The 5-match ODI series being played between England and Australia has become exciting. England defeated Australia by 186 runs in the fourth match on Friday night and achieved a 2-2 draw after trailing 0-2. The deciding match of the series will be played in Bristol on 29 September.
In the match which started late due to rain at Lord’s Stadium, Australia won the toss and chose to bowl, but the English team proved captain Mitchell Marsh’s decision wrong by scoring 312 runs for 5 wickets in 39 overs. Then England all out the Kangaroo team for 126 runs. The match was played for 39-39 overs. Harry Brook was named player of the match. He played an innings of 87 runs in 58 balls.
Ben Duckett’s Fifty, Balance Start with Salt
English openers Phil Salt and Ben Duckett gave a balanced start to England. Both of them made an opening partnership of 48 runs. Here Phil Salt was out after scoring 48 runs. He was caught by Josh Hazlewood at the hands of Marnus Labuschagne. The second opener Ben Duckett played an innings of 63 runs on 62 balls.
Duckett-Brook’s fifty partnership, Brook’s captaincy innings
After losing the first wicket for 48 runs, Will Jacques was out after scoring 10 runs. Mitchell Marsh sent him to the pavilion. Captain Harry Brook, who came to play at number-4 after Jacques’s dismissal, played an innings of 87 runs on 58 balls with the help of 11 fours and one six. He made a partnership of 79 runs on 53 balls with Duckett. This partnership was broken by Adam Zampa. He sent Ben Duckett to the pavilion.
Brook-Smith also made fifty partnership
After Duckett’s dismissal, Harry Brook along with Jamie Smith took the score beyond 200. Both of them made a partnership of 75 runs on 47 balls. Smith (39 runs) was dismissed by Glenn Maxwell.
Livingstone and Bethel made the score cross 300
After the dismissal of Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone and Jacob Bethall took the English team’s score to 312 runs. Both of them made a partnership of 71 runs on 42 balls for the sixth wicket. Livingstone scored unbeaten 62 off 27 balls and Bethal scored 12 runs off 19 balls.
2 wickets for Adam Zampa
For Australia, spinner Adam Zampa got 2 wickets, while Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell got one wicket each.
Great start for Australia, half-century partnership between the openers
The Australian team, which was chasing the target of 313 runs, had a great start. The team’s openers made an opening partnership of 68 runs. Captain Mitchell Marsh was out after scoring 68 runs and Travis Head was out after scoring 34 runs.
Middle order failed, no batsman could score 15 runs
The Australian innings fell apart after the openers were out. Apart from the openers, no batsman of the team could reach the 15-run mark. Steve Smith was out after scoring 5 runs, Josh Innings 8, Marnus Labuschagne 4, Alex Carey 13 and Glenn Maxwell 2 runs.
Matthew Pott 4 wickets
Matthew Pott took 4 wickets for England. Brayden Kersey got 3 wickets. Jofra Archery took 2 wickets and Adil Rashid got one wicket.
