Sports Report
SYDNEY: Australia defeated England by 72 runs in the 2nd One Day International to secure the three-match series by 2-0 at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Australia, on Saturday.
Kangaroos won the toss and decided to bat first, as David Warner and Travis Head started the hosts’ innings. However, at Sydney, both batters failed to provide a solid start, as, at the score of 33, Warner lost his wicket for 16 runs.
Batter Steven Smith, who had played an unbeaten inning of 80 runs at Adelaide, kept his same batting pace here and smashed 94 runs in 114 balls. He hit five fours and a single six during his responsible and vital match-winning inning of 94 runs. Mitchell Marsh and Marnus Labushagne also played good innings of 59 and 58 runs to help their team set a 280-run total on the board.
Adil Rasheed (3 for 57), David Willy (2 for 44), and Moin Ali (1 for 24) were the wicket-taker bowlers of England.
The England Plyer had 281 runs target in 50 overs
As he had to face early damage when opener Jason Roy in the very first over when he was clean bold on the bowling of acting captain Hazelwood. Wicketkeeper batter Sam Billings was the top scorer for England.
He scored 71 runs in 80 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes. James Vince contributed 60 runs, as he hit three four and two sixes during his 72 balls innings. Mitchell Strac (4 for 47), Adam Zampa (4 for 45), and Josh Hazlewood (2 for 77) were the leading bowlers of the day, who shared all the 10 wickets of the opposition. Michell Strac was declared the best player of the match.
