Stadium, Cardiff

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A general view of the action during the T20 Vitality Blast match between Glamorgan and Essex Eagles at Sophia Gardens on July 07, 2024 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

The surface of the Sophia Gardens Stadium offers lively bounce and pace in the initial phase of the inning, providing a really good platform for the pacers to create an early and instant impact. 

As the game progresses, the surface of the ground starts to get flat, becoming more and more favourable for the batsmen.

Spinners get limited help in the first inning but from the second inning onwards, the pitch becomes drier and drier, which allows the slow bowlers to grip the ball more and that shifts the game in the favour of the defending team. 

The toss-winning captain should opt to bat first at this iconic stadium. 

ENG vs AUS 2nd T20I: Where to watch the game in India? 

The second T20 International between England and Australia and the third and final match of the series as well will be available to watch on the Sony Sports 5 channel on television while the fans of both the teams can also watch the live action of the game on the application & website of Sony Liv.

Also Read: AFG vs RSA 2024: Afghanistan’s Historic ODI Series Against South Africa – Full Squad and Schedule

For More Information, visit the official website of ICC.

AFG vs RSA 2024: Afghanistan’s Historic ODI Series Against South Africa – Full Squad and Schedule

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AFG vs RSA 2024: Afghanistan’s Historic ODI Series Against South Africa – Full Squad and ScheduleAFG vs RSA 2024: Afghanistan’s Historic ODI Series Against South Africa – Full Squad and Schedule

AFG vs RSA: For the first time in the history of Afghanistan cricket, the Afghan team is going to play a three-match ODI series against South Africa. In this historic series, the Afghanistan team will be led by 29-year-old Hashmatullah Shahidi, while Rashid Khan, who has been out of the ODI format for a long time, is completely fit. Down below this article will provide: AFG vs RSA Full Schedule and Afghanistan Full Squad

Afghanistan vs South Africa 2024

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Thursday announced Afghanistan’s 17-member squad. Opener batsman Ibrahim Zadran has been ruled out of the three-match series against South Africa due to a left ankle sprain, while right-arm offbreak bowler Mujeeb ur Rahman has not been selected in the squad due to a right phalanx sprain.

Afghanistan selectors have included Abdul Malik in the team to fill the void of opener Ibrahim Zadran. Abdul has an excellent record in domestic cricket. Darwish Rasooli, who is an upper-order batsman, has also been selected in the team. Rasooli has played seven matches for Afghanistan so far in which his record was not very good as he scored only 51 runs.

ACB CEO Naseeb Khan: “Hosting South Africa for the first time in our cricketing history is a huge milestone for Afghanistan Cricket.” “They are a top-quality side, and playing against them in an ODI series is something we are all excited about.

“Our team has shown great performances in ICC events over the past two-three years, and we are focused on making our team equally competitive in bilateral cricket,” he added.

ALSO READ: Virat Kohli is just 58 runs behind, breaking Sachin’s iconic record

Afghanistan Full Squad against South Africa

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Abdul Malik, Riaz Hassan, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Nangyal Kharoti, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran and Farid Ahmad Malik.

South Africa Full Squad against Afghanistan

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South Africa

Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Nandre Burger,
Tony de Zorzi, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Wiaan Mulder,
Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Nqaba Peter, Andile Simelane, Jason Smith,
Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne and Lizaad William

AFG vs RSA Full Schedule

Wednesday, 18 September: 1st ODI, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE

Friday, 20 September: 2nd ODI, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE

Sunday, 22 September: 3rd ODI, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE

ALSO READ: Travis Head scored 30 runs (4,4,6,6,6,4) against Sam Curran in an over

Source: ICC



India C vs India B: India C Scored 357-5 in Day 1 of Duleep Trophy 2024

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India C vs India B: India C Scored 357-5 in Day 1 of Duleep Trophy 2024India C vs India B: India C Scored 357-5 in Day 1 of Duleep Trophy 2024

India C vs India B: The 4th match of Duleep Trophy 2024 is being played between India B vs India C (INDB vs INDC) at Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur. A total of 79 overs were bowled in the first day’s play in which India C scored 357 runs at the loss of five wickets. Ishan Kishan, who was away from cricket for a long time, played a century innings. Down below you can check the more details of India C vs India B Match Day-1.

