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Patna : England beat Australia by 1 wicket in the 5th ODI at Old Trafford, Manchester, UK, on June 24, 2018, night, sweeping the five-match series 5-0. Electing to bat after wiining the toss, Australia were all out forĀ  205 in 34.4 overs opener Travis Head scoring 56, Alex Carey 44, and D Arcy Short making an unbeaten 47. Captain Tim Paine was run out for 1. For England, spinner Moeen Ali took 4/46 while Sam Curran took 2/44.

England scored 208/9 in 48.3 overs with wicketkeeper Jos Buttler scoring an unbeaten 110 with 12 fours and a six. Openers Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy scored 12 and 1 run respectively while captain Eoin Morgan was out for a duck. Joe Root made 1 while Alex Hales and Adil Rashid made 20 each. For Australia, fast bowlers Billy Stanlake and Kane Richardson took 3 wickets each while allrounder Marcus Stoinis took 2 wickets.

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