· 1st T20 Match
CompletedEngland
151/10 (19.2)
Australia
179/10 (19.3)
Australia won by 28 runs
Ball by Ball Commentary
- 8.34
Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis
6:23 PMFour. Tossed up outside off, Inglis lofts it down the ground and to the right of widish long off for a boundary
- 8.21
Adil Rashid to Matthew Short
6:22 PMOne Run. This time a flipper and on length, punches it to long off for a single
- 8.11
Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis
6:22 PMOne Run. Slider on length on middle, punches it to long on for a single
- 7.64
Jacob Bethell to Matthew Short
6:21 PMFour. 100 up for Australia!!! Short ball on middle, pulls it into the gap between deep mid wicket and long on, fielder at long on puts in a desperate dive but he was unable to stop the ball from going for a boundary
- 7.54
Jacob Bethell to Matthew Short
6:20 PMFour. Length ball around off, cuts it late past the diving backward point fielder for a boundary
- 7.40
Jacob Bethell to Matthew Short
6:20 PMNo Run.
- 7.31
Jacob Bethell to Josh Inglis
6:19 PMOne Run. Full ball on leg, flicks it to deep square leg for a single
- 7.2L1
Jacob Bethell to Matthew Short
6:19 PMLeg Bye. One Run. Short was hesitant for the single but he eventually runs for it, a direct hit at the bowling end would have been the end of Short's innings, not to be!
- 7.10
Jacob Bethell to Matthew Short
6:18 PMNo Run.
- 6.62
Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis
6:18 PMTwo Runs. Full ball outside off, drives it down the ground and wide of Livingstone at long off for a couple of runs, Short had made it inside the crease comfortably!
- 6.50
Adil Rashid to Josh Inglis
6:17 PMNo Run.
- 6.4W
Adil Rashid to Mitchell Marsh
6:15 PMBowled!. No Run. Rashid delivers in his first over! Was a flighted slider around off, Marsh looks to slot it away down the ground but gets beaten in the flight, ball goes past his bat and crashes into the off stump, England need more of this to pull things back and Rashid has delivered a crucial blow here!
- 6.32
Adil Rashid to Mitchell Marsh
6:15 PMTwo Runs. Fuller and quicker leg-break outside off, drives it wide of long off and the Australian skipper is off the mark with a couple of runs
- 6.20
Adil Rashid to Mitchell Marsh
6:14 PMNo Run.
- 6.11
Adil Rashid to Matthew Short
6:14 PMOne Run. Low full toss on middle, drives it to long on for a single