Australia v England – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches – Match Recap – England win by 9 runs
A fluent half-century from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 securing a close 9-run victory over Australia in their ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Match, played today on September 17 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.
Australia won the toss and elected to field first, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Aaron-Starc-c76392 (4-0-32-2) leading the attack.
England opened their innings with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 and Alex Hales, and while the former was unable exceed an individual contribution of 8 runs (after which Starc dislodged him in the 4th over), Hales (drafted into the squad as a replacement for
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LJ-Wright-c1841 (35) for an 88-run stand for the second wicket.
Their combined efforts got their team up to 103 by the 13th over, after which Hogg intervened to dismiss both batsmen – Wright in the 13th over, and Hales in the 15th. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 kept the innings moving forward,
with a quick-fire individual contribution of 30 off 16. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, and succumbed to a delivery from Starc in the 18th over, after a mere 5-run contribution.
Following a 28-run partnership with Buttler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558.
Bairstow was run out in the final over, and at the end of 20 overs, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 (0*) at the crease, England posted a final total of 172, at the expense of 6 wickets.
England followed up their emphatic batting performance with an intense bowling attack, with all five bowlers picking up at least one wicket each, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566 (4-1-26-2) claimed two.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 (71) brought the
team back on track.
Watson was bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glenn-Maxwell-c60189 teamed up with Michael Hussey for a 42-run stand which got
Australia up to 140, but following the dismissal of Hussey in the 17th over, Australia were unable to recover from the loss and rally their batsmen.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 (12*) were unable to do much, and by the end of 20 overs,
Australia found themselves cut off at 163 – 9 runs short of the target.
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