Live Cricket Score | Australia vs England Live Score & Commentary | AUS vs ENG Scorecard, England tour of Australia

1st T20I • Perth Stadium • Perth

England

208/6 (20)

Australia

200/9 (20)

ENG won by 8 runs

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Playing XI

Player of the Match Alex Hales

84(51)

ENG s

AUS s

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England s

208/6 (20)

Batters

Jos Buttler

212.50

c KW Richardson b N Ellis

Alex Hales

164.71

c TH David b KW Richardson

Ben Stokes

100.00

c D Warner b M Stoinis

Harry Brook

120.00

c KW Richardson b DR Sams

Moeen Ali

142.86

c M Marsh b N Ellis

Sam Curran

40.00

b N Ellis

Dawid Malan

100.00

Not out

Chris Woakes

260.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 1, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 10.4)

208/6

Did not Bat

Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

Bowlers

EXT

12.67

9.75

10.50

5.00

15.50

12.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Jos Buttler

c KW Richardson b N Ellis

1-132

11.2

Ben Stokes

c D Warner b M Stoinis

2-165

14.4

Alex Hales

c TH David b KW Richardson

3-167

15.2

Harry Brook

c KW Richardson b DR Sams

4-183

17.2

Sam Curran

b N Ellis

5-193

18.3

Moeen Ali

c M Marsh b N Ellis

6-194

18.6

Australia s

200/9 (20)

Batters

David Warner

165.91

c A Hales b M Wood

Cameron Green

50.00

c J Buttler b R Topley

Mitchell Marsh

138.46

b A Rashid

Aaron Finch

171.43

runout (J Buttler / S Curran)

Marcus Stoinis

233.33

c D Malan b M Wood

Tim David

0.00

c A Hales b M Wood

Matthew Wade

140.00

c B Stokes b S Curran

Daniel Sams

150.00

c H Brook b R Topley

Nathan Ellis

0.00

b S Curran

Kane Richardson *

0.00

Not out

Mitchell Swepson

200.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 4, NB: 0, W: 10)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 10)

200/9

Bowlers

EXT

10.50

9.00

8.50

8.75

13.67

9.00

11.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Cameron Green

c J Buttler b R Topley

1-15

1.1

Mitchell Marsh

b A Rashid

2-86

8.3

Aaron Finch

runout (J Buttler / S Curran)

3-105

10.3

Marcus Stoinis

c D Malan b M Wood

4-158

14.3

Tim David

c A Hales b M Wood

5-158

14.6

David Warner

c A Hales b M Wood

6-173

16.6

Daniel Sams

c H Brook b R Topley

7-193

18.5

Matthew Wade

c B Stokes b S Curran

8-197

19.3

Nathan Ellis

b S Curran

9-198

19.5

Match Info

Date & Time

09 Oct, 01:40 PM IST

Venue

Perth Stadium

Match

1st T20I,

England tour of Australia

Umpires

Donovan Koch (Australia), Sam Nogajski (Australia), Phillip Gillespie (Australia, TV)

Referee

David Boon (Australia)

Pitch Report

Pacers friendly pitch with extra bounce available.

Toss

Australia elected to bowl

1 0 0 2 1 W

Over 17

Runs: 4

2 2 1 1 2 6

Over 18

Runs: 14

1 0 1 4 W 0

Over 19

Runs: 6

4 0 W 1lb W 2

Over 20

Runs: 7

All Overs

Player of the Match Alex Hales

84(51)

Commentary

That's that then for the first match of the T20I series between England and Australia, which has ended in favour of the visitors. We hope you enjoyed our coverage. Do check Sportskeeda for the latest Sports news and live match commentaries. This is Lavil Saldanha alongside Shashwat Kumar signing off. We hope to see you all sometime soon. SEE YA!

Alex Hales (Player of the Match): It was an all-round performance. The way we batted and then defended the total was amazing. We though that Warner and Stoinis were taking the game away from us but it was great to come back into the game. Playing with Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash has helped me play on these surfaces

Jos Buttler (England Captain): It was a great game of cricket and it was good to finish on the good side of things. They played really well and put us under pressure. In these conditions, it is important to pick up wickets which is what Wood and Curran did. (on Wade obstructing play) I was looking at the ball and hence didn't notice much, would've been different if it was a World Cup game. Alex has a fantastic record as an open in Australia, Phil Salt did well too but we felt that Hales was the right man for us to open the innings in Australia and later in the World Cup

Aaron Finch (Australia captain): Nathan Ellis was a positive for us. On a track conducive for the batters, he bowled really well. It was a bit disappointing to lose as we were placed comfortably at one stage and could've won the match. Ellis has been a fantastic player and has delivered on the big stage whenever he has been presented with the opportunity. Wanted to give Green more opportunities at the top of the order, will move to opening the game in the next couple of matches

England win by 8 runs and take the series lead 1-0

A complete all-around performance from this English as they win the match and take the lead in the series. They started it with their onslaught with the bat in hand and then managed to get wickets at regular intervals to turn the game in their favour.

It didn't start particularly well for Australia as they lost the wicket of Cameron Green early in the chase. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh added a foundation to the chase and got a good partnership. Marsh was dismissed and soon after was Finch but nothing stopped David Warner, as he got to his 24th T20I 50.

Marcus Stoinis joined the party and played the role of an aggressor in the chase when Warner was slowing down. Stoinis was dismissed and so was Tim David, but Matthew Wade brought his experience to the fore, starting a bit sedately and then looking to take the attack to the bowlers. Wade was dismissed in the last over, with England sealing the win by restricting the hosts to 200/9 after their 20 overs.

It was an excellent bowling show from the English bowlers as they manages to pull the game back into their favour. Mark Wood and Sam Curran picked up 3 wickets each as they managed to pick up the big fishes and kill the chase before it went into the decisive moments.

Aiding them were Reece Topley, who picked up two wickets, and Adil Rashid, becoming the only spinner to pick up a wicket in this contest. Let's now go down and see what the captains have to say.

overs

200 /9 score

1lb

runs

Kane Richardson

0 (1)

Mitchell Swepson *

2 (1)

Sam Curran

2 /35

19.6 Sam Curran to Mitchell Swepson, ENGLAND WIN THE GAME! Length delivery on middle and leg stump. Swepson has a huge swing at it and chalks it off the toe end towards long on

Mitchell Swepson, RHB, walks out to the middle and will be on strike to face his first delivery

19.5 Sam Curran to Nathan Ellis, OUT! NO NEED FOR DRS THIS TIME! Length delivery on leg stump that zips through. Ellis swings like a rusty gate at it but is awfully late on the stroke as the ball breezes past the bat and clips the top of leg stump! Unless Curran bowls a wide or a No ball now, England have this game in the bag!

Nathan Ellis b Sam Curran 0(2b,0x4,0x6)

19.4 Sam Curran to Kane Richardson, IS THAT OUT? Back of a length delivery on leg stump that hurtles onto the batter. Richardson has a swipe across the line and seems to glove it tamely to short third man. Well, that is not what the umpire thinks, though, who shakes his head. England review immediately, and as it turns out, the ball came off the back shoulder. Nothing on Hot Spot and with Real-Time Snicko not available, the third umpire asks the on-field umpire to stay with his decision!

Kane Richardson, RHB, walks out to the middle. He will be on strike

19.3 Sam Curran to Matthew Wade, OUT! IS THAT THE GAME? Back of a length delivery on middle and off stump that bounces a tad extra, and might have stuck in the surface as well. Wade tries swing it over deep mid wicket but the lack of pace, plus the bounce means that he can't clear Stokes on the deep mid wicket fence. Wade is dejected, and you feel this could be the final nail in Australia's coffin today!

Matthew Wade c Ben Stokes b Sam Curran 21(15b,1x4,1x6)

19.2 Sam Curran to Matthew Wade, slower delivery on a full length just outside off stump. Wade has a swipe at it but loses his shape at the last moment. Only inside edges it onto his front pad in the end

12 runs are needed off 5 deliveries now. Pressure on Sam Curran. Let's see what he can do

19.1 Sam Curran to Matthew Wade, FOUR! SHOT! Back of a length delivery on middle and leg stump. Wade opens up his stance, gives himself swinging room and smears it past deep square leg for four

overs

193 /7 score

runs

Matthew Wade

17 (12)

Nathan Ellis *

0 (1)

Reece Topley

2 /36

18.6 Reece Topley to Nathan Ellis, length delivery angled across the batter just outside off stump. Ellis throws his hands at it but only connects with the fresh Perth air

Nathan Ellis, RHB, walks out to the middle. He will be on strike to face his first delivery

18.5 Reece Topley to Daniel Sams, DRILLED BUT STRAIGHT TO THE MAN! Right in the slot outside off stump and Sams could have hit that into the stands. He leans back and absolutely scorches it off the middle of the bat. The only problem, though, is that he arrows it straight to Brook at long off, who reins it in and hands England another vital breakthrough!

Daniel Sams c Harry Brook b Reece Topley 6(4b,1x4,0x6)

18.4 Reece Topley to Daniel Sams, FOUR! SHOT! Length delivery way outside off stump. Sams walks a mile across his stumps before lapping it over short fine leg for four