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Australia
| 5/146 |
| 0/19 (2.3) | *Jordan | O: 19.3 | Agar* | 16 (13) |
| 1/23 (4.0) | Curran | RR:6.59 | Marsh | 39 (36) |
| c+b. Rashid |  | 12.6 5/100 |  | Smith 3(4) |
| b. Rashid | | 10.4 4/87 | | Finch 39(26) |
| c. Curran b. Rashid | | 10.2 3/86 | | Maxwell 6(11) |
| c. Banton b. Curran | | 7.1 2/70 | | Stoinis 26(18) |
| c. Jordan b. Wood | | 3.1 1/31 | | Wade 14(9) |
| First Innings: England | 6/145 | RR: 6.21 | O: 20.0 |
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| First Innings: England | 6/145 | RR: 6.21 | O: 20.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Banton c. Wade b. Hazlewood | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
J.M. Bairstow+ c+b. Agar | 55 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 125.00 |
D.J. Malan c. Stoinis b. Zampa | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 116.67 |
S.W. Billings c. Finch b. Zampa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
M.M. Ali* c. Smith b. Starc | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 109.52 |
J.L. Denly not out | 29 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 152.63 |
C.J. Jordan c. Smith b. Richardson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
T.K. Curran not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
A.U. Rashid | |||||
J.C. Archer | |||||
M.A. Wood | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 2, nb 1) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 145 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. Starc | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 |
| J.R. Hazlewood | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| K.W. Richardson | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| A.C. Agar | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| A. Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
| First Innings: Australia | 5/146 | RR: 6.59 | O: 19.3 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.S. Wade+ c. Jordan b. Wood | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 155.56 |
A.J. Finch* b. Rashid | 39 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 150.00 |
M.P. Stoinis c. Banton b. Curran | 26 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 144.44 |
G.J. Maxwell c. Curran b. Rashid | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 |
S.P.D. Smith c+b. Rashid | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
M.R. Marsh not out | 39 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 108.33 |
A.C. Agar not out | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123.08 |
M.A. Starc | |||||
K.W. Richardson | |||||
A. Zampa | |||||
J.R. Hazlewood | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0) | 3 | ||||
| Total | 146 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Archer | 3.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
| M.A. Wood | 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 |
| C.J. Jordan | 2.3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7.60 |
| A.U. Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
| T.K. Curran | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| J.L. Denly | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| M.M. Ali | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
Having already wrapped up the series victory, England go into the third T20 against Australia with the opportunity to complete the clean sweep and go to the top of the world rankings. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary of the match from 3am (AEST).
The big news to come out of the England camp is that Jos Buttler will miss this match so he can spend time with his family. He left England’s bio-secure bubble after his man of the match performance in the second T20 at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday.
Subject to a negative COVID test, Buttler is expected to return for the ODI series, which gets underway at Old Trafford on Friday.
In Buttler’s absence, Tom Banton could go back to opening the batting like he did so well in the series against Pakistan.
England will also be boosted by a far better powerplay than has been the case recently, with three Australian wickets taken in the powerplay overs on Sunday.
As for Australia, they are clearly still being impacted by a six-month lay-off from international cricket.
Could this match be the right time to bring in Marnus Labuschagne and Josh Philippe?
Alex Carey should definitely be moved back down the order or potentially even be replaced by Philippe, who can keep as well as bat, probably at number 3.
Despite the talk about whether to drop Marcus Stoinis after a slow start to his innings in Australia’s run chase in the first T20, a better innings from the West Australian in the second T20 may have given him a reprieve. In this case, Labuschagne will still be left on the sidelines.
Prediction
It’s hard not to predict anything but an England victory for this one. Australia appear to be going for consistency so don’t expect their XI for the third T20 to look too different.
England to win by a few runs or with a few wickets in hand if they’re chasing.