Ruturaj Gaikwad Lead India C’s performance on the first day was excellent, the team scored 357 runs at the loss of only five wickets in 79 overs. Ishan Kishan, who was playing cricket after a long time, made a commendable comeback, he scored 111 runs in 126 balls with the help of 14 fours and three sixes. Chennai’s wicketkeeper batsman Baba Indrajith scored 78 runs in 136 balls with the help of nine fours.

India B’s bowling performance was not very good as a result the team managed to take only five wickets in 79 overs. Mukesh Kumar displayed brilliant bowling and took three wickets for 76 runs in 21 overs, while Navdeep Saini and Rahul Chahar got one wicket each.

For India B, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is batting on 46 runs in 50 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes, whereas Manav Suthar is batting on eight runs with the help of two fours.

India C 1st Inning Batting Scorecard

BattingRunBall4s6sSR
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)46507292.00
Sai Sudharsan 43758057.33
Rajat Patidar 40678059.70
Ishan Kishan 11112614388.09
Baba Indrajith 781369057.35
Abishek Porel12142085.71
Manav Suthar 8112072.72
Credit: ESPN

India C Fall of wickets: 1-96 (Rajat Patidar, 23.4 ov), 2-97 (Sai Sudharsan, 24.1 ov), 3-286 (Ishan Kishan, 65.3 ov), 4-311 (Baba Indrajith, 71.4 ov), 5-345 (Abishek Porel, 76.1 ov)

India B Bowling Scorecard

BowlingOverRunWECON
Mukesh Kumar217633.61
Navdeep Saini177814.58
Washington Sundar105505.50
Nitish Kumar Reddy145804.14
Sai Kishore124603.83
Rahul Chahar53517.00
Credit: ESPN

CHECK: Virat Kohli is just 58 runs behind, breaking Sachin’s iconic record

BAN vs IND: Virat Kohli is just 58 runs behind, breaking Sachin’s iconic record

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BAN vs IND: The Indian cricket team is all set to resume their cricket action with the Bangladesh Test series, which will commence on the 19th of September. Once again, all eyes will be on Virat Kohli, the legendary player.

The 35-year-old has retired from the shortest format of the game, post India’s iconic T20 World Cup triumph. This also implies that he will be seen starring for India in the ODIs as well as the Test series from now on.

Virat is often compared with the likes of the legend Sachin Tendulkar, as neither of these two cricketers has maintained unmatchable records in the game. Kohli has broken many great records in cricket, of which many belonged to the little master.

In the last Cricket World Cup in 2023 against New Zealand in a semi-final match, he scored his 50th international ton, which broke Sachin’s record for 49 international ODI centuries. While Sachin Tendulkar yet has 51 test centuries and a record of 100 international hundreds, Kohli has 80, countering his record.

ALSO READ: Ishan Kishan scores a brilliant hundred on Duleep Trophy’s return post-opening round injury

Sachin has a great record of 18426 runs in his international ODI career; as for Virat Kohli, it didn’t seem very likely to be a broken record, as Kohli is nearly 4500 runs behind the Master Blaster, which doesn’t seem very likely for the 35-year-old to be broken.

Sachin has another invincible record as of now, where he has scored 34357 runs in the history of cricket, playing only ODIs and Tests with only a single T20I appearance where he scored 10 runs. Only Sri Lanka’s Kumara Sangakara and Australia’s Ricky Ponting have scored 27000+ international runs, and now Virat is knocking at the doorstep of a world record.

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Ricky Ponting also has 27000+ runs in International Cricket (Image Credit: Cricket World)


Among the three, Sachin has the record of achieving this great milestone in 623 international innings, with 226 Test, 396 ODI, and 1 T20I innings. He scored 27000 runs from 623 innings, while Virat Kohli has now scored 591 innings, and he is standing on 26942 runs as of now and is only 58 runs away from being the first to reach the landmark in less than 600 innings.

The Bangladesh Test might be the very first game where Kohli looks to achieve this great feat, as he would break the 147-year historical record in the sport.

Ishan Kishan scores a brilliant hundred on Duleep Trophy’s return post-opening round injury

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India wicketkeeper and star batter from Jharkhand, Ishan Kishan has emerged in fine form in the longest format of the game. Kishan has starred for India previously across all formats, though not very recently. The batter plays a crucial role in the Mumbai Indians camp, as the opener batter was the costliest among Indian players in the 2022 mega-auction.

