T20 WC 26th Match: Jos Buttler Powers England To Easy Win Against Rivals Australia

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England opener Jos Buttler powered England to an easy win against rivals Australia in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Buttler scored 71 runs off just 32 balls, fueled by 5 fours & 5 sixes. Jos Buttler & his opening partner Jason Roy put up 66 runs in just 6 overs, making the job all but done as they were chasing just 126. 

For Australia, spinners Adam Zampa & Ashton Agar picked up 1 wicket each, but Jos Buttler was in his own rhytm as he smashed all the bowlers equally and took his team to the target. 

In the first innings, England Bowlers launched an all-out attack as they restricted Australia to 125/10 in 20 overs. For England, Chris Jordan picked up 3 wickets. Chris Woakes picked up 2 wickets back to back in the second over to jitter the Australian top order. Chris Woakes & Tymal Mills picked up 2 wickets while Liam Livingstone & Adil Rashid picked up 1 wicket each. 

For Australia, the only Aussie batter that took a fight with the English bowlers was skipper Aaron Finch who scored 44 runs off 49 balls with 4 boundaries. Apart from him, four other players crossed the double-digit mark - Matthew Wade (18), Ashton Agar (20), Pat Cummins (12) & Mitchell Starc (13). 

Earlier, England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss & elected to bowl first against Australia in the 26th match of the T20 World Cup 2021. This match is being played at Dubai International Cricket, Dubai. 

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— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) October 30, 2021

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