England vs Australia, ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Match 10
England won the toss and elected to field. With some swing aiding the English fast bowlers, Australia began slowly
England struck early with Mark Wood accounting for the dismissal of David Warner
Aaron Finch, scored at a brisk pace. He had struggled a bit against Adil Rashid, but was going smooth against the pacers. He struck a half century and added a 96-run stand with Steve Smith for the second wicket
Steve Smith was scratchy, but effective. He struggled his way to a half century, but held Australia's innings together in the middle overs
England struck at regular intervals following Aaron Finch's dismissal and kept a check on Australia's scoring rate in the middle overs.
Adil Rashid ran through Australia's lower middle order and bagged four wickets
Travis Head played a superb hand in the death overs while wickets were tumbling from the other end. His unbeaten 71 helped Australia reach 277 for 9 in 50 overs
Jason Roy's poor show with the bat continued. The English opener was dismissed legbefore in the first over of the chase. In the process, he also used up England's only review
Josh Hazlewood added to England's misery, dismissing Alex Hales and Joe Root in quick succession. Within the first six overs, England had lost their top three
Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes revived England's chase and put them in a strong position. The duo added 159 runs for the fourth wicket, faster than run-a-ball
Ben Stokes stroked a fine unbeaten 109-ball 102 before rain stopped play. England won the match by 40 runs (DLS Method)