ICC CWC 2019 highlights: Australia beat England by 64 runs, enter semis
Jason Behrendorff got his maiden 5-wicket haul while Mitchell Starc picked four wickets. Australia have qualified for semi-finals while England's campaign gets more difficult after the loss at Lord's
 "Australia celebrate after winning the match against England")
Australia team celebrates after winning the match against England
Jason Behrendorff's maiden 5-wicket haul and Mitchell Starc's 4 wickets take Australia cricket team to a comfrotable win against Eoin Morgan-led England cricket team in the 32nd match of ICC World Cup 2019 at Lord's in London on Tuesday. Australia have qualified for the semi-finals as they climbed the top spot in ICC World Cup 2019 Points Table with 12 points in 7 matches while England remian at the fourth spot and faces a tough challenge ahead in remaining macthes against India and New Zealand.
ICC World Cup 2019, Match 32: England vs Australia Scoreboard
While Australia became the first team to reach the semifinals of the showpiece, England's defeat, their second straight following the stunning reverse to Sri Lanka, made their path to the last four way tougher than it was not less than a week ago.
Captain Finch rose to the occasion with his second century of the tournament before England rallied to stop Australia at 285 for seven in their blockbuster showdown.
In reply, England found the left-arm pace duo of Jason Behrendorff (5/-43) and Mitchell Starc (4/44) too hot to handle, capitulating to 221 all out in 44.4 overs. Ben Stokes waged a lonely battle for his 89 off 115 balls.
England were off to the worst possible start, losing James Vince in only the second ball of the innings.
Bigger blows awaited the hosts as the Lord's saw in disbelief the quick departure of the in-from Joe Root followed by skipper Eoin Morgan.
At 26 for three in the sixth over, England were staring down the barrel against a side that is historically known to raise its game on the biggest stage, more so when the stakes are high.
England were pushed further down the abyss when Jonny Bairstow was dismissed by Jason Behrendorff, making it 53 for four in the 14th over.
With a 71-run partnership for the fifth wicket, Stokes and Jos Buttler somewhat rescued the innings, but the wicketkeeper-batsman got out after making 25 off 27 balls.
The match was as good as over when Starc bowled Stokes with one of the tournament's finest yorkers to leave the home team reeling at 177 for six.
Earlier, comfortably placed at 185 for three in the 36th over, Australia were headed for a 300-plus total, but lost the plot due to England's fine comeback and lack of discretion on part of most of the batsmen that followed Finch and David Warner (53).
Sent into bat after Morgan called it right at the toss, Australia were given another fine start by their in-from openers, who took them to 123 in the 23rd over, when leading scorer Warner got out.
Dropped on 15, Finch (100) went on to make his 15th ODI century, off 115 balls, but got out in the very next ball to leave the responsibility of finishing the innings in style on Steve Smith's shoulders.
Smith (38) batted positively until he was sent back by Chris Woakes, while Alex Carey smashed 38 off 27 balls, but the defending champions seemed to have lost the plot with the wickets of Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis.
Maxwell hit Jofra Archer for a four before sending his thunderbolt over long on and into the crowd for a six. But Maxwell did not last long, and Australia were 228 for five, when Stoinis was run out in the 42nd over due to the combined efforts of Jonny Bairstow, Adi Rashid and Jos Buttler.
This was after Warner and Finch shared another 100-plus stand for the first-wicket. It was the pair's fifth successive partnership of 50 or more at the tournament, a World Cup record.
Finch found the fence 11 times during his 116-ball knock and cleared it twice, with Moeen Ali being at the receiving end on both occasions.
10:56 PM
That’s it for today!!
Great day for Australia but England look in trouble, at least for now!
10:53 PM
Australia are unbeaten at the World Cup against England since 1992
10:37 PM
Winning moment!!
10:34 PM
Over 45 England all out!!
Over Summary: 4 4 0 W ENG 221/10
Ball 6:
Ball 5:
Ball 4: Starc to Rashid, CAUGHT!! All over for England and Australia cruises into semis!!
Ball 3: Starc to Rashid, no run, slower from Starc
Ball 2: Starc to Rashid, FOUR!! This time to extra-cover region!!
