Champions Trophy Match Peek Review: Australia Knocked Out By England
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