Kishan returned to red-ball cricket after a long gap with the Buchi Babu tournament, where he starred in the first game as skipper for the state side. It was regarding the strict ultimatum issued by the BCCi over Indian players to star in domestic games in order to make a comeback to the Indian test side.

Hence, what seemed stunning was Ishan Kishan’s comeback hundred in the Buchi Babu, where he scored a quickfire century and in the innings broke several records as he smashed an iconic nine sixes in his 86-ball hundred. However, later he had to withdraw from the competition due to his participation in the Duleep Trophy, as he was picked for Gaikwad-led India C.

However, misfortune struck again, as Ishan Kishan missed the opening round of the Duleep Trophy due to a niggle early on, which ruled him out of the first leg. Alongside Suryakumar Yadav, he was also ruled out, and hence they have to wait further for their return to the Indian team as a red ball player.

ALSO READ: Bangladesh Squad ANNOUNCED For India Tour! Shoriful Islam OUT, Jaker Ali IN | IND vs BAN Test Squads 2024

Now, after the team for the opening test against Bangladesh has been picked, Ishan Kishan is back playing in the Duleep Trophy. In the very first match of a comeback in the Duleep Trophy, Ishan Kishan scores a stunning century.


Kishan came into bat after a recent crisis, as the skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad twisted his ankle and had to be taken off the field in only the second ball of the inning. Though Sudarshan and Patidar made stabilizing 40s, that was when Kishan came in to bat.

Ishan Kishan played a breathtaking inning, as he scored 111 runs off just 126 balls with 14 fours and 3 sixes, one of which he hit while reaching his hundred. At the time of writing, Kishan got out for 111 to Mukesh Kumar, as Gaikwad steps back on the field alongside Baba Indrajith as India C are 300/3 post-Tea.

IND vs AUS: Ricky Ponting said, “Virat Kohli played a big role with his captaincy in turning the cricket around for India in overseas dominance, the influence of someone like him around a team is great”

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IND vs AUS: Ricky Ponting said, “Virat Kohli played a big role with his captaincy in turning the cricket around for India in overseas dominance, the influence of someone like him around a team is great”IND vs AUS: Ricky Ponting said, “Virat Kohli played a big role with his captaincy in turning the cricket around for India in overseas dominance, the influence of someone like him around a team is great”

IND vs AUS: The BGT has been the year’s most highly anticipated Test series, as several cricket greats have come to the limelight to mention this as one of the finest ever competitions and the biggest challenge for both teams.

Ex-players like Sourav Ganguly and often great Indian skipper Ricky Ponting have come forward to make bold claims regarding the future of the game. Also, Sunil Gavaskar, an Indian legend and Mathew Hayden has emerged to be the ones who commented on the series and their form of players.

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Ganguly made an anticipation on India’s future in the BGT (Image Credit: Cricadium)


After having complimented players like the great Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli. Next, players like Labuschagne have emerged who have stated India to be firm opposition and even the likes of Australia’s only test spinner Nathan Lyon have stated Indian youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal to be the most feared batter for his aggressive mentality in the longest format.

Steve Smith recently praised Kohli’s excellence in the game, as he also referred Kohli to have an Aussie mentality in the game known for his on-field aggression and great pursuit in the game.

Ricky Ponting has recently mentioned in an interview with Sky Sports, that India’s performance in overseas conditions has improved since when Kohli was granted as India captain in 2017.

ALSO READ: IND vs BAN: 3 Key Player battles to watch out for in the First Test between India and Bangladesh

Not only Virat Kohli was appointed as the captain, but also during this phase from 2017-21, Ravi Shastri was seen in the role of Indian Head coach. Virat Kohli has largely contributed to India’s success as a player, but alongside that, he has played a vital role as a skipper as well, since India emerged as test series winners for the first time on Australian soil.

However, despite all India lost the WTC final to New Zealand first in 2021 and then later the second consecutive final against the Aussies in 2023, when Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were the captains respectively. Ponting earlier expressed that he eyes Australia winning the BGT this time around 3-1, as Australia would look to turn the tables. These two teams are once again likely the two teams to make it to yet another WTC final.

