England vs Australia, 4th ODI: The fourth match of the 5-match ODI series between England and Australia was played at Lord's. Australia had to face a crushing defeat in this match. Due to rain the match was reduced to 39-39 overs. Batting first, England scored 312 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 39 overs. In response, the Australian team collapsed for only 126 runs in 24.4 overs. England captain Harry Brook was chosen Player of the Match for his tremendous innings.
Stormy batting of Liam Livingstone and Harry Brook
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and decided to bowl. His decision proved to be completely wrong. A lot of aggressive batting was seen from England's side. Opener Phil Salt scored 22 runs in 27 balls. Apart from this, Ben Duckett played an inning of 63 runs in 62 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. Captain Harry Brook batted brilliantly in the middle order. He scored 87 runs in 58 balls with the help of 11 fours and 1 six. Apart from this, Jamie Smith scored 39 runs with the help of 1 four and 2 sixes. Liam Livingstone batted very stormy in the lower order. He scored unbeaten 62 runs with the help of 3 fours and 7 sixes in 27 balls. Liam Livingstone gave away 28 runs in a single over of Mitchell Starc.
Australia's batting faltered badly
Australia had a good start in chasing the target. The pair of opener Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh made a partnership of 68 runs in 8.4 overs for the first wicket. Marsh scored 28 runs in 34 balls with the help of 2 fours and 1 six. Whereas Travis Head played an inning of 34 runs in 23 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. However, the innings faltered after this. The middle and lower order of the team was a complete flop. For England, Matthew Potts took 4 wickets and Brayden Carse took 3 wickets and soon wrapped up the innings. Now the 5-match series is tied at 2-2.
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