Australia thrash England to advance their chances to Super-Eight
Handy contributions from all the batters ensured them post 201 on the board. In reply, Adam Zampa provided crucial breakthroughs and the pacers stood tall to help Australia ovecome the England's challenge.
Posted - 2024-06-09T07:18:28+06:00
Updated - 2024-06-09T07:18:28+06:00
Australia crashed England by 36 runs on Sunday (9th June) at Kensington Oval, Bridgetwon, Barbados. Handy contributions from all the batters ensured them post 201 on the board. In reply, Adam Zampa provided crucial breakthroughs and the pacers stood tall to help Australia ovecome the England's challenge.
Will Jacks and the pace on from England backfired them horribly. Australia raced their way to 74 inside the powerplay, with Warnee contributing with 39 off 16 balls and Head scored 34 off 18 deliveries.
Being sent to bat first, Australia had a superb powerplay, with Warner - Head took on the off spinnerAfter the departure of Aussie openers, captain Marsh and Maxwell held on there and stitched another partnership together. The handy contributions from them as well steered Australia properly. At the backend of the innings, Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade played blitz knock to help Australia post a massive 201 on the board.
In reply, the English openers started well with both of them - Buttler and Salt played some tremendous cricketing shots and stitched 73 runs stand inside the 7 overs. When England were about to take the game away from Australia, Adam Zampa came in and removed both the set openers in a blink of an eye and brought Australia back into the game.
The middle and lower order of England collapsed horribly and Hazlewood, Cummins bowled with super line and length to help Australia topple England by 36 runs to advance their chances to Super-Eight.