11/09Result
1st T20I (N), Australia tour of England at Southampton, Sep 11 2024
Australia won by 28 runs
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia
11/09Result
1st T20I (N), Australia tour of England at Southampton, Sep 11 2024
Australia won by 28 runs
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia

8.15pm Australia lose ten wickets for 93, after looking at one stage as if 250 was on the cards, particularly when Sam Curran's first over was blazed for 30 by Travis Head. It was the spinners that turned things around, which augurs well for Adam Zampa, but Jofra Archer, Curran and Saqib Mahmood closed things out wonderfully in the final overs.

But the main man was Liam Livingstone with 3 for 22: "Pretty good comeback, bowled well in the middle and some pretty good yorkers at the end. We want to try and take wickets, struggled in the first six, but dragged it back in the middle. I didn't think I'd bowl at one point, when Bethell came on, Rash is always reliable, nice to be back enjoying my cricket. Looks a good pitch, gripped a little for spin, hopefully the dew makes it better under lights."

JC: "After five overs and being seventy-odd without loss, I genuinely believed that Australia would better my PlayStation Brian Lara Cricket T20 high score of 302/3 (glorious 68-ball 201 not out by Ali Brown)."

Pranshu: "The same batter facing 2 hattrick balls in the same innings. This might be a first" Indeed. Hazlewood played the second one well, not so much the first!

Gnasher is gagging to take this on, he'll be back for the chase shortly.

19.3
W
Archer to Zampa, 1 run, OUT, Full and straight, muscled out to deep cover, a fast flat return from Cox, and this is surely out. Yep, gone by a foot, gathered on the bounce by Salt who flattens the stumps, as Zampa hurries back for the second run

A Zampa run out 5 (7m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 166.66

19.2
4
Archer to Zampa, FOUR, well lofted, Archer goes back to length, Zampa gets underneath it and levers it through long-off
19.1
1
Archer to Hazlewood, 1 run, round the wicket, so close! Archer spears it in at middle-and-leg, perfect yorker length, and he's only saved by Hazlewood's back-foot caution, he knew it was coming for his blockhole, and dug it out well

Now then Jof... hat-trick ball with Josh Hazlewood on strike. Full and straight?

END OF OVER:
19 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | AUS: 173/9 | RR: 9.10

  • Adam Zampa0 (1b)
  • Josh Hazlewood1 (4b)
  • Saqib Mahmood3-0-21-2
  • Jofra Archer3-0-25-2
18.6
0
Mahmood to Zampa, no run, stands tall to defend into the covers. Mahmood is back, and how. A superb evening's work

86 for 0 at 5.5 overs, 87 for 9 since then. Gosh

18.5
1
Mahmood to Hazlewood, 1 run, slapped away off the full length, very uncomfortable in the air, through mid-off
18.4
0
Mahmood to Hazlewood, no run, banged in shorter, Hazlewood looks for the ramp over deep third, can't connect
18.3
0
Mahmood to Hazlewood, no run, another attempted yorker, this is proper bowling from England, dug out again
18.2
0
Mahmood to Hazlewood, no run, yikes, so close! Looking for a clip to leg, and somehow Saqib beats Hazlewood around his front pad, but past his leg stump by a whisker!

Hat-trick ball for Saqib... he and Archer are in competition for the honour!

18.1
W
Mahmood to Green, OUT, Team hat-trick! Saqib copies Archer's direct approach, impeccable length again on the yorker, slingier and swingier, wrecking middle and leg. Green is gone, and from 118 for 2 in 11th, Australia are in danger of being bowled out!

C Green b Mahmood 13 (24m 16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 81.25

Back comes Saqib

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | AUS: 172/8 | RR: 9.55

  • Cameron Green13 (15b)
  • Jofra Archer3-0-25-2
  • Sam Curran2-0-35-1
17.6
W
Archer to Bartlett, OUT, yorker! That was proper wheels from Archer, speared in at the base of off, fast and direct, no need for swing, just route one fast bowling! Utterly pinpoint, and Australia are in danger of being bowled out

XC Bartlett b Archer 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

17.5
W
Archer to Abbott, OUT, bang! Full and straight, Abbott tries something different, walking to the off-side, hoping to lift the length over backward square. But it's clean through the batter, splattering middle and leg on the full. Australia are becalmed, and some

SA Abbott b Archer 4 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

17.4
1
Archer to Green, 1 run, pace off from Archer, another slap into the off side. Green is a touch frustrated
17.3
3
Archer to Abbott, 3 runs, retreats to leg again, an uncomfortable slap up off the good length, Curran backpedals in the covers, and sticks out his left hand... dropped! Tough, but takeable
17.2
0
Archer to Abbott, no run, zips it through, at 87mph/140kph, Abbott makes room to leg, and can't connect as the bowler follows him on a good length
17.1
1
Archer to Green, 1 run, pace on, outside off, hitting the pitch hard, squeezed to the off side

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 167/6 | RR: 9.82

  • Cameron Green11 (13b)
  • Sean Abbott1 (1b)
  • Sam Curran2-0-35-1
  • Adil Rashid4-0-23-1

Superb over. Now then, here's the man you've been waiting for...

16.6
1lb
Curran to Green, 1 leg bye, another doodlebug from Curran, no pace on the ball as it phuts into the pads, and deflects to the off-side

Saifi: "Where's Archer? Why does Salt want Aus to post over 200!??" Spin has worked very well so far... I suspect Jof isn't far away now

16.5
1
Curran to Abbott, 1 run, on the pads, flicked to the leg side

That's quite a comeback, from Curran and England alike

16.4
W
Curran to Inglis, OUT, goes for the reverse-scoop, Curran pings back the off stump! Clever bowling, kept the pace off the ball, it never quite arrived as Inglis waited and waited for impact, and hopped over his blade into the top of the stump

JP Inglis b Curran 37 (41m 27b 2x4 1x6) SR: 137.03

16.3
1
Curran to Green, 1 run, blazed hard out of the full length, but Curran has the ball swinging well from a leg-stump line. Wide long-on gathers
16.2
1
Curran to Inglis, 1 run, full length, hint of outswing from leg to middle, flicked off the toes to the on-side

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England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13PD SaltWG Jacks
2nd27PD SaltJM Cox
3rd6LS LivingstonePD Salt
4th6LS LivingstoneJG Bethell
5th54LS LivingstoneSM Curran
6th2LS LivingstoneJ Overton
7th5J OvertonJC Archer
8th15AU RashidJ Overton
9th14AU RashidS Mahmood
10th9RJW TopleyS Mahmood