England beat Australia by eight runs in the first match of the three-match T20I series. Batting first, England scored 208 runs for the loss of six wickets. On the other hand, Australia could manage only 200 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Australian wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade was criticized after an incident during the match.
During Australia’s innings in this match, Matthew Wade allegedly stopped England bowler Mark Wood from taking a catch on his own shot. In the 17th over, Wade played a shot and the ball went very high in the air. Wood had a chance to catch the ball but he couldn’t. As Wood ran to catch the ball, Wade was seen holding his hand in front of him.
Wood and the captain of England joss butler Appeared furious and appealed for Wade’s dismissal. The umpires discussed but he was given not out. England players were quite unhappy with this decision.
- What happened in the match?
England opener Jos Buttler came to bat first and Alex Hales Smashing Australian bowlers fiercely. Both the batsmen shared 132 runs for the first wicket in 11.2 overs. At one time it seemed that England’s team would score 250 runs in this match. But Jose’s wicket was taken by Nathan Ellis, who scored 68 off 32 balls. Alex Hales made an aggressive start after Butler’s wicket. But apart from these two openers, none of the team’s batsmen could do anything special and England’s team could only score 208 runs. Hales scored 84 runs in 51 balls.
Chasing 208 runs, Australia did not have a good start and in the second over, Australian opener Cameron Green was out for one run. After that David Warner and Mitchell Marsh took charge of the innings. Aaron Finch Mitchell was also dismissed soon after Marsh’s dismissal. Warner scored 73 runs in 44 balls. In the end, Matthew Wade once again raised hopes of victory for Australia. But after his dismissal, Australia lost the match by eight runs. Alex Hales was adjudged man of the match for his brilliant innings.