Ball 1: Starc to Rashid, FOUR!! Top edge does the worl for Rashid
10:26 PM
Over 44 Archer falls, five wickets for Behrendorff
Over Summary: 1 0 W 1 1 0 ENG 213/9
Ball 6: Behrendorff to Wood, no ruin
Ball 5: Behrendorff to Rashid, single
Ball 4: Behrendorff to Wood, single
Ball 3: Behrendorff to Archer, CAUGHT!! FIVE WICKETS FOR BEHRENDORFF!! ARCHER GETS CAUGHT AT LONG-OFF
Ball 2: Behrendorff to Archer, no run, misses the shot
Ball 1: Behrendorff to Rashid, single, hit hard in the deep
10:24 PM
Over 43
Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 0 1 ENG 210/8
Ball 6: Starc to Rashid, single
Ball 5: Starc to Rashid, no run
Ball 4: Starc to Archer, single
Ball 3: Starc to Rashid, single
Ball 2: Starc to Rashid, no run
Ball 1: Starc to Rashid, no run
10:17 PM
Over 42 Woakes caught
Over Summary: 1 1 W 4 1 0 ENG 207/8
Ball 6: Behrendorff to Archer, no run
Ball 5: Behrendorff to Rashid, single
Ball 4: Behrendorff to Rashid, FOUR!! ANOTHER FLICK!!
Ball 3: Behrendorff to Woakes, CAUGHT!! WHAT AN OUTSTANDING PIECE OF FIELDING!! FINCH AND MAXWELL TAKE A COMBINED CATCH JUST INCHES AWAY FROM THE BOUNDARY ROPE!!
Ball 2: Behrendorff to Rashid, single
Ball 1: Behrendorff to Woakes, single
10:15 PM
Over 41
Over Summary: 1 0 6 1 1 0 ENG 200/7
Ball 6: Lyon to Adil Rashid, no run,
Ball 5: Lyon to Woakes, 1 run
Ball 4: Lyon to Adil Rashid, SINGLE
Ball 3: Lyon to Adil Rashid, SIX!!
Ball 2: Lyon to Adil Rashid, no run,
Ball 1:Lyon to Woakes, 1 run
10:09 PM
Over 40 Moeen Caught
Over Summary: 1 4 W 1 1 0 ENG 191/7
Ball 6: Behrendorff to Rashid, no run
Ball 5: Behrendorff to Woakes, single
Ball 4: Behrendorff to Rashid, single
Ball 3: Behrendorff to Moeen, OUT!! Moeen sustains a nick and Carey takes a simple catch behind stumps!!
Ball 2: Behrendorff to Moeen, FOUR!! Cutter and Moeen slams it to through covers
Ball 1: Behrendorff to Woakes, single to long-off
10:05 PM
Over 39
Over Summary: 0 1 0 0 0 0 ENG 184/6
Ball 6: Starc to Stokes, no run
Ball 5: Starc to Stokes, no run
Ball 4: Starc to Stokes, no run, inswinger again
Ball 3: Starc to Stokes, no run, slight swing on the yorker
Ball 2: Starc to Woakes, single to backward point
Ball 1: Starc to Woakes, no run
10:00 PM
Over 38
Over Summary: wd 1 0 1 1 1 1lb ENG 182/5
Ball 6: Cummins to Woakes, leg bye, single
Ball 5: Cummins to Moeen, single
Ball 4: Cummins to Woakes, single
Ball 3: Cummins to Moeen, single
Ball 2: Cummins to Moeen, no run
Ball 1: Cummins to Woakes, WIDE, single
9:54 PM
Over 37 Stokes bowled!!
Over Summary: 0 1 2 0 1 W ENG 177/6
Ball 6: Starc to Stokes, BOWLED!! WHAT.A.YORKER!! KEY WICKET FALLS FOR ENGLAND!!
Ball 5: Starc to Woakes, smashed away but a single only!!
Ball 4: Starc to Woakes, no run
Ball 3: Starc to Woakes, two runs
Ball 2: Starc to Stokes, single
Ball 1: Starc to Stokes, no run
9:49 PM
Over 36
Over Summary: 4 0 4 0 1 4 ENG 173/5
Ball 6: Cummins to Woakes, FOUR!!
Ball 5: Cummins to Stokes, single
Ball 4: Cummins to Stokes, no run
Ball 3: Cummins to Stokes, FOUR!! Made some room for himself and smashed it thhrough the covers
Ball 2: Cummins to Stokes, no run, NOT MUCH BOUNCE
Ball 1: Cummins to Stokes, FOUR!!
9:44 PM
Over 35
Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 0 0 ENG 160/5
Ball 6: Lyon to Woakes, no run
Ball 5: Lyon to Woakes, no run
Ball 4: Lyon to Stokes, single
Ball 3: Lyon to Woakes, single
Ball 2: Lyon to Stokes, single
Ball 1: Lyon to Woakes, single
9:42 PM
Over 34
Over Summary: 0 4 1 0 0 4 ENG 156/5
Ball 6: Cummins to Stokes, FOUR!! The ball beats the man at mid-on
Ball 5: Cummins to Stokes, no run
Ball 4: Cummins to Stokes, no run
Ball 3: Cummins to Woakes, single to third man
Ball 2: Cummins to Woakes, FOUR!! beautifully timed and Finch had no chance at mid-on
Ball 1: Cummins to Woakes, no run
Topics :
Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel
First Published: Jun 25 2019 | 1:35 PM IST
