Australia Defeats England in 1st T20I by 28 Runs
The first match of the T20I series being played between Australia and England was played in Southampton on Wednesday, in which the Kangaroo team defeated host England by 28 runs in the first T20 match. After winning the toss in this match, the England team chose to bowl first.
Jamie Overton, Jacob Bethan, and Jordan Cox made their T20 International debut for England. Batting first in the match, the Australian team scored 86 runs in the powerplay.
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Travis Head Shines for Australia
Travis Head and Matthew Short gave the team a great start. The Kangaroo team was all out for 179 runs in 19.3 overs. In response, the England team was reduced to 151 runs in 19.2 overs. In this way, Australia won the first T20 match by 28 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
In fact, in the first T20 International match against England, Australian team opener Travis Head’s bat roared fiercely. He played an innings of 59 runs with the help of 8 fours and 4 sixes while facing 23 balls. During this, his strike rate was 256.
Apart from him, Matthew Short scored 41 runs in 26 balls, which included 4 fours and 2 sixes. At the same time, 37 runs came off Josh Inglis’s bat. Apart from these batsmen, no one could do anything special. The Australian team was thus all out for 179 runs in 19.3 overs. Liam Livingstone bowled brilliantly for England. In 3 overs, he took 3 wickets for 22 runs. Apart from him, Jofra Archer and Saqib got two wickets each, while Sam Curran and Adil Rashid took 1-1 wickets.
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England’s Batting Struggles
When England’s team came out to chase 180 runs, the team had a bad start. Both the openers returned to the pavilion cheaply. Jordan Cox could score 17 runs facing 12 balls. Liam Livingstone played an innings of 37 runs in 27 balls, but Josh Hazlewood bowled and showed him the way to the pavilion.
Apart from him, no batsman could do anything special and England’s team was all out for 151 runs in 19.2 overs. Sean got three wickets from the Kangaroo team, while Josh Hazlewood and Adam Jampa took two wickets each. Xavier Colin Bartlett and Cameron Green took 1 wicket each
This win gives Australia a strong start in the series, while England will look to bounce back in the upcoming matches.
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