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Patna : Australia defeated England by 5 wickets in the 3rd T20I at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, UK, on September 8, 2020, late night, as opener Aaron Finch (captain) scored 39 in 26 balls hitting 4 fours and a six and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh remained unbeaten on 39 in 36 balls with 2 fours and a six. Australia had won the toss and opted to bowl.
Mitchell Marsh was declared Player of The Match. England won the three-match series 2-1. England batsman Jos Butter was declared Player of The Series.
Australia attained the target of 146 in 19.3 overs losing five wickets. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis fell to fast bowler Tom Curran for 26 hitting 5 fours while spinner Ashton Agar remained unbeaten on 16. Steven Smith fell to spinner Adil Rashid for 3. Glen Maxwell also fell to Adil Rashid for 6. Opener Mathew Wade fell to fast bowler Mark Wood for 14. Finch fell to spinner Adil Rashid, who took 3/21 in 4 overs.
Batting first, England had scored 145/6 in 20 overs with opener Jonny Bairstow (wk) scoring 55 in 44 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes while stand-in captain Moeen Ali scored 23 hitting 2 fours and a six. Dawid Malan made 21 hitting 3 fours. Spinner Adam Zampa took 2/34 in 4 overs.