| First Twenty20, Ageas Bowl, Southampton |
| England 162-7 (20 overs): Malan 66 (43) Buttler 44 (29); Okay Richardson 2-13, Maxwell 2-14 |
| Australia 160-6 (20 overs): Warner 58 (47), Finch 46 (32) |
| England win by two runs |
| Scorecard |
England pulled off a excellent fightback to beat Australia by two runs in an exhilarating first Twenty20 worldwide on the Ageas Bowl.
Chasing 163, Australia had been cruising to victory – reaching 124-1 after 14 overs following a spot stand of 98 between David Warner and Aaron Finch.
Nevertheless the wicket of Steve Smith, actually one in every of two wickets to fall in Adil Rashid’s final over, sparked a collapse of 4-9 in 14 deliveries.
Ashton Agar was run out from the final word ball of the penultimate over leaving the vacationers needing 15 from the final word six balls.
Marcus Stoinis hit a six from the second ball of Tom Curran’s over nevertheless nonetheless wished 5 from the final word ball. Curran utterly executed a yorker to see England take a 1-Zero lead throughout the three-match sequence.
The second match is on Sunday – keep on BBC One from 13:50 BST.
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