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Match 32: England vs Australia - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Post Match Summary

It’s Australia who made 1st for the Semi-Finals!

The match 32 of the ICC Men’s WC was happened between England and Australia on June 25, 2019, at Lord’s by 10:30 am the local time. It’s the England captain who won the toss and elected to field 1st.

First Innings :

The Australian skipper Aaron finch along with his partner David Warner made an another century (100) partnership. As the pair put on a 123 runs partnership off 136 balls. The 1st wicket was gone when the hungry man who still has the emotion of been missed for 12 months of International cricket yes, David Warner after reaching is 20th half-century for 53 off 61 balls gave his wicket to Moeen Ali. His 53 knock includes 6 perfect faced boundaries with the bat. On the other end was the Australian skipper who made extraordinary innings of achieving his 2nd hundred of the tournament led his team in a comfortable position. Finch who exactly secured 100 off 116 balls with 11 fours and 2 sixes included. His century was given almost two life the miss attempts one by Joe Root who is in the 2nd slip and other in the backward point a half-a-chance by James Vince when Finch was at 0 and 15 respectively. The 50 partnership with Usman Khawaja made the team to built a steady score but, Khawaja went for 23 off 29 with only 1 four included. The skipper Finch who immediately departed after his 15th century then came the experienced and one of the most top and celebrated batsman in the world it's none other than Steven Smith who sought contribute only 38 off 34 balls with 5 boundaries included.
After Smith’s dismissal, the England team came back into the game to restrict the Aussies of not to cross more than 300 which they finally made it. When the Australians failed to convert a 270 plus runs at one stage it was the wicket-keeper batsman Alex Carey who supported well with the bat made them reach 285 runs. The English bowler at Lord’s could not find any rhythm in the start to destruct their order was not able to dominate. Except Adil Rashid, all the other England bowlers contributed 1 wicket each when Chris Woakes picked 2. Thus Australia finally made 285 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs.

Second Innings :

When team England the host began to chase at Lord’s the home of cricket it was James Vince who went without scoring in the very 2nd ball he faced by Jason Behrendorff. Then came the inform batsman Joe Root who left early in the middle for 8 off 9 with 2 fours and the England skipper Eoin Morgan who departed with only 1 four included off 7 balls. As all the other batsmen who did not support even this time to Ben Sokes could only make 27 by Jonny Bairstow, 25 by the limelight and expected Jos Buttler and 26 by Chris Woakes. Ben Stokes after marking his 18th ODI half-century 3rd in this World Cup departed on 89 runs for the 2nd time in this tournament after the inaugural match. His 89 off 115 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes included. It is the Australian pace bowler Jason Behrendorff who was exceptional with the new ball and in the slog overtook his 1st fiver that too in World Cup. As he picked 5 wickets for 44 runs in his complete 10 overs spell. He followed by Mitchell Starc who is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament picket a 4 wicket-haul. The remaining one wicket was taken by the right-arm pacer Marcus Stonis. Thus England could only make 221 by losing all the 10 wickets in 44.4 overs. But they still in the 4th position after 2 continuous loss.



Man of the Match (MOM): The Man of the Match award was grabbed by the winning captain Aaron Finch as he registered his 15th ODI Ton and 2nd in this World Cup.

Records: The Australian left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff picked his 1st 5 wicket-haul in ODIs that too in a tournament like WC and this was his career-best 44 for 5.

David Warner achieved the 1st 500 runs in this 2019 WC were the Australian skipper Aaron Finch in the 2nd position of just 4 runs to join in the 500 club i.e. 496 runs.

Mitchell who holds the record of leading wicket-taker in the tournament as he took 19 wickets and England’s Jofra Archer who took 16 wickets is in the 2nd position.