Australia first team to make semis
June 25, 2019  22:48


Eng 221 (44.4 ovs) vs Aus 285-7 (50 ovs) | Scorecard


Australia beat England by 64 runs to become the first team to book their spot in the semi-finals.

Left-arm pacer Behrendorff took a fifer to help the Aussies to this big win at Lord's today.

Australia top the points table with this win that was nicely set up by the batsmen first and then Starc and Behrendorff who bowled exceptionally to take out England's top three inside 5 overs.

Stokes, Bairstow and Buttler put on some resistance but it eventually it was the class of the Aussie bowlers that stood out as England were dismissed for 221. 

Starc continues and Rashid clobbers him for back-to-back fours.

After a dot, Rashid spoons a catch straight to Stoinis at extra cover.



Wood is the last man in and a yorker well dug out by him and he gets off the mark with a single.

Rashid then plays the ball to the on side and takes a single.

Dot to end the over and Behrendorff spell ends with figures of 5 for 44.




Behrendorff continues and Rashid starts with a single.

Archer then swings and misses.

Archer then hands the ball straight to Warner at long-off as he tries to go for the big one.

Archer out for 1. Fifer for Behrendorff.




Starc continues and after two dots, Rashid gets a single before Archer gets off the mark with a single.

After a dot, Rashid gets a single to sweeper cover as 3 singles come in the over.
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