England vs Australia, 5th ODI: Australia cricket team defeated England 3-2 in the ODI series at their home. In the fifth ODI match played in Bristol, England batted first and scored 309 runs in 49.2 overs. In response, when Australia’s score was 165/2 in 20.4 overs, it started raining. After this, the match could not be played further and Australia was declared the winner by 49 runs on the basis of Duckworth-Lewis rule.
Steve Smith was captaining Australia in this match. He won the toss and decided to bowl, as there were overcast conditions. However, the England team had a very good start. Phil Salt and Ben Duckett gave a quick start to the English team. Salt scored 45 runs in 27 balls with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes. While Ben Duckett played a brilliant innings of 107 runs with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes in 91 balls.
Travis Head took 4 wickets for 28 runs
First ODI – Australia won.
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Second ODI – Australia won.
Third ODI – England won.
Fourth ODI – England won.
Fifth ODI – Australia won.
CLASSIC ODI SERIES, AUSTRALIA WON IT…!!!!! 👌
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Will Jacks flopped in the middle order and could not even open the account. However, captain Harry Brook definitely played a brilliant innings. He played a brilliant innings of 72 runs with the help of 3 fours and 7 sixes in 52 balls. Liam Livingstone, who played a brilliant innings in the last match, could not even open the account in this match. However, Adil Rashid scored 36 runs in the lower order and took the team’s score beyond 300. Travis Head bowled brilliantly for Australia and took 4 wickets for 28 runs in 6.2 overs.
Australia, chasing the target, made a very stormy start. Travis Head and Matthew Short shared a 78-run partnership in 7.1 overs for the first wicket. Short scored 58 runs in 30 balls with the help of 7 fours and 4 sixes. Head played an innings of 31 runs in 26 balls. After this, captain Steve Smith scored 36 runs in 48 balls with the help of 4 fours and 1 six. Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis scored an unbeaten 28 runs in 20 balls.
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