Australia vs England MATCH HIGHLIGHTS 2nd Semifinal ICC Cricket World Cup: With England thrashing Australia by 8 wickets in the second semifinal at the Edgbaston Cricket Stadium on Thursday to set up a summit clash with New Zealand, the World Cup is all set to see a frist time winner at the Lord’s on Sunday.
Jason Roy once again laid the foundation for what was a clinical chase by England. While Roy hit a magnificent 65-ball 85 to set the ball rolling, skipper Eoin Morgan (45*) and Joe Root (49*) took the team home with eight wickets to spare. Also Read - Live Cricket Score, India vs England, 3rd Test Day 2: Ashwin-Axar Show Decimate England, India Need 49 to Win
Neither the hosts, nor New Zealand have laid their hands on the coveted trophy so far. Chasing Australia’s total of 223, the Englishmen got off to a cautious start, picking up 50 off the first 10 overs. But what followed was absolute carnage as the next 6 overs leaked 66 runs as Roy and Jonny Bairstow (34) ensured that the platform was set for the middle-order to come in and walk the team home. The packed crowd had every reason to cheer as they saw the home team dominate the show from start to finish. Also Read - Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 4: India Crush England by 317 Runs to Draw Level at 1-1 in Four-Match Series
Australia vs England MATCH HIGHLIGHTS: ENG (226/2 in 32.1 overs) beat AUS (223-All Out) by 8 Wickets
Toss: Aaron Finch wins toss, elects to bat against England in 2nd semifinal. Also Read - Highlights India vs England 2nd Test Day 2 Chennai: Ashwin Takes Fifer as India Extend Lead to 249 at Stumps
Teams:
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Steven Smith, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon
Time: 3:00 PM IST.
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Australia vs England Weather Report
the weather forecasters have predicted no such probability of rain during the second semifinal. Unlike the first one between India and New Zealand, a full-length match can be expected on the scheduled day. But the later stages of the game might see some frequent interference by rain as the chances of a shower increase to almost 50%.
SQUADS —
Australia: Aaron Finch (C), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Jason Behrendorff and Kane Richardson
England: Eoin Morgan (C), Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, James Vince, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Liam Dawson, Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Liam Plunkett, and Tom Curran