T20 World Cup: Australia beats England by 36 runs; South Africa edge past the Netherlands
The Hindu
T20 Cricket World Cup: Defending champion England charged at Australia’s tournament-best 201 total and came up 36 runs short in a one-sided Twenty20 World Cup contest on June 8Saturday.
Defending champion England charged at Australia's tournament-best 201 total and came up 36 runs short in a one-sided Twenty20 World Cup contest on June 8.
The first big heavyweight match — a day before India vs. Pakistan match — failed to live up to the billing as Australia squeezed England, which hit only three boundaries in the last six overs at Kensington Oval.
Forced to bat first, Australia made a brutal start by openers David Warner and Travis Head — 70-0 in 4.5 overs — but was pulled back and posted 201-7, the highest total in a week-old tournament featuring tricky pitches.
Tasked with making the third biggest successful run chase in tournament history, England took a swipe but decayed to 165-6. Adam Zampa and Pat Cummins took two cheap wickets each.
Australia moved on top of Group B with two wins from two matches, while England remained winless with Oman and Namibia to come.
England threw offspin at left-handed openers Warner and Head without success. Head smashed Will Jacks' first two deliveries for sixes, and Warner smoked him in the same over.
Pace didn't bother the batters either. Warner hit three sixes and a boundary in one Mark Wood over.
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