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Australia defeated England in the second One-Day International (ODI) at Sydne🎉y Cricket Ground (SCG) to seal the three🐼-match series on Saturday.
Batting first, the hosts posted 280/8 on the board in their assigned 50 overs thanks to brilliant half-century by Steve Smith. The former Australia skipper partnered with Marnus Labuschagne after losing their opening batters early.
Smith and Labushchagne formed𝔍 a crucial stand of 101 runs for the third wicket before the 🐼latter was dismissed for a well-made 58 off 55 deliveries.
Smith continued tickling the scoreboard and built another vital partnership of 90 runs with Mitchell Marsh (50) for the fifth wicket. Smith was cruising towards his triple-figure score but fell short by six runs as leg-spinner Adil Rashid dismissed꧑ him. The New South Wales batter went on to score 94 from 114 deliveries, with the help of five fours and a six.
In response, England had a shaky start as they lost three wickets for just 34 before James Vince and Sam Billings calmed things down. The duo adde🍌d 1🉐22 runs for the fourth wicket to keep England in the game.
However, the situation changed dramatically when Australia’s stand-in skipper Josh Hazlewood got rid of Vince (60) and broke the partnership. The dismissal of Vince triggered a collapse with England b𝓀eing all out for just 208 in 38.5 overs, losing the contest by 72 runs.
For Australia, Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa shi෴ned with the ball. Starc picked up a 4-fer for 47 runs in 8 overs, including a maiden. Similarly, Zampa too bagged four scalps while conceding 45 runs in 9.5 overs.
“It looks easy to bat on when a partnership is going. But only a wicket away from causing a collapse on such a pitch. Very happy with 280. It’s good fun having captaincy. Will obviously hand it back to Pat for the last game. Will see what Melbourne dishes out. He said he’s back (Smith). Summer looks good for him,” said Hazlewood after the match.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
M꧒itchell Starc gets the nod as Player of the Mat♐ch after a sizzling display with the ball!
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
Australia won the ODI series against Worl🌱d Ch🔯ampions England.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Most wickets in the first over of a men's ODI innings since January 2012:
22 – Mitchell Starc 🇦🇺
19 – Lasith Malinga 🇱🇰
10 – Mohammad Irfan 🇵🇰
9 – James Anderson 🏴
7 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar 🇮🇳Credit:
— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1)
Further proof that Mi⛦tchell Starc and the new ball are a couple that should ♋never be split up
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)
//twitter.✅com/cricketaakash/status/15938780960670638𓂃08
//twitℱter.com/AvinashArya09/status/1593922444141637632
Players dismissܫed at nervous nineti🗹es (90-99) against a team in Tests, ODIs and T20Is:
Shikhar Dhawan🇮🇳 v Sri Lanka
Steve Smith🇦🇺 v England— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Steve Smith averages 60.78 in 🎉ODIs at the SCG, the highest of all ꦚplayers (min 10 inns)
— Josh Schönafinger (@joshschon)
England collapsed from 156-3 to 208 a꧂ll out, losing 7-52
Australia win by 72 runs and win the series
Mitch Starc MotM for 4-47
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
Mitchell Starc won the player of the match for his terrific bowling including 2 wickets in the firs♑t over.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Quite a collapse from England, losing 7 wickets for just 52.
Scorecard:— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
