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England vs Australia: Australian (Australia) team defeated England team by 5 wickets in a spectacular manner. In this match, England batted first and scored 351 runs, which Australia easily achieved thanks to the century of Jos Inglis. When England scored 350 plus, no one thought that the Australian team would chase such a big score. But on the strength of the batsmen, the Australian team succeeded in doing wonders.
Australia did the most successful run chase in Champions Trophy
The Australian team has created history by chasing a score of 352 runs. This is the most successful run chase in the history of Champions Trophy. Australia has broken the record of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had chased a target of 322 runs against India in the Champions Trophy 2017 match. Now the Australian team has left it far behind.
Jos Inglis hit a strong century
The Australian team lost two wickets for 27 runs at one point and looked to be in trouble. Batsmen like Steve Smith and Travis Head had returned to the pavilion. Then Matthew Short and Marnus Labuschagne took over the innings. Both these players displayed a sample of well-planned batting. Short scored 63 runs and Labuschagne scored 47 runs. When both these batsmen were out. After that Alex Carey and Jos Inglis stepped on the crease. Both these players destroyed England’s bowling attack. Carey scored 69 runs. On the other hand, Inglis did not get out till the end and took rest only after making the Australian team win. He scored 120 runs in 86 balls, which included 8 fours and 6 sixes.
Ben Duckett played an innings of 165 runs
The bowlers of both the teams could not show anything special in the match and flopped badly. Ben Duckett played an innings of 165 runs for England. He has become the batsman to play the biggest innings in the Champions Trophy. Apart from him, Joe Root contributed 68 runs. Captain Jos Butler was able to score only 23 runs. It is because of these players that the England team was able to score 350 plus runs.