England vs Australia: Travis Head scored 30 runs (4,4,6,6,6,4) against Sam Curran in an over

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England vs Australia: Travis Head scored 30 runs (4,4,6,6,6,4) against Sam Curran in an overEngland vs Australia: Travis Head scored 30 runs (4,4,6,6,6,4) against Sam Curran in an over

England vs Australia: Australian opener Travis Head was in great form in the first T20I match between England and Australia. Head scored a quick half-century in just 23 balls, and during this, he scored 30 runs (4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4) in an over against Sam Curran.

A Travis-storm arose at The Rose Bowl in Southampton when Sam Curran came to bowl the fifth over of the innings. Head hit two fours in the first two balls, then three consecutive sixes and ended the over by hitting a four on the last ball.

After conceding two boundaries off the first two balls, Sam Curran tried to bowl short balls against Head but that didn’t work for him. On the third ball, the Australian opener played a pull shot over the square-leg region, hit a six over the mid-wicket region off the fourth ball and aimed for the off-side boundary off the fifth ball for the six.

Watch All 3-Sixes against Sam Curran

Saqib Mahmood dismissed the dangerous-looking Travis Head in the last ball of the sixth over by Jordan Cox.

In the first T20I match of the Australia tour of England, the visiting team defeated the hosts by 28 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. The second match of the three-match T20I series will be played on 13 September in Cardiff.

ALSO READ: Bangladesh Squad ANNOUNCED For India Tour

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Bangladesh Squad ANNOUNCED For India Tour! Shoriful Islam OUT, Jaker Ali IN | IND vs BAN Test Squads 2024

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IND vs BAN Test Series 2024: Big update in the context of IND vs BAN Test series 2024 as the BCB have announced the Bangladesh Squad for the test series. Najmul Santo is set to lead the Bangla team against India amid the controversies surrounding the series.

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After clinching the historic Test series in Pakistan, Bangladesh would be confident enough to offer some challenges to the Indian team in India. The Bangladesh Cricket Board have announced the Bangladesh squad against India which is almost similar to the one, that traveled to Pakistan.

Shoriful Islam, the 23 year-old pacer, has missed out on the Bangladesh squad. He suffered through a groin injury in the Rawalpindi test against Pakistan, which they won by 10 wickets.

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Shoriful Islam (image- Associate Press)

His unavailability proved to be Jaker’s opportunity! Jaker Ali, the right-handed Wicketkeeper batter got his first call for the red ball game. The 26-year-old, Ali has an average of 44 in the 81 innings he has batted on.

Let’s take a look at the Bangladesh Squad for India tour 2024:

Bangladesh Squad For India Tour

Najmul Hossain Shanto (C),
Mahmudul Hasan Joy,
Zakir Hasan,
Shadman Islam,
Mominul Haque,
Mushfiqur Rahim,
Shakib Al Hasan,
Litton Kumer Das,
Mehidy Hasan Miraz,
Taijul Islam,
Nayeem Hasan,
Nahid Rana,
Jaker Ali,
Hasan Mahmud,
Taskin Ahmed,
Syed Khaled Ahmed

The first Test is scheduled to take place in Chennai, starting on September 19, followed by the second match in Kanpur on September 27. This series marks the beginning of India’s home season, with the hosts fielding a strong squad, spearheaded by senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Bangladesh have yet to secure a Test victory against India. In their previous encounter during the 2019-20 season, India dominated with a 2-0 series win. The upcoming Test series will be followed by three T20 Internationals, scheduled to take place in Gwalior, Delhi, and Hyderabad, respectively.

India Squad for Test Series

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.

READ: Test Match Abandoned? AFG vs NZ Test Day 4 Called Off Without Toss

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Test Match Abandoned? AFG vs NZ Test Day 4 Called Off Without Toss

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Test Match Abandoned? AFG vs NZ Test Day 4 Called Off Without TossTest Match Abandoned? AFG vs NZ Test Day 4 Called Off Without Toss

AFG vs NZ Test Day 4: Quite strange that it is Stumps of Day 4 and the coin is yet to be flipped! Yes, day four of the only test between Afghanistan and New Zealand is called off without the toss.

BCCI offered Afghanistan to host New Zealand and with both teams interested, Afghanistan were set to host New Zealand in India for a one-off test. The AFG vs NZ Test contest was scheduled to be played from Sept 9 to Sept 12.

