1st T20: Alex Hales, Jos Buttler star as England beat Australia in thriller at Perth

AUS vs ENG, 1st T20I: Australia beat England by eight runs at Perth Stadium to take a 1-0 lead within the collection. Alex Hales received the Player of the Match award for top-scoring within the thrilling encounter.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 9, 2022 18:16 IST

1st T20: Hales, Buttler star as England beat Australia in thriller at Perth. Courtesy: AP

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: England, on Sunday, October 9, defeated Australia within the 1st T20I by eight runs at Perth Stadium to take a 1-0 lead within the three-match collection.

David Warner scored 73 runs off 54 balls and stored the Aussies within the hunt for victory for fairly a while. But after he obtained out to Mark Wood with 4 overs remaining, the house group crumbled.

With 16 runs wanted to win off the final over, quick bowler Sam Curran held his nerve to take England over the ending line.

Curran conceded a 4 to start out the over because the Aussies have been effectively heading in the right direction to grab victory from the jaws of defeat. However, thereafter, the left-arm pacer dismissed Matthew Wade and Nathan Ellis to assist England take a collection lead.

Wood, however, was the choose of the bowlers for England after he picked up three wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs. Reece Topley additionally accounted for 2 essential scalps.

Earlier, England stormed their approach to 208 for the lack of six wickets after Alex Hales and Jos Buttler went berserk. The duo placed on 132 for the opening wicket of 11.2 overs after the Aussies put England in to bat first.

Buttler, who just lately recovered from a calf damage, scored 68 runs off 32 balls with eight fours and 4 sixes. But it was Hales who did a lot of the injury. Hales, who received the Player of the Match award, scored 84 off 51 with 12 fours and three sixes.

Ellis was the standout bowler for the Aussies as he picked up three wickets. But aside from him, not one of the Australian bowlers managed to maintain a verify on the English batters.