Aus vs Eng T20 World Cup 2021, England opted to field first against Australia. Australia had a disastrous start as they lost three wickets in powerplay (21-3). Australia was losing wickets in regular intervals. Finch (44) was the one-man army but even he couldn’t accelerate. The small cameo from Agar (20), Cummins (12), Starc (13) helps Australia reach a respectable total of 125. First 15 overs: 67 runs, last 5 overs: 58 runs thanks to Australian lower order. Poor shot selection from Australian batters results in a horror show in the mini Ashes.
Complete bowling unit of England outclassed Australian batting. Rashid (1 for 19), Jordan (3 for 17), Woakes (2 for 23) destroyed Australian batting.
Jason Roy and Jos Buttler approached the target as if they were chasing 200 plus. England scored 66 runs in the powerplay (66-0), the highest powerplay score in this World Cup. Just after the powerplay England lost Roy (22), and soon Malan (8) departs but it was a one-sided game for England. Buttler (71 off 32) along with Bairstow (16) carried the inning and register an easy win for England in just 11.4 overs. England beat Australia by 8 wickets with 50 balls to spare, a massive difference.
England just plays like this in limited-overs format, attack and attack, even if the wicket falls just attack. Nothing much from Australian bowlers today, it’s just brilliant batting from England, all the credits to them.
