Australia score 285/7, England 15/1 after 3 overs

Speed Post News Network

Gurugram ( Haryana) : Australia scored a competitive 285/7 in 50 overs against England in the 32nd match of CWC at Lord’s, London, on June 25, 2019, with opener Aaron Finch (captain) scoring 100 in 116 balls hitting 11 fours and 2 sixes, his second century in the tournament, and his opening partner David Warner scoring 53 in 61 balls with 6 fours. Finch and Warner added 123 runs for the first wicket. England won the toss and opted to bowl.

Warner fell to spinner Moeen Ali with 123 runs on the board. Finch then added 50 with Usman Khawaja for the 2nd wicket. Khawaja fell to Ben Stokes when the score was 173. Finch fell to fast bowler Jofra Archer when the score was 185. But, after the departure of Finch, the scoring rate slowed down considerably with Mark Wood bowling at brutal pace touching even 152 kmph. Steven Smith scored 38 with 5 fours while Alex Carey (wk) remained unbeaten on 38 with 5 fours.

For England, Chris Woakes took 2/46 in 10 overs. Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Ben Stokes, and Moeen Ali took one wicket each.

Chasing a target of 286, England were 15/1 after 3 overs. Opener James Vince fell to fast bowler Jason Behrendorff without scoring making it 0/1.