Game information
First ball: 11:15pm (AEST)
Venue: Ageas Bowl, Southampton
TV: Fox Cricket
Online: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: England $1.90, Australia $1.90
England squad
Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood. Reserves: Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood
Australia squad
Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Joshua Kerr
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Langer going all nervous on the balcony! :laughing: Can Marsh get the job done this time? Yes he can! Australia win by 5 wickets to finish this series with something to be happy about. They are still world number 1 in T20s. That was thoroughly deserved. Well done to Australia. You can dissect the mistakes made by England, particularly in the field, but, for now, this is Australia's moment. They survived the wobble when Adil Rashid was brought on and, unlike on Friday night, Australia got the victory. Also some super work in the field from the Aussies should be noted for restricting England to 6-145, which became an easy total to chase. It's still a 2-1 series victory for England and there's some good performances to be proud of by them. But Australia can leave the Ageas Bowl with their heads held high, having got over two poor T20s for them to take victory in the final match of the series. Both sides travel up to Old Trafford in Manchester for the ODI series. That will hold even more importance because points can be accumulated towards qualification for the 2023 World Cup. England may be the world champions but Australia should put up a strong challenge and I expect things to be close between the two old rivals. Thanks for joining me for this match and this T20 series. Hope you enjoyed the blog. The full scorecard is above the comment section. I will be back on Friday night Australia time from 10pm AEST (although I think the blog may start at 9.30pm but I'm not 100% sure on that) as the three-match ODI series gets underway up at Old Trafford. Do join me then if you can. Have a great day everyone :thumbup:
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Another dot ball. 1 needed off 4! Australia 5-145 20th over
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Dot ball of the first ball of the over. Australia 5-145 20th over
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One more ball from Curran. A smile creeps across Langer's face. Yorker from Curran and the single is taken by Marsh. Scores are level! Australia just need 1 more run from the final over, which will be bowled by Chris Jordan, not Jofra Archer! Australia 5-145 19th over
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Just 2 more needed from Australia. Marsh on strike. No run off this one. Australia 5-144 19th over
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Agar goes for the pull shot but it goes into the ground and fielded at fine leg. A single. Australia 5-144 19th over
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Curran to Agar, who goes straight down the ground and it beats mid-off! Four runs! Just 3 needed now with 9 balls to go. Australia 5-143 19th over
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Marsh gets a single off the square-drive on the off-side. Australia 5-139 19th over
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Ali's going for Tom Curran to bowl the penultimate over. 1-15 from the 3 overs he's bowled so far. Agar on strike. Into the pitch from Curran. Pulled away from Agar. Fielded well in the deep and it's just a single. Australia 5-138 19th over
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Final ball of the over goes for two runs! Misfield in the circle at midwicket leaks one more run that was originally on offer. 9 needed from 12. Australia 5-137 18th over
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Another quick single! Australia 5-135 18th over
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Yorker from Jordan hit straight down the ground for a single by Marsh. Australia 5-134 18th over
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Marsh chases this one outside the off-stump but can't get much on it and there is no run. Australia 5-133 18th over
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5 fielders inside the circle. Fine leg was inside the circle but has now gone deep. Agar chips this one away on the off-side and gets a single. Australia 5-133 18th over
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Jordan to bowl. He'd better get everything right because he went for 12 runs in his first over and that is exactly what England don't want right now. Jordan has been good in the death overs and England need some of that brilliance now. Marsh on strike. He cuts this one and gets a single. Australia 5-132 18th over
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End of the over. Australia 5-131 17th over 15 needed from 18 balls. Required rate still 5 an over.
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Yorker from Curran, which Agar tries to tuck away behind square on the leg-side. No run. No edge. Not out. Australia 5-131 17th over
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Blocked by Marsh and they run through for a single. This is all they need now. 15 needed off 20. Australia 5-131 17th over
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Curran to Marsh, who pulls this one away and it lands in space. Fielded in the deep and they come back for two. Australia 5-130 17th over
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Curran to Agar, who goes for the half-pull shot and gets a single on the leg-side. Australia 5-128 17th over