Welcome to the highlights of England vs Australia 1st T20I - 2020 Australia tour of England 3-match T20I series - The first Twenty20 International cricket match between England and Australia was played at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on September 04, 2020.
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| Dawid Malan slog-sweeps for another boundary © Getty Images |
Match Overview:
Tom Curran holds nerve as England thrilling 2-run victory over Australia and take a 1-0 lead in a high-voltage first T20 international.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
England scored 162-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Dawid Malan 66, Jos Buttler blasted a 44 off 29-balls including 5-fours and 2-sixes with strike rate of 151.72.
Australia best bowler by Kane Richardson, Glenn Maxwell, Ashton Agar each took two-wickets and one for Pat Cummins.
Australia scored 160-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by David Warner struck 58 off 47-balls including 4-fours.
Aaron Finch hammered a 46 off 32-balls included 7-fours & a six with strike rate of 143.75, Marcus Stoinis 23 and Steve Smith 18.
England best bowler by Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer both took two-wickets and one for Mark Wood.
Dawid Malan named Player of the match for his quick-fire 66-runs knocked off facing 43-balls including 5-fours and 3-sixes with strike rate of 153.48.
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