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Patna : Asked to bat, England were 117/5 after 15 overs in the first T20I against Australia at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, UK, on September 4, 2020, late night. Dawid Malan is unbeaten on 46 with 5 fours and a six while Tom Curran is batting on 2.
Openers Jos Buttler (wk) and Jonny Bairstow added 43 runs for the first wicket. Buttler fell to spinner Ashton Agar for 44 in 29 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes while Bairstow fell to fast bowler Pat Cummins for 8. Tom Banton fell to Agar for 8 making it 73/3 Captain Eoin Morgan fell to all-rounder Glen Maxwell for 5 making it 91/4. Moen Ali also fell to Maxwell for 2 and it was 108/5.
Australia had won the toss but opted to bowl.