AUS vs ENG Today's Match Expert Fantasy Tips & Player Stats, England vs Australia 2024

2nd T20I • Sophia Gardens • Cardiff

Australia

193/6 (20)

England

194/7 (19)

ENG won by 3 wickets

Info

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Scorecard

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Date & Time

13 Sep, 11:00 PM IST

Venue

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

TV/Streaming

Star Sports Network, Disney + Hotstar

Match

2nd T20I,

England vs Australia 2024

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Alex Wharf (England), Mike Burns (England), Russell Warren (England, TV)

Referee

Andy Pycroft(Zimbabwe)

Toss

England elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

150Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

125.56Avg SR

2nd Innings

141Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

132.05Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

ENG

6- 3

AUS

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

England

Australia

Player of the Match Liam Livingstone

87(47)

2/16

Player of the Series Travis Head

AUS

ENG

Info

Australia

193/6 (20)

Batters

Matthew Short

116.67

b Rashid

Travis Head

221.43

c Rashid b Carse

Jake Fraser-McGurk

161.29

c Overton b Livingstone

Josh Inglis

161.54

c Carse b Curran

Marcus Stoinis

40.00

c Overton b Livingstone

Tim David

33.33

c Salt b Carse

Cameron Green

162.50

Not out

Aaron Hardie

222.22

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 4)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.65)

193/6

Did not Bat

Cooper Connolly, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott

Bowlers

EXT

Reece Topley

13.33

Saqib Mahmood

12.33

Brydon Carse

6.50

Sam Curran

12.33

Adil Rashid

8.75

Liam Livingstone

5.33

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Travis Head

c Rashid b Carse

1-52

4.2

Matthew Short

b Rashid

2-87

8.5

Jake Fraser-McGurk

c Overton b Livingstone

3-119

12.4

Marcus Stoinis

c Overton b Livingstone

4-131

14.3

Tim David

c Salt b Carse

5-157

16.6

Josh Inglis

c Carse b Curran

6-157

17.1

England

194/7 (19)

Batters

Phil Salt

169.57

c Abbott b Short

Will Jacks

120.00

c Fraser-McGurk b Abbott

Jordan Cox

0.00

b Abbott

Liam Livingstone

185.11

b Short

Jacob Bethell

183.33

b Short

Sam Curran

50.00

c Connolly b Short

Jamie Overton

100.00

Not out

Brydon Carse

0.00

c David b Short

Adil Rashid

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(19 Ov, RR: 10.21)

194/7

Did not Bat

Reece Topley, Saqib Mahmood

Bowlers

EXT

Aaron Hardie

11.50

Cooper Connolly

10.00

Sean Abbott

9.25

Marcus Stoinis

15.50

Cameron Green

12.00

Adam Zampa

9.25

Matthew Short

7.33

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Will Jacks

c Fraser-McGurk b Abbott

1-34

3.1

Jordan Cox

b Abbott

2-34

3.3

Phil Salt

c Abbott b Short

3-79

8.2

Jacob Bethell

b Short

4-169

16.1

Sam Curran

c Connolly b Short

5-171

16.4

Liam Livingstone

b Short

6-193

18.4

Brydon Carse

c David b Short

7-193

18.5

Match Info

Date & Time

13 Sep, 11:00 PM IST

Venue

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

TV/Streaming

Star Sports Network, Disney + Hotstar

Match

2nd T20I,

England vs Australia 2024

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Alex Wharf (England), Mike Burns (England), Russell Warren (England, TV)

Referee

Andy Pycroft(Zimbabwe)

Toss

England elected to bowl

0 2 2 0 1 1

Over 16

Runs: 6

W 1 1 W 1 1

Over 17

Runs: 4

1 1 2 1 1 2

Over 18

Runs: 8

1 6 0 4 W W 1

Over 19

Runs: 12

All Overs

Player of the Match Liam Livingstone

87(47)

2/16

Player of the Series Travis Head

Commentary

That's all that we have for you from the second of three T20 Internationals between these two sides. Join us right here on Sunday for the series-decider at Manchester. Till then, this is Rajarshi Das, signing off behalf of myself and Pragadeesh Shanmugam. Good night!

Phil Salt (England captain): Incredible performance, what Livi did was second to none, we knew he's capable of that. See Beth come out and play the way he did. not just that but how he paced his innings, took probably their best bowler down, really impressed. They had a good powerplay, let them get away with it, really pleased with the partnerships. We know how good they are at the top, you want to go back to your plans - did we execute them right, you have to ask those questions, hopefully you find the answers somewhere there. He's (Bethell) a real talent. The way he took down Zampa, not many can do it like that. specially on his second international game. Really really pleased for him. Had a nice reception here, big game, we wanted to go to Old Trafford at 1-1.

Travis Head (Australia captain): Good score, Slightly changed (conditions), but we knew that obviously. At the toss you'd do what you like to do, thought we got to a good score, Hards (Hardie) was exceptional the last couple overs, great innings. You try to do your best and see how it works. Nice for him (Fraser-McGurk) to get into the series. Really positive throughout, didn't get the win, but we're off to Manchester. We knew what he (Short) has to offer, we've got a lot of all-rounder, nice options going into the final T20I and then the ODIs. No win, just trying to keep the ship rolling for Mitch until he's back.

