Champions Trophy Match Peek Review: Australia Knocked Out By England

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Match Basics

Match: Australia vs England

Group: A

Date: 10th June

Ground: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Umpires:  CB Gaffaney, New Zealand and HDPK Dharmasena, Sri Lanka

Toss won by: England who decided to field

 

Scorecard Summary

1st Team Play: Australia 277 for 9 in 50 Overs

–         Performers: Batsmen – AJ Finch 68, TM Head 71 Not Out, SPD Smith 56

          Bowlers – MA Wood 4 for 33, AU Rashid 4 for 41

Target: 278

2nd Team Play: England 240 for 4 in 40.2 Overs

–         Performers: Batsmen – BA Stokes 102 Not Out, EJG Morgan 87.

          Bowler – JR Hazelwood 2 for 50.

Result:   England won by 40 runs under the D/L method

Man of Match: BA Stokes, England

Champions Trophy Standings: as of 10.6.2017 – Updated: 11:30 pm PST

 

Highlights

-Australia was contained on 277 runs for 9 wickets by Wood and Rashid which gave England a major edge.

-England had a shaky start but Stroke’s solid play with a century moreover weakened the Aussies winning chances.

-Rain again played the devils role in Australian defeat as they have not had a full game.

-Australia knocked out of the tournament.

Teams

Australia

Aaron Finch

Adam Zampa

Chris Lynn

David Warner

Glenn Maxwell

James Pattinson

John Hastings

Josh Hazlewood

Matthew Wade

Marcus Stoinis

Mitchell Starc

Moises Henriques

Pat Cummins

Steve Smith – Captain

Travis Head

England

Adil Rashid

Alex Hales

Ben Stokes

Chris Woakes

David Willey

Eoin Morgan – Captain

Jake Ball

Jason Roy

Joe Root

Jonny Bairstow

Jos Buttler

Liam Plunkett

Mark Wood

Moeen Ali

Sam Billings