Australia thrash England in T20 clash

Melbourne, Feb 10 - Australia rode on a strong all-round performance to outclass England by seven wickets in their Twenty20 International (T20I) here on Saturday. Opting to bowl on winning the toss, the Australians restricted England to 137/7. Kane Richardson was

Kane Richardson then dismissed David Willey and Buttler in the last over as the Englaish innings ended with a wimper.

The hosts were then boosted by strong batting by Glenn Maxwell, D Arcy Short and Chris Lynn as they overhauled the target in 14.3 overs.

Maxwell was th highest scorer for AUstralia with 39 runs off 26 deliveries which included three boundaries and two sixes. Short and Lynn scored 36 and 31 respectively. 

Aaron Finch came lower down the order and remained unbeaten with a whirlwind 20 runs off just five balls as Australia romped home in style.

Brief Scores

England: 137/7 in 20 overs (Jos Buttler 46; Kane Richardson 3/33) vs Australia: 138/3 in 14.3 overs (Glenn Maxwell 39, D Arcy Short 36, Chris Lynn 31).

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