AUS VS ENG, 1st ODI Match Highlight: Australia wins by 6 wickets
AUS VS ENG 1st ODI Match Highlight: Team Australia continued their winning run in the marquee event by defeating England’s side. Australia Won the match by 6 wickets. That’s it! Australia wins by 6 wickets and takes a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. Australia dominated the whole match with contributions from the bowlers and then Head, Warner, and Smith striking fifties.
New Australian ODI skipper Pat Cummins has won the toss and elected to bowl first against England in the first ODI.
“It looks like a really good wicket that will stay the same throughout so we’ll try and chase something down tonight. We’re really excited. We’ve had a good freshen-up the last week,” Cummins at the toss.
AUS VS ENG Match Highlights: 1st ODI, AUS vs ENG
England opener Phil Salt is off the mark with four down the ground off Mitchell Starc. Jason Roy is batting on 1, Salt is batting on 4. Phil Salt get his second and third boundaries of the innings, this time off Australian captain Pat Cummins to move along to 14. But Cummins strikes back immediately as Salt edges to Steve Smith in 2nd slip. Jason Roy is batting on 4. Mitchell Starc knocks over Jason Roy
Mitchell Starc gets Australia’s second wicket, sends Jason Roy packing for 6 off 11 balls. Starc swings it back like Shaheen Shah Afridi in T20 World Cup 2022 final to get through Roy’s defence. James Vince joins Dawid Malan in the middle.
Pat Cummins dominates took 2nd wicket, 1st ODI, AUS vs ENG
England in big trouble now as Australia captain Pat Cummins takes his second wicket. James Vince is caught behind for 5 off 6 balls. Dawid Malan is batting on 6. Marcus Stoinis STRIKES early. Marcus Stoinis has struck in his first over as England lose their fourth wicket. Sam Billings is bowled for 17 after smashing Stoinis for a boundary. Dawil Malan is unbeaten on 23. England skipper Jos Buttler carries on his form, moves along to 14 off 13 balls with a couple of early boundaries.
Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler dropped in back-to-back over. Ashton Agar spills a difficult chance at backward point off Malan of the bowling of Mitchell Starc on 33. Jos Buttler was dropped by Marcus Stoinis off his own bowling in the last over. Malan is batting on 34 and Buttler on 18 off 19 balls.
Dawid Malan completes 134 of 128, 1st ODI, AUS vs ENG
Dawid Malan brings up his 50 off 64 balls off Adam Zampa. Malan hammered Pat Cummins for six in the last over to move along to 49. Liam Dawson is batting on 5 while Malan is on 51 off 65 balls with his third ODI fifty. David Willey moves along to 17 off 23 balls with his second boundary of the innings off Pat Cummins. Ashton Agar makes brilliant save on the boundary to save six off Dawid Malan, concedes just 1 as Malan moves to 132
England was looking for 300, Brilliant save by Ashton Agar
AUS vs ENG Match Highlights: Strong total on board for ENG
Dawid Malan ton has helped England reach 287/9 at the end of 50 overs. Not to forget, England had lost half of their side with not many on the scoreboard. He was there almost till the end, scoring a ton and ensuring England have a good total on the board.
Batting Next Australia: AUS VS ENG Match Highlights
A slow start for Australia with the bat. Eight off the first over but Olly Stone bowled a maiden in the next over. Run out of the chance to dismiss Warner in the third over but he is safe. Warner and Head continue to take over to the chase as the England Pacers struggle. Time for Buttler to rejig his bowling plans and maybe bring in spinners. After that Smith took time on the Pitch, Meanwhile Warner grows into his innings and enters 70s. Steve Smith scores fifty and now Alex Carey beginning to look solid. Australia closes in on a spectacular win here in Adelaide.
England attack with David Willey in search of a wicket but Alex Carey and Steven Smith have slowed down England’s momentum as they need less than run-a-ball. Cameron Green joins Smith in the middle. After a break given by the England Bowlers to the batters the Australian batter Smith made a come back with Green which took the match close edge.
It was a good chase by the key batters of Australia, the team admits a good win over England. After a great World Cup Champions are defeated by the Aussies on the home Pitch. Australia Won the Match by the wickets playing at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