Liam Livingstone (Player of the Match) - It's been nice.I did say that I was getting my body to normal after the hundred. The last couple of years have taught me some life lessons. Moving up the order has been challenging as I have to play a different role but I am enjoying it. Tough couple of years but it's nice to be out her with a smile. (On Bethell) He is an incredible talent and I have seen him flourish in the last couple of weeks in the Hundred. He has a great head on young shoulders. To be batting out with him, he is a fearless kid and it's pretty special. Got a nice reception and wanted to go Old Trafford 1-1

Match summary:

England win by 3 wickets with 6 balls to spare

Liam Livingstone 87 (47) | Liam Livingstone 2/16 (3)
Jake Fraser-McGurk 50 (31) | Matthew Short 5/22 (3)

Unlike in the first innings, the start was sedate as Aaron Hardie and Cooper Connolly managed to keep things quiet in the first two overs. The former found some away-movement, and beat the bat of Phil Salt on one occasion as well in the first over. Salt, though, broke free, and in a massive way at that in Hardie's second over. The England skipper brought his bottom hand into play and clobbered the ball across the leg side - on three successive occasions at that - clearing the cricket ground the third time.

Australia found an opening shortly after though - Sean Abbott got one to angle into Will Jacks, who spooned it into Jake Fraser-McGurk's palms in the deep. Abbott struck again two balls later, comprehensively cleaning up Jordan Cox with a nip-backer. In spite of all his bowling options, Head then turned to Marcus Stoinis, and Salt and Livingstone proceeded to pounce. 13 came off the over, and the pressure eased on England a touch.

England ended the powerplay with 65 on the board eventually. A couple of relatively quiet overs followed, Head took a gamble and brought Matthew Short on against two right-handers, and it worked. Salt, in trying to smash him down the ground, got a leading edge, and was held by Abbott at long on. Livingstone, though, notched up a gear right after the halfway mark - he pulled out the ramp against Cameron Green, finding and clearing the ropes in the same over.

With momentum beneath his sails, Livingstone kept going. Head's decision to give Stoinis a second over proved fatal - Livingstone was all over the Australian all-rounder in the 13th over, mauling him over the leg side boundary twice and bringing up his fifty with it. Jacob Bethell got in on the act the next over - having been pitted against Zampa's leg-spin, Bethell made good use of a favourable match-up, taking 20 off the over himself.

The required rate was almost down to a run-a-ball when Head turned back to Short's off-breaks. The ploy worked - Short claimed two left-handers in Bethell and Sam Curran in the seventeenth over. Australia had very little to work with, though - with 13 needed off the last two overs, Head gambled with Short once again, but it didn't come off the third time. Short did claim both Livingstone and Brydon Carse off successive deliveries, but the scores were level by then. Rashid pinched the winning run with a dabble towards backward point, and we now have a decider at Manchester. Presentations to follow....

overs

194 /7 score

1wd

runs

Adil Rashid *

1 (1)

Jamie Overton

4 (4)

Matthew Short

5 /22

18.6 Matthew Short to Adil Rashid, SIX-FER FOR SHORT? NO, ENGLAND WIN TO LEVEL THE SERIES! Flighted delivery on a good length and outside off, Rashid opens the blade to work this towards cover to run across to the other end

Adil Rashid, RHB, walks in at number 9

Five for Matthew Short, and he's on a hat-trick with one ball remaining in his spell!

18.5 Matthew Short to Brydon Carse, OUT! From nowhere, Short registers a five-fer. Pitched up on a good length, Carse dances down the track to go for the glory hit but the ball goes straight up. David backpedals and gobbles it up. Still, the scores are level

Brydon Carse c Tim David b Matthew Short 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)

Brydon Carse, RHB, walks in at number 8

Anti-climatic! Livingstone was poised to hit the winning runs - he looks gutted! Nevertheless - he's taken his side to the brink of victory, and walks off to a resounding reception!

18.4 Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, BOWLED! Livingstone is disappointed with the dismissal but he gets a standing ovation from this energetic crowd. Spears it outside leg-stump, Livingstone clears the front leg to flick this but the ball crashes onto the leg-stump

Liam Livingstone b Matthew Short 87 (47b, 6x4, 5x6)

18.3 Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! The scores are level. Look at the power in the shot. Fortunately Short doesn't get any fingertip in it. Pitched up on a fuller length, Livingstone charges and smacks it straight down the ground for a boundary

18.3 Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, WIDE! Short of a length, Livingstone steps away to pull but it goes well down the leg-side

This one's not coming back - right into the river, that! One more blow like that, and England will level the series!

18.2 Matthew Short to Liam Livingstone, THIS GOES OUT OF CARDIFF! Should release the tension in the England dug out. Charges down the track to get to the pitch of the ball and comes up with a belligerent strike down the ground

18.1 Matthew Short to Jamie Overton, tossed up angling on middle stump, Overton drives it down to long-off for a single

A desperate dive from Livingstone - he was a touch late to start for the second. Commitment at its finest, though - Livingstone is determined to stay in the middle and guide England through!

overs

181 /5 score

runs

Liam Livingstone *

77 (44)

Jamie Overton

3 (3)

Sean Abbott

2 /37

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