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Only T20I

Australia beat England by 77 runs in the only T20I

Sydney Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia221/520 ov
England144/920 ov
Australia won by 77 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 221 for 5 in 20 overs, Adam Gilchrist 48 from 29 balls and Ricky Ponting 47 from 26 balls. Monty Panesar took 2 for 40.

England made 144 for 9 in 20 overs, Jamie Dalrymple 32 from 27 balls and Paul Nixon 31 not out from 22 balls. Ben Hilfenhaus took 2 for 16.

Australia won by 77 runs.

Key performers

Australia innings

221/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Adam Gilchrist †b MS Panesarb MS Panesar482925165.52
Matthew Haydenc JWM Dalrymple b JM Andersonc JWM Dalrymple b JM Anderson20831250.00
Ricky Pontingc J Lewis b PD Collingwoodc J Lewis b PD Collingwood472632180.77
Michael Husseyst †PA Nixon b MS Panesarst †PA Nixon b MS Panesar18921200.00
Andrew Symondsnot outnot out39*2231177.27
Michael Clarkerun out (†PA Nixon/PD Collingwood)run out (†PA Nixon/PD Collingwood)560083.33
Cameron Whitenot outnot out40*2014200.00
Extras(lb 2, w 2)(lb 2, w 2)4
Total20 Ov (RR 11.05)20 Ov (RR 11.05)221/5
Fall of wickets: 28-1 (ML Hayden, 3.2 ov), 97-2 (AC Gilchrist, 8.1 ov), 123-3 (MEK Hussey, 10.2 ov), 149-4 (RT Ponting, 13.1 ov), 155-5 (MJ Clarke, 14.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Andrew Flintoff403609.00113120
James Anderson4064116.0054600
Monty Panesar4040210.0071300
Jon Lewis3031010.3362200
Jamie Dalrymple1012012.0021100
Paul Collingwood403619.0063100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAC Gilchrist 6(12) & ML Hayden 20(8)2820
2ndAC Gilchrist 42(17) & RT Ponting 27(12)6929
3rdMEK Hussey 18(9) & RT Ponting 8(4)2613
4thA Symonds 14(7) & RT Ponting 12(10)2617
5thA Symonds 1(1) & MJ Clarke 5(6)67
6thCL White 40(20) & A Symonds 24(14)66*34

England innings

144/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ed Joycec MEK Hussey b NW Brackenc MEK Hussey b NW Bracken130033.33
Michael Vaughanlbw b A Symondslbw b A Symonds272140128.57
Andrew Flintoffc CL White b SM Harwoodc CL White b SM Harwood02000.00
Kevin Pietersenrun out (SM Harwood)run out (SM Harwood)11620183.33
Ian Bellb BW Hilfenhausb BW Hilfenhaus222210100.00
Paul Collingwoodc CL White b BW Hilfenhausc CL White b BW Hilfenhaus5110045.45
Paul Nixon †not outnot out31*2221140.91
Jamie Dalrymplelbw b A Symondslbw b A Symonds322740118.52
Jon Lewisc †AC Gilchrist b CL Whitec †AC Gilchrist b CL White140025.00
Monty Panesarrun out (†AC Gilchrist/SM Harwood)run out (†AC Gilchrist/SM Harwood)120050.00
James Andersonnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(b 4, lb 1, w 6, nb 1)(b 4, lb 1, w 6, nb 1)12
Total20 Ov (RR 7.20)20 Ov (RR 7.20) · Target 222 from 20 ov144/9
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (EC Joyce, 0.4 ov), 5-2 (A Flintoff, 1.2 ov), 32-3 (KP Pietersen, 4.1 ov), 54-4 (MP Vaughan, 6.2 ov), 68-5 (PD Collingwood, 9.3 ov), 78-6 (IR Bell, 11.4 ov), 127-7 (JWM Dalrymple, 17.5 ov), 129-8 (J Lewis, 18.3 ov), 138-9 (MS Panesar, 19.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Nathan Bracken302016.6783010
Shane Harwood4044111.0087110
Ben Hilfenhaus401624.00130011
Andrew Symonds402426.0070030
Brad Hogg302408.0052000
Cameron White201115.5051000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stEC Joyce 1(3) & MP Vaughan 1(1)34
2ndMP Vaughan 2(2) & A Flintoff 0(2)24
3rdMP Vaughan 15(11) & KP Pietersen 11(6)2717
4thIR Bell 8(7) & MP Vaughan 9(7)2213
5thPD Collingwood 5(11) & IR Bell 8(8)1419
6thIR Bell 6(7) & PA Nixon 4(6)1013
7thJWM Dalrymple 32(27) & PA Nixon 14(10)4937
8thJ Lewis 1(4) & PA Nixon 0(0)24
9thMS Panesar 1(2) & PA Nixon 8(4)96
10thPA Nixon 5(2) & JM Anderson 1(1)6*3

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 144/9 (20 ov)
End of over 2013 runs, 1 wktENG 144/961W411
JM Anderson 1(1)PA Nixon 31(22)SM Harwood 4-0-44-1
19.61
SM Harwood to JM Anderson, 1 run
19.51
SM Harwood to PA Nixon, 1 run
19.44
SM Harwood to PA Nixon, FOUR
19.3W
SM Harwood to MS Panesar, OUT
MS Panesar run out (†AC Gilchrist/SM Harwood) 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 138/9 (19.3 ov)
19.21
SM Harwood to PA Nixon, 1 run
19.16
SM Harwood to PA Nixon, SIX
End of over 192 runs, 1 wktENG 131/800W101
PA Nixon 19(18)MS Panesar 1(1)CL White 2-0-11-1
18.61
CL White to PA Nixon, 1 run
18.50
CL White to PA Nixon, no run
18.41
CL White to MS Panesar, 1 run
18.3W
CL White to J Lewis, OUT
J Lewis c †AC Gilchrist b CL White 1(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 129/8 (18.3 ov)
18.20
CL White to J Lewis, no run
18.10
CL White to J Lewis, no run
End of over 185 runs, 1 wktENG 129/70002WdWWd1
J Lewis 1(1)PA Nixon 18(16)A Symonds 4-0-24-2
17.61
A Symonds to J Lewis, 1 run
17.6Wd
A Symonds to J Lewis, wide
17.5W
A Symonds to JWM Dalrymple, OUT
JWM Dalrymple lbw b A Symonds 32(27) [4s-4 6s-0] · FoW 127/7 (17.5 ov)
17.5Wd
A Symonds to JWM Dalrymple, wide
17.42
A Symonds to JWM Dalrymple, 2 runs
17.30
A Symonds to JWM Dalrymple, no run
17.20
A Symonds to JWM Dalrymple, no run
17.10
A Symonds to JWM Dalrymple, no run
End of over 179 runsENG 124/6110421
JWM Dalrymple 30(22)PA Nixon 18(16)CL White 1-0-9-0
16.61
CL White to JWM Dalrymple, 1 run
16.52
CL White to JWM Dalrymple, 2 runs
16.44
CL White to JWM Dalrymple, FOUR
16.30
CL White to JWM Dalrymple, no run
16.21
CL White to PA Nixon, 1 run