Another thrilling fixture is going on. Australia is facing England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It was a crucial match for Australia. To qualify for the semifinals, this is a must-win match for Australia. They performed well while batting first. England is having hard luck in the tournament. They are losing consecutive matches. There is no chance for them to qualify in the semifinals. But in this match, an over-boundary by Ben Stokes caught attention.
Huge 6 by Ben Stokes:
England is facing a difficult time in the World Cup. they were the defending champions of the World Cup 2019. But they started this edition with a huge defeat against New Zealand. After that, the disappointments continue. They registered only one win in this World Cup against Bangladesh by 137 runs. After that, they lost consecutive matches.
In the match against Australia, the English bowlers performed well. They stopped Australia in 286 runs. While batting in the second innings, Ben Stokes has done something big that caught attention. In the 32nd over, Australian part-time bowler Travis Head came to bowl. In the second delivery Head, Stokes picked the length in a good way. He went on the back foot and pulled over the short mod wicket. It goes to the gallery and because of the speed, it breaks a chair. That incident caught the attention.
Australia vs. England:
It is a crucial match for Australia. Their qualification road depends on this win. Australia made a remarkable comeback in this tournament. They started winning consecutive matches. Initially, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia didn’t have a great start. Both their openers walked away quickly. Then Steve Smith played well. He scored 44 runs in 52 balls. Marnus Labuschagne played a responsible knock of 71 runs in 83 balls. Cameron Green scored 47 runs. Marcus Stoinis contributed 35 runs. They got all out of 286 runs.
England bowlers bowled well. Chris Woakes picked up 4 wickets in 54 runs. That was excellent. Mark Wood took 2 wickets in 70 runs. Adil Rashid took 2 wickets in 38 runs. David Willy and Liam Livingstone picked one each. They dominated Australia in the first innings.
In the second innings, Bairstow got out on a golden duck. Dawid Malan played a responsible innings of 50 runs. Ben Stokes played a crucial knock of 64 runs in 90 balls. Moeen Ali scored 42 runs. The Australian bowling unit was outstanding again. Adam Zampa took three wickets in 21 runs. Mitchell Sterc, Josh Hazelwood, and Pat Cummins took two wickets each. Marcus Stoinis took 1 wicket. Again England fell short. Australia won the match by 33 runs.
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