Mark Wood from the other end ties up Wade momentarily and Finch too, before ruining his over with one that is too full and straight to the Australian captain. He's whipped it away through mid wicket for a boundary. Australia 22/0.
00:24 (IST)
Big over for Australia as Finch and Wade make it a 16 run over. Finch started it off with cracking pull shot before Wade gloved one while trying to hook after that. Wade was denied a boundary by Finch after that as he could not get out of the way of the drive but the left hander picked up one on his pads and sent it flying into the stands over square leg to make up for that off the last delivery of the over. Australia 16/0.
00:09 (IST)
England follow that with five singles and finish at 145-6 in their 20 overs. That is a low total for a T20 match but the pitch being somewhat hard to bat on means it may just be enough for the hosts. Australia will definitely fancy their chances though.
00:04 (IST)
Starc pulls things back nicely with a good 19th over, giving away only 5 runs. Richardson then begins the last over with a slower ball that Chris Jordan smacks but can only find Steve Smith at long-on.
23:56 (IST)
FOUR, FOUR, FOUR! Richardson is left frustrated as Denly gets not one, not two but three boundaries behind the wicket - one an inside edge that goes past Wade's left and two more that pierce the gap between the 'keeper and short third man. Valuable runs for England, this.
23:52 (IST)
OUT! Starc gets rid of Ali but owes that wicket as much to Smith's excellent one-hand catch on the deep mid-wicket boundary. It took a check with the third umpire but they have their man.
23:41 (IST)
SIX, FOUR! Moeen Ali loves playing spinners and he gives Zampa the charge and hits it clean down the ground. Joe Denly then ends the over with a four towards deep extra cover.
23:35 (IST)
OUT! Agar gets the dangerous Bairstow. A short one catches Bairstow by surprise and he top edges one. Agar had to run to catch it himself and took a very good catch.
23:33 (IST)
SIX AND FIFTY FOR BAIRSTOW! He gives Zampa the charge and hammers the ball over the boundary. Pretty good innings from him, given he started out quite slowly. England need him to last the innings.
23:30 (IST)
FOUR! Moeen Ali manages to ramp one to the boundary off Hazlewood. But it was a quiet over otherwise with just two singles besides that and Australia will be reasonably happy at that.
23:23 (IST)
SIX! WHAT A HIT! Bairstow whips out the slog sweep against Zampa and he absolutely clobbers it over cow corner. Zampa hits back with a wicket though as Billings reverse sweeps one that takes the edge and Finch takes a fine catch at first slip!
23:21 (IST)
SIX! Bairstow charges down the ground to Agar and slams the ball over long-on for a maximum! England are 69-2 with half their overs played. They're in a decent position, all things considered.
23:13 (IST)
OUT! Dream start for Zampa! He tosses one up to Malan who goes for the heave-ho but he doesn't get as much distance on it and Marcus Stoinis runs in and takes a good diving catch.
23:11 (IST)
FOUR, FOUR! Malan takes on Ashton Agar in his first over itself. Starts the over with a sweep slog towards deep square leg that is well fielded but earns two runs. He then follows that with a reverse sweep that goes for four. Bairstow then cuts hard at one that flies past short third man and towards the boundary.
23:02 (IST)
The pitch isn't the easiest to bat on and the lack of pace is making things unpredictable for bowlers too. Hazlewood, who was having a good over till that point, oversteps and the resultant free hit goes for a boundary when Bairstow inside edges one past short fine leg. He then follows it up with a pull towards backward square leg that runs away to the ropes!
22:51 (IST)
FOUR! Malan gets another boundary, getting hold of a bouncer from Hazlewood and dispatching it towards fine leg. England are getting a bit of momemtum in their innings now.
22:47 (IST)
Bairstow thought he had the game's first boundary but some good fielding from Kane Richardson prevented that. Dawid Malan made no mistakes when presented with a freebie though, flicking one off the pads towards fine leg. He almost threw his wicket away though at an attempted pull off a short ball but it falls short of Steve Smith at wide mid-on.
22:40 (IST)
OUT! Hazlewood strikes in his first over itself. He pitches one up just outside off and Banton swings hard but only gets an edge through to Matthew Wade who collects a regulation catch. What a start for Australia!
22:30 (IST)
Jonny Bairstow and Tom Banton are out in the middle for England, Mitchell Starc has the new ball in hand for Australia. We are now underway at Southampton!
22:08 (IST)
England XI: Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Dawid Malan, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali (c), Joe Denly, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
22:07 (IST)
News from the middle is that Aaron Finch has won the toss and elected to bowl first. Moeen Ali will be leading England today as Eoin Morgan has been left out after his finger injury in the previous game.
