20/01Result
3rd ODI (D/N), England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Sydney, Jan 21 2018
England won by 16 runs
Player of the Match
Jos Buttler
Jos ButtlerEngland
20/01Result
3rd ODI (D/N), England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Sydney, Jan 21 2018
England won by 16 runs
Player of the Match
Jos Buttler
Jos ButtlerEngland

END OF OVER:
50 | 14 Runs | ENG: 302/6 | RR: 6.04

  • Jos Buttler100 (83b)
  • Chris Woakes53 (36b)
  • Mitchell Starc10-0-63-0
  • Pat Cummins10-1-67-1

6.35pm A quick turnaround. Mark Wood to bowl. Finch and Warner.

6.20pm: Lummy, what a finish that was! England added 102 from the last ten overs, Buttler and Woakes batting together throughout as all of the hard work put in by Australia's attack in the first four-fifths of the innings was undermined... Buttler went to his fifty from 52 balls in the 41st over, and only needed another 31 to double up. We know he's capable of that sort of thing but, on a pitch where most batsmen had struggled to score freely, that was stupefyingly good batting. I said England would probably be aiming for 300, regardless of conditions, but for a long while it looked as if 260-70 would be a good score. How much will Buttler's assault deflate Australia? They need 303 to prevent England from going 3-0 up and taking the series... This could be a doozy. Nikhil will be back for the start of the chase shortly

49.6
2
Starc to Buttler, 2 runs, goes full and straight, Buttler can't really get under the ball but he forces it past midwicket... they are coming back for two, Buttler raises his century from the last ball of the innnings! He leaps in jubilation as he completes the second, helmet off to salute the crowd! This has been a brilliant one-day innings from Buttler, his fifth hundred and one to savour
49.5
1
Starc to Woakes, 1 run, yes, he will, Woakes digs out a yorker towards backward point, England raise 300 and Buttler gets his chance

Will Buttler get back on strike to try for his hundred...?

49.4
6
Starc to Woakes, SIX, banged in... and clobbered over the rope at deep backward square! Top-edged on the pull but there was no one out there and the six brings Woakes his fifty!
49.3
4
Starc to Woakes, FOUR, Woakes gets this away, superbly placed, just a flick of the wrists and it's into the gap at cow corner!

"Brilliant stuff - and 100 partnership!" cheers Chris in Taunton

49.2
1
Starc to Buttler, 1 run, full on the stumps, clipped to midwicket

Hang on, not sure who's on strike here... That delivery probably goes down as dead ball, although I think they ran

49.1
0
Starc to Buttler, no run, full and straight, goes for the reverse sweep... Australia appeal for lbw, and up goes Chris Gaffaney's finger! Buttler reviews straight away, however, and it looks like he hit it. Yes, quite a clear edge, then on to the front pad

Last six, then. England are, incredibly, within range of 300

END OF OVER:
49 | 24 Runs | ENG: 288/6 | RR: 5.87

  • Chris Woakes42 (33b)
  • Jos Buttler97 (80b)
  • Pat Cummins10-1-67-1
  • Mitchell Starc9-0-49-0
48.6
4
Cummins to Woakes, FOUR, and Woakes manages to skim it fine for four more! Cummins' figures take a beating, he strayed down the leg side and it skipped away from Paine for another boundary

Extra delivery

48.6
2nb
Cummins to Buttler, (no ball) 1 run, full toss from Cummins, flubbed into the leg side... but it's a no-ball on height!
48.5
4
Cummins to Buttler, FOUR, short ball, sits up to pull, this time Buttler arrows a jab into the gap at cow corner... he's now just four away from a remarkable ton!
48.4
6
Cummins to Buttler, SIX, clubbed straight down the ground for six more! Humpty from Buttler, he dumps a full ball into the crowd - and he's into the 90s!
48.3
6
Cummins to Buttler, SIX, smoked into the boundary boards, a fierce, flat pull and it goes all the way!

Here's JJ: "There's good news and bad news here for England. Finch is due a duck but Smith is due a hundred "

48.3
1w
Cummins to Buttler, 1 wide, slams in the bouncer but Buttler thinks it's high and ignores it - and gets the wide
48.2
0
Cummins to Buttler, no run, short ball, Buttler wants to ramp it but only toe-ends wide of the keeper... and there's a mix-up in the middle, both batsmen at the same end briefly, but Paine is unlucky in that his throw hits Buttler diving for his ground and it deflects to safety as Woakes scuttles back

England in Australia and New Zealand 2017-18 News

Worst ever

1

This is the first instance of Australia losing first 3 matches of an ODI series at home and 6th overall.

Buttler's blast

38

No. of sixes hit by Buttler in the last 5 overs in ODIs (46th to 50th) since 2013 - the most by any batsman. AB de Villiers is next with 37. Buttler strikes at 194.01 in last 5 overs in this period.

Root's hundredth

100

Number of ODIs for Root, including this match. He's the 21st player to appear in 100 or more ODIs for England and no one had as many runs as Root at that point.

Toss favour

7-1

Win-loss record of teams winning the toss at SCG in last 8 ODIs. Australia have won each of their last 5 ODIs when they won the toss at this venue.