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AFG vs NZ Test

Afghanistan Cricket Board’s official said that the BCCI offered them Kanpur, Bengaluru and Noida as the options for the test match and they chose Noida because it was closer to Delhi and connectivity from Kabul was better.

Noida city in India faced heavy to very heavy rainfall on 8th September and there wasn’t the facility of full ground covering so there were big damps on the offside. The ground staff was on its maximum efforts but they could not make the ground ready to play and the day was called off at around 4:00 PM.

The weather was pleasant, with clear skies throughout the day. However, the heavy rains from the past few weeks had already caused significant damage, preventing the ground staff from preparing the field adequately. The heavy downpour on the evening of Day 1 further complicated their efforts, making the task even more challenging for the grounds team.

The ground staff put in a tremendous effort, replacing grass patches, using fans to dry the surface, and operating the super soppers since the previous day. Despite their hard work, the results were not as effective as expected. By the first hour of Day 3, rain had resumed, leading to yet another day being called off. This must be highly frustrating for both sets of players.

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Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida

There was no proper drainage facility at the  Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground and the teams stayed in their hotel rooms. Today, on Day 4, the covers are still on the ground and the condition looks no better and the day is called off.

There have been many instances when the Test matches got abandoned in the past and it seems this test is also going to the list.

If there is any game possible tomorrow, the result of the AFG vs NZ Test is almost unexpected but might be possible if both sides declare their one innings, and then just one innings will decide the result of the AFG vs NZ Test match.

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Travis Head and Adam Zampa star as Australia defeat England by 28 runs in the first T20I

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Travis Head and Adam Zampa star as Australia defeat England by 28 runs in the first T20ITravis Head and Adam Zampa star as Australia defeat England by 28 runs in the first T20I

The 2024 Australian tour of England started off on a really fantastic note as Mitchell Marsh and his men managed to reign supreme in the first T20 International of the three-game Twenty Twenty series against the Three Lions.

A quickfire half-century from opening batter Travis Head and a bowling master-class from leggie Adam Zampa helped the Kangaroos secure a comfortable 28-run victory and the 2021 T20 World Cup winners now lead the series by 1-0.

The visitors got all-out for 179 runs in their 19.3 overs on Wednesday as they failed to capitalise on the amazing start given to their side by the opening duo of Travis Head (59 runs in 23 balls) and Matthew Short (41 runs in 26 balls), who stitched an opening partnership of 86 runs at the Utilita Bowl Stadium of Southampton.

Spin bowling duo of Liam Livingstone (3-22) and Adil Rashid (1-23) ensured that the Aussies weren’t able to score runs freely in the middle phase of their inning and some miserable shot-selection by the Australian batters allowed England to gain control.

Seamers Saqib Mahmood (2-21) and Jofra Archer (2-31) got rid of the tailenders quickly and the visitors ended their inning at 179 runs.

The Mitchell Marsh-led team had raced to a score of 118-2 and looked set post a total of more than 200 runs but they lost their remaining eight wickets in quick succession and managed to score just 61 runs in the remaining ten overs of their inning.

Chasing down a total of 180 runs in familiar conditions looked like an easy task for the Three Lions but their batters were not able to find any answers against the bowling heroics of the Australian bowlers the visitors bundled out the home side for a disappointing score of 151 runs in 19.2 overs.

Sean Abbot (3-28) and Adam Zampa (2-20) were the best bowlers of the night and they received an ample amount of support from the likes of Josh Hazlewood (2-32), Cameron Green (1-14), Marcus Stoinis (1-30) and Xavier Bartlett (1-26). Overall, it was a complete effort with both bat and ball from the Mighty Aussies.

This win over England was Australia’s fourth-successive T20 International victory after they whitewashed Scotland by a margin of 3-0 in Edinburgh.

The visitors are no doubt happy about the win but they are worried about the fitness of seamer Xavier Bartlett who limped his way off the ground as he failed to complete his final over. 

“We certainly were on track to get a score of 200 and we gave our best to stuff-it-up,” Australia’s skipper Mitchell Marsh said in a laughing way in the post-match presentation.

Also Read: Updated ICC Test Batting Rankings on 11th September | Indian and Sri Lankan players rise in the rankings

For more information, visit the official websites of ECB and Cricket Australia

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