Cricket Update: England trounces Australia in the first T20 encounter
England defeated Australia in a nail-biting encounter in the first Twenty 20 international match of the two-match series. In doing so, the visitors sealed the victory by one wicket on the last ball in a day-night affair at the Adelaide Oval.
Chris Woakes the star of the show for England, displayed nerves of steel on his international debut. England was put under pressure, having lost Graeme Swann in the last over, but Woakes had other ideas, as he hit the final ball from Shane Watson to the
mid-wicket boundary to earn his team a thrilling triumph.
Paul Collingwood mentioned that Watson’s assault on Graeme Swann was the cleanest of striking. Moreover, in another question about Chris Woakes’s promotion, the English captain said that it was the Andy Flower’s idea, because Woakes looked good in the nets.
Cameron White, the Australian captain said, "We weren't far away, but one or two things weren't 100%.”
Watson, the man-of-match added, "It was nice to contribute the way I did, but it doesn't matter how you perform if you don't get the team over the line."
Shane Watson bowled an accurate last over, however it did not prove to be enough as the tourists sealed the win. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajmal-Shahzad-c42489 faced the first two deliveries without scoring a run. Then, Woakes struck a Watson’s delivery through the backward point and collected
two runs in order to level the score and that was followed by his last ball heroics.
Eoin Morgan was the top scorer for the visiting side. He came at the crease with his team stumbling at 63 for 3. A rescue was needed and Morgan responded in a resilient manner, amassing 43 runs off just 33 balls, despatching five boundaries and a towering
six. He added 37 runs along-with Paul Collingwood and anchored England to 99/3.
Shane Watson struck twice in the middles overs, getting rid of set batsmen such as Morgan and Yardy in two consecutive deliveries. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 was the pick of the bowlers for Australia as he scalped brilliant figures of 4/15 in his quota of four overs. His remarkable
figures with the ball were backed up by his scintillating half-century and it earned him the ‘player of the match’ award.
Earlier, the home side mustered a competitive 157-run total, batting first on a beautiful batting strip. Shane was the hero for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 as he made 59 runs off only 35 balls, including six boundaries and three huge sixes.
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