Australia Vs England 1St Odi
England tour of Australia - 2013 (2013/14) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 12 January 2014
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining). Aaron Finch top-scored with 121 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 12 January 2014
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aaron Finch
- Captains
- Alastair Cook (England), Michael Clarke (Australia)
- Umpires
- REJ Martinesz and SD Fry
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 269 for 7. Gary Ballance top-scored with 79 off 96 balls, and Eoin Morgan made 50. Clint McKay took 3 for 44 for Australia. The innings was built on a 83-run stand for the fourth wicket between Eoin Morgan and Gary Ballance.
Chasing 270, Australia made 270 for 4. Aaron Finch top-scored with 121 off 128 balls, and David Warner made 65. The innings was built on a 163-run stand for the first wicket between Aaron Finch and David Warner, 60% of the total.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 269 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bell | b Xavier Doherty | 41 | 56 |
| Alastair Cook | c Brad Haddin b Clint McKay | 4 | 4 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Clint McKay | 3 | 23 |
| Gary Ballance | c Xavier Doherty b Clint McKay | 79 | 96 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Nathan Coulter-Nile b Glenn Maxwell | 50 | 47 |
| Ravi Bopara | c Brad Haddin b Nathan Coulter-Nile | 17 | 21 |
| Ben Stokes | b James Faulkner | 21 | 20 |
| Jos Buttler | not out | 34 | 24 |
| Tim Bresnan | not out | 16 | 9 |
Did not bat: Chris Jordan, Boyd Rankin
Extras 4 · Total 269 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint McKay | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Xavier Doherty | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| James Faulkner | 10 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Alastair Cook, 0.4 ov), 2-22 (Joe Root, 6.5 ov), 3-62 (Ian Bell, 17.3 ov), 4-145 (Eoin Morgan, 31.4 ov), 5-173 (Ravi Bopara, 37.5 ov), 6-206 (Ben Stokes, 42.6 ov), 7-228 (Gary Ballance, 45.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ian Bell (0) and Alastair Cook (4) | 4 | 4 |
| second | Ian Bell (13) and Joe Root (3) | 18 | 37 |
| third | Ian Bell (28) and Gary Ballance (11) | 40 | 64 |
| fourth | Eoin Morgan (50) and Gary Ballance (32) | 83 | 85 |
| fifth | Ravi Bopara (17) and Gary Ballance (11) | 28 | 37 |
| sixth | Gary Ballance (12) and Ben Stokes (21) | 33 | 31 |
| seventh | Gary Ballance (13) and Jos Buttler (9) | 22 | 16 |
| eighth | Tim Bresnan (16) and Jos Buttler (25) | 41 | 26 |
AUSTRALIA: 270 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | c Gary Ballance b Ben Stokes | 121 | 128 |
| David Warner | c Ben Stokes b Joe Root | 65 | 72 |
| Shane Watson | b Chris Jordan | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Clarke | c Alastair Cook b Tim Bresnan | 43 | 42 |
| George Bailey | not out | 17 | 18 |
| Glenn Maxwell | not out | 8 | 12 |
Did not bat: Brad Haddin, James Faulkner, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty
Extras 16 · Total 270 for 4
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Rankin | 8 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Chris Jordan | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Tim Bresnan | 9.4 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Ben Stokes | 10 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Ravi Bopara | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-163 (David Warner, 27.5 ov), 2-165 (Shane Watson, 28.4 ov), 3-237 (Aaron Finch, 39.3 ov), 4-247 (Michael Clarke, 41.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aaron Finch (87) and David Warner (65) | 163 | 167 |
| second | Shane Watson (0) and Aaron Finch (2) | 2 | 5 |
| third | Michael Clarke (38) and Aaron Finch (32) | 72 | 65 |
| fourth | Michael Clarke (5) and George Bailey (5) | 10 | 15 |
| fifth | George Bailey (12) and Glenn Maxwell (8) | 23 | 22 |
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