Jose Butler’s excellent batting helped England beat Australia by 6 wickets in the second T20 match to take a decisive lead in the series.
In the second match of the series played in Southampton, Australia won the toss and elected to bat first, which proved disastrous and two players were dismissed for three runs.
Destructive with the bat ?
Destructive with the ball ?
Series secured ?
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 6, 2020
Captain Aaron Finch and Steven Smith had just reached the score of 30 when a misunderstanding between the wickets resulted in Smith being run out and returning to the pavilion.
Aaron Finch and Marcus Stevens combined for 49, after which Chris Jordan smashed the wickets of the 40-run Australian captain.
However, the real blow to Australia came when Stowes also started walking after scoring 35 runs with an increase of 10 runs.
Australian batsman Steven Smith bowled – Photo: Reuters
After half the team returned to the pavilion for 89 runs, the visiting team was in trouble and at this stage Glenn Maxwell and Ashton Eger took over the team.
That is sensational ?
Awesome work @Eoin16 ☝
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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 6, 2020
Both the batsmen played 26 and 23 innings respectively, thanks to which Australia scored 157 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated overs.
Chris Jordan was the most successful bowler for England with 2 wickets, but he also endured a 40-run knock.
In pursuit of the target, the English team also lost the wicket of Bairstow from the beginning which became a hit wicket on the ball of Starc.
Jose Butler wins Man of the Match award for excellent batting Photo: AP
After that, David Milan came to support Jose Butler and both the players strengthened their grip on the match by forming a partnership of 87 runs. Milan was dismissed for 42 runs.
Pure timing ?
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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 6, 2020
Tom Benton and Owen Morgan remained short on the wicket and both were dismissed for 2 and 7, respectively, but from the other end, Butler continued to charge the bat and led his team to victory 7 balls earlier.
Butler played an innings of 77 off 54 balls, including two sixes and eight fours, and was declared the man of the match for the same innings.
That’s how you win a game ?
A fantastic performance from the lads to seal the series!#ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/yyaQAHSdWB
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 6, 2020
Along with winning the match by 6 wickets, England has also taken a decisive lead of 0-2 in the three-match series