Eng won by 24 runs in Do or Die Match
England defeated Australia by 24 runs in second odi of ongoing bilateral series. England won the toss and elected to bat first and set a target of 232 runs in front of mighty Aus side despite of early strikes. For Eng Captain Morgan was a highest scorer 42 runs and made a partnership with Root 39, but Ausies Spinner Zampa restricted them in middle overs and took 3 early wickets due to which at one stage Eng was struggling but later tail ender batsmen like Curran and Rasid made 76 runs partnership and helped England to set a fighting total.
In reply to 231 Aus start was also not good and they lost David Warner early but captain Finch (73 runs) made Half century and also made partnership with Marcus help Aus to come closer to the target but as soon as they departed aus lost 4 wickets in just 20 balls and just added 3 runs. From there they failed to do comeback and English bowlers succeeded to defend a small target. For England Woakes, Archer and Curran took 3-3 wickets and Rasid took 1 wickets.
Match Summary
Eng - 231/9(50 overs) Morgan 42, Root 39, Zampa 36/3
Aus - 207/10(48.4) Finch 73, Marcus 48, Woakes 32/3
Man of the Match - Jofra Archer