21:43 (IST)
The series has already been sealed but England would like a clean sweep whereas for the Australians, the final T20I is about salvaging some pride. Hello and welcome to live coverage of the match.
00:29 (IST)
Mark Wood from the other end ties up Wade momentarily and Finch too, before ruining his over with one that is too full and straight to the Australian captain. He's whipped it away through mid wicket for a boundary. Australia 22/0.
00:24 (IST)
Big over for Australia as Finch and Wade make it a 16 run over. Finch started it off with cracking pull shot before Wade gloved one while trying to hook after that. Wade was denied a boundary by Finch after that as he could not get out of the way of the drive but the left hander picked up one on his pads and sent it flying into the stands over square leg to make up for that off the last delivery of the over. Australia 16/0.
00:09 (IST)
England follow that with five singles and finish at 145-6 in their 20 overs. That is a low total for a T20 match but the pitch being somewhat hard to bat on means it may just be enough for the hosts. Australia will definitely fancy their chances though.
00:04 (IST)
Starc pulls things back nicely with a good 19th over, giving away only 5 runs. Richardson then begins the last over with a slower ball that Chris Jordan smacks but can only find Steve Smith at long-on.
23:56 (IST)
FOUR, FOUR, FOUR! Richardson is left frustrated as Denly gets not one, not two but three boundaries behind the wicket - one an inside edge that goes past Wade's left and two more that pierce the gap between the 'keeper and short third man. Valuable runs for England, this.
23:52 (IST)
OUT! Starc gets rid of Ali but owes that wicket as much to Smith's excellent one-hand catch on the deep mid-wicket boundary. It took a check with the third umpire but they have their man.
23:41 (IST)
SIX, FOUR! Moeen Ali loves playing spinners and he gives Zampa the charge and hits it clean down the ground. Joe Denly then ends the over with a four towards deep extra cover.
23:35 (IST)
OUT! Agar gets the dangerous Bairstow. A short one catches Bairstow by surprise and he top edges one. Agar had to run to catch it himself and took a very good catch.
23:33 (IST)
SIX AND FIFTY FOR BAIRSTOW! He gives Zampa the charge and hammers the ball over the boundary. Pretty good innings from him, given he started out quite slowly. England need him to last the innings.
23:30 (IST)
FOUR! Moeen Ali manages to ramp one to the boundary off Hazlewood. But it was a quiet over otherwise with just two singles besides that and Australia will be reasonably happy at that.
23:23 (IST)
SIX! WHAT A HIT! Bairstow whips out the slog sweep against Zampa and he absolutely clobbers it over cow corner. Zampa hits back with a wicket though as Billings reverse sweeps one that takes the edge and Finch takes a fine catch at first slip!
23:21 (IST)
SIX! Bairstow charges down the ground to Agar and slams the ball over long-on for a maximum! England are 69-2 with half their overs played. They're in a decent position, all things considered.
23:13 (IST)
OUT! Dream start for Zampa! He tosses one up to Malan who goes for the heave-ho but he doesn't get as much distance on it and Marcus Stoinis runs in and takes a good diving catch.
23:11 (IST)
FOUR, FOUR! Malan takes on Ashton Agar in his first over itself. Starts the over with a sweep slog towards deep square leg that is well fielded but earns two runs. He then follows that with a reverse sweep that goes for four. Bairstow then cuts hard at one that flies past short third man and towards the boundary.
23:02 (IST)
The pitch isn't the easiest to bat on and the lack of pace is making things unpredictable for bowlers too. Hazlewood, who was having a good over till that point, oversteps and the resultant free hit goes for a boundary when Bairstow inside edges one past short fine leg. He then follows it up with a pull towards backward square leg that runs away to the ropes!
22:51 (IST)
FOUR! Malan gets another boundary, getting hold of a bouncer from Hazlewood and dispatching it towards fine leg. England are getting a bit of momemtum in their innings now.
22:47 (IST)
Bairstow thought he had the game's first boundary but some good fielding from Kane Richardson prevented that. Dawid Malan made no mistakes when presented with a freebie though, flicking one off the pads towards fine leg. He almost threw his wicket away though at an attempted pull off a short ball but it falls short of Steve Smith at wide mid-on.
22:40 (IST)
OUT! Hazlewood strikes in his first over itself. He pitches one up just outside off and Banton swings hard but only gets an edge through to Matthew Wade who collects a regulation catch. What a start for Australia!
22:30 (IST)
Jonny Bairstow and Tom Banton are out in the middle for England, Mitchell Starc has the new ball in hand for Australia. We are now underway at Southampton!
22:08 (IST)
England XI: Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Dawid Malan, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali (c), Joe Denly, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
22:07 (IST)
News from the middle is that Aaