ENG vs AUS 3rd T20I highlights: Australia retains top spot on ICC rankings

Australia has made drastic changes in its playing 11 as David Warner, Alex Carey and Pat Cummins were rested while England has made two changes.

1:56 AM

Australia wins by 5 wickets

Australia wins the match by 5 wickets and retained the top stop in ICC T20 team rankings, thought loses the series 2-1.

1:55 AM

Over 19.3, Eng vs Aus live score: 146-5

Australia: 145-5; Ashton Agar (16), Mitchell Marsh (39)

 

Ball 3: Marsh digs out the yorker towards mid-off and goes for a single and a direct hit would have made the things interesting. Having said that, Australia wins

 

Ball 2: Another full toss and Marsh hits towards short extra cover for no run.

 

Ball 1: A low toss and Marsh hits towards mid-on for no run.

1:52 AM

Over 19, Eng vs Aus live score: 145-5

Over Summary: 1 1 4 1 0 1 ; Australia: 145-5; Ashton Agar (16), Mitchell Marsh (38)

Tom Curran comes into the attack...

Ball 6: Marsh taps towards mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 5: Marsh tucks towards short mid-wicket for no run.

 

Ball 4: A slow bumper and Agar taps it towards deep fine leg for a single.

 

Ball 3: A full delivery and Agar drives through mid-off for FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Marsh taps towards cover-point region for a single.

 

Ball 1: Agar hits towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

1:45 AM

Over 18, Eng vs Aus live score: 137-5; Australia needs 9 runs in 12 balls

Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 1 2 ; Australia: 137-5; Ashton Agar (10), Mitchell Marsh (36)

Chris Jordan [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: A slow delivery, Marsh muscles it towards short mid-wicket, a miss field costs England two runs. 

 

Ball 5: Agar tucks towards mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 4: Marsh hits down the ground for a single.

 

Ball 3: Marsh hits towards cover for no run.

 

Ball 2: Agar hits towards sweeper cover for a single.

 

Ball 1: Marsh taps towards cover for a single.

1:39 AM

Over 17, Eng vs Aus live score: 131-5; Australia need 15 runs in 18 balls

Over Summary: 1 1 2 1 0 0 ; Australia: 131-5; Ashton Agar (8), Mitchell Marsh (32)

Tom Curran [2.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Curran bowls down the leg side and Agar tries to flick, ball brushes the pads to the keeper.

 

Ball 4: Marsh taps towards point for no run.

 

Ball 3: Marsh hits the slow bumper wide of deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: Agar tucks towards square leg for a single.

 

Ball 1: Marsh nudges behind square for a single.

1:36 AM

Over 16, Eng vs Aus live score: 126-5

Over Summary: 6 0 2 4 0 Wd 1 ; Australia: 126-5; Ashton Agar (7), Mitchell Marsh (28)

Mark Wood [3.0-0-24-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: A single for Marsh

Ball 6: WIDE

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Marsh cuts towards point for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Marsh tucks towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: A short delivery, Marsh smashes towards cow corner for SIX.

1:33 AM

Over 15, Eng vs Aus live score: 112-5

Over Summary: 1 2 2 1 0 1 ; Australia: 112-5; Ashton Agar (7), Mitchell Marsh (15)

Jofra Archer [2.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Marsh taps towards deep md-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Agar collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Agar tucks towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: Agar collects a couple of runs behind square on the off side.

 

Ball 1: Marsh hits towards mid-wicket for a single.

1:28 AM

Over 14, Eng vs Aus live score: 105-5

Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 0 1 ; Australia: 105-5; Ashton Agar (2), Mitchell Marsh (13)

Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Marsh tucks towards mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Agar cuts towards point for a single.

 

Ball 3: Marsh collects a single towards deep square leg.

 

Ball 2: Agar collects a single towards deep point.

 

Ball 1: Marsh collects a single.

Ashton Agar, left handed bat, comes to the crease

1:21 AM

Over 13, Eng vs Aus live score: 100-5; Rashid gets Smith

Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 1 W ; Australia: 100-5; Steve Smith (3), Mitchell Marsh (10)

Adil Rashid continues

Ball 6: Smith tries pushes down the ground, but ball sticks on the pitch and hits straight to Rashid, GONE. Smith c and b Adil Rashid 3(4)

 

Ball 5: Marsh hits down the ground for a single.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Smith nudges towards mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 2: Marsh pushes down the ground for a single.

 

Ball 1: A genuine leggie and Marsh edges it slip, Malan drops it again.

1:17 AM

Over 12, Eng vs Aus live score: 97-4; Malan drops Marsh

Over Summary: 1 4 0 1 1 1 ; Australia: 97-4; Steve Smith (2), Mitchell Marsh (8)

Joe Denly, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Marsh knocks down the ground for a single.

 

Ball 5: Smith drives towards long-on for a single.

 

Ball 4: Marsh pushes down the ground for a single.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Marsh edged and Malan drops it, goes for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: Smith collects a single down the ground.

1:14 AM

Over 11, Eng vs Aus live score: 89-4; Rashid gets Finch, Maxwell

Over Summary: 0 W 0 Wd W 2 0 ; Australia: 89-4; Steve Smith (0), Mitchell Marsh (0)

Adil Rashid continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Mitchell Marsh, right handed bat, comes to the crease taps towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Ball 4: Rashid deceives Finch with a googly, Finch has no idea tries to play cover drive. GONE. Finch b Adil Rashid 39(26) [4s-4 6s-1]

 

Ball 4: WIDE down the leg side.

 

Ball 3: Finch drives towards cover for no run.

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 2: Maxwell reverse sweeps but manages only top edge, Curran completes the catch at backward point.  Maxwell c Tom Curran b Adil Rashid 6(11)

 

Ball 1: DOT

1:07 AM

Over 10, Eng vs Aus live score: 86-2

Over Summary: 2 0 0 1 2 2 ; Australia: 86-2; Aaron Finch (39), Glenn Maxwell (6)

Tom Curran continues..

Ball 6: Finch cuts towards deep point for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: Finch taps towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs,

 

Ball 4: Maxwell collects a single.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Maxwell collects a couple of runs.

1:04 AM

Over 9, Eng vs Aus live score: 79-2

Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 2 0 ; Australia: 79-2; Aaron Finch (35), Glenn Maxwell (3)

Adil Rashid continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Finch collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 4: A single for Maxwll behind square.

 

Ball 3: Finch taps towards cover for a single.

 

Ball 2: Maxwell collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Finch collects a single.

1:02 AM

Over 8, Eng vs Aus live score: 73-2; Stoinis departs

Over Summary: W 1 0 0 1 1 ; Australia: 73-2; Aaron Finch (31), Glenn Maxwell (1)

Tom Curran, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Finch collects a single. 

 

Ball 5: Maxwell collects a single.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Finch collects a single towards short mid-wicket.

Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 1: Stoinis holed up to deep mid-wicket in search of a big hit. Stoinis c Tom Banton b Tom Curran 26(18) [4s-5]

12:53 AM

Over 7, Eng vs Aus live score: 70-1

Over Summary: 1 4 1 1 0 2 ; Australia: 70-1; Aaron Finch (29), Marcus Stoinis (26)

Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Finch hits towards cow corner for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: A genuine leggie, Finch goes for slog sweep, Bairstow calls for the catch but makes mess of skier at short mid-wicket. Finch gets a lifeline. No run taken. 

 

Ball 4: Stoinis dabs a tad wide of backward point for a single.

 

Ball 3: Finch drives towards deep extra cover for a single.

 

Ball 2: Finch hits through extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: Stoinis hits down the ground for a single.

12:49 AM

Over 6, Eng vs Aus live score: 61-1

Over Summary: 4 0 4 0 1 4 ; Australia: 61-1; Aaron Finch (22), Marcus Stoinis (24)

Mark Wood continues...

Ball 6: Finch drives through cover, a miss field, FOUR.

 

Ball 5: Stoinis punches towards a tad wide of mid-off for a single.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: A short delivery and Stoinis pulls it handsomely towards deep fine leg for one bounce, FOUR.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: A deft touch from Stoinis as he taps towards third man for FOUR

12:44 AM

Over 5, Eng vs Aus live score: 48-1

Over Summary: 1 0 4 2 4 1 ; Australia: 48-1; Aaron Finch (18), Marcus Stoinis (15)

Chris Jordan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: A slow delivery and Stoinis hits towards deep backward square leg for a single.

 

Ball 5: Stoinis smashes straight down the ground for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: Stoinis chips just over mid-off for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 3: Stoinis smashes FOUR.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Finch hits towards cover for a single.

12:42 AM

Over 4, Eng vs Aus live score: 36-1; Wood gets Wade

Over Summary: W 0 0 0 Wd 0 4 ; Australia: 36-1; Aaron Finch (17), Marcus Stoinis (4)

Mark Wood continues...

Ball 6: Stoinis smashes FOUR

Ball 5: DOT
 

Ball 5: A short delivery, Stoinis ducks under it, WIDE CALLED.

 

Ball 4: Stoinis cuts towards backward point for no run.

 

Ball 3: Stoinis punches towards extra cover for no run.

 

Ball 2: Marcus Stoinis, right handed bat, comes to the crease and blocks.

 

Ball 1: A skiddy length delivery and Wade tries to muscle on the leg side, manages only the slice of the bat, Jordan completes the catch at mid-on.  Wade c Jordan b Mark Wood 14(9) [4s-1 6s-1]

12:32 AM

Over 3, Eng vs Aus live score: 31-0

Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 6 0 ; Australia: 31-0; Aaron Finch (17), Mathew Wade (14)

Archer continues...

Ball 6: Archer bowls a cutter, brushes the Finch's pad on the way to keeper, no run.  

 

Ball 5: A short delivery and Finch goes for a pull shot, gets a top edge and sails over deep fine leg boundary for SIX.

 

Ball 4: Wade hits the slow delivery towards extra cover, a miss field concedes a single.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Finch punches towards cover for a single.

 

Ball 1: Wade clips towards deep square leg for a single.

12:28 AM

Over 2, Eng vs Aus live score: 22-0

Over Summary:   1 1 0 0 0 4 ; Australia: 22-0; Aaron Finch (10), Mathew Wade (12)

Mark Wood, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Ball on the pads and Finch whacks it towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Wade taps towards mid-on for a single.

 

Ball 1: Finch collects a single towards deep backward square leg.

12:26 AM

Over 1, ENg vs Aus live score: 16-0

Over Summary:   1 4 1 4 0 6 ; Australia: 16-0; Aaron Finch (5), Mathew Wade (11)

Wade and Finch are at the crease. Wade is on strike. Jofra Archer will open the attack

Ball 6: Wade smacks the length delivery towards deep backward square leg boundary for SIX.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Wade gloves the short ball over keeper for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Finch collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Finch pulls the short ball towards deep square leg for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: Wade tucks towards square leg for a single.

12:09 AM

Australia needs 146 runs to be at the top of ICC T20 team rankings

12:08 AM

Over 20, Eng vs Aus live score: 145-6

Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 1 1  ; England: 145-6  ; Joe Denly (29), Tom Curran (2)

Richardson continues...

Ball 6: Curran hits towards extra cover for a single. And England ends it innings with a lowest score.

 

Ball 5: Richardson bowls down the leg, hits Curran on pad, no run taken.

 

Ball 4: Joe Denly hits from the bottom of the ball towards extra cover for a single.

 

Ball 3: Curran smashes the slow delivery without any timing along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 2: Joe Denly squeezes the yorker towards mid-wicket region for a single.

Tom Curran, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 1: Jordan hits straight down the ground and holed up to long-on, GONE. Jordan c Smith b K Richardson 4(6)

12:04 AM

Over 19, Eng vs Aus live score: 141-5

Over Summary:  0 1 1 1 L1 1  ; England: 141-5 ; Joe Denly (26), Chris Jordan (4)

Starc continues...

Ball 6: Jordan collects a single.

 

Ball 5: One leg byes for England as a bumper hit Denly on helmet.
 

Ball 4: Jordan collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Denly hits towards long-on for a single.

 

Ball 2: Jordan hits towards sweeper cover for a single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

11:56 PM

Over 18, Eng vs Aus live score: 136-5

Over Summary:  2 4 4 4 1 1  ; England: 136-5 ; Joe Denly (25), Chris Jordan (1)

Kane Richardson [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Jordan gets a thick inside edge towards deep fine leg for FOUR.

 

Ball 5: A full delivery, Denly drills towards deep extra cover for a single.

 

Ball 4: Denly gets an genuine edge betweem short third man and keeper for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: A slow delivery and Denly edges through keeper for FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Denly edges through keeper for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: Denly smashes the slow delivery towards mid-wicket region for a couple of runs.

 

11:52 PM

Over 17, Eng vs Aus live score: 120-5; Starc gets Moeen Ali

Over Summary:  1 0 1 1 W 1  ; England: 120-5 ; Joe Denly (10), Chris Jordan (0)

Mitchell Starc [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Denly taps towards extra cover for a single. 

Chris Jordan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 5: Moeen Ali goes for wild slog towards deep mid-wicket and Steve Smith takes an excellant catch at the boundary line. Moeen Ali c Smith b Starc 23(21) [4s-2 6s-1]

 

Ball 4: Denly hits down the ground for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Moeen Ali whips towards deep mid-wicket leg for a single

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Denly squeezes the yorker to third man for a single.

11:47 PM

Over 16, Eng vs Aus live score: 116-4

Over Summary:  1 1 1 0 1 2  ; England: 116-4 ; Joe Denly (7), Moeen Ali (22)

Ashton Agar continues...

Ball 6: Moeen Ali smashes towards wide of long-on for a couple of runs.

  

Ball 5: A single for Denly

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Moeen Ali clips towards deep backward square leg for a single.

 

Ball 2: Denly collects a single towards point region.

 

Ball 1: Moeen Ali picks a single towards sweeper cover.

11:44 PM

Over 15, Eng vs Aus live score: 110-4

Over Summary:  0 1 6 1 0 4  ; England: 110-4 ; Joe Denly (5), Moeen Ali (18)

Zampa continues...

Ball 6: Denly hits over extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Ali taps towards mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 3: Moeen Ali smashes straight down the ground for FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Denly collects a single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

11:42 PM

Over 14, Eng vs Aus live score: 98-4

Over Summary:  1 L1 W 0 0 4  ; England: 98-4 ; Joe Denly (0), Moeen Ali (11)

Ashton Agar [2.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Moeen Ali smashes FOUR. 

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

Joe Denly, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 3: Bairstow gets a top edge and Agar runs towards edge of mid-wicket region and completes the catch. Bairstow c and b Agar 55(44) [4s-3 6s-3]

 

Ball 2: One leg byes for England.

 

Ball 1: Bairstow collects a single.

11:36 PM

Over 13, Eng vs Aus live score: 92-3

Over Summary:  0 1 1 6 1 0  ; England: 92-3 ; Jonny Bairstow (54), Moeen Ali (7)

Zampa continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Bairstow collects a single down the ground.

 

Ball 4: Bairstow comes down the wicket and hits over log-off for SIX and completes his FIFTY.

 

Ball 3: Moeen Ali gets a single down the ground.

 

Ball 2: Bairstow collects a single

 

Ball 1: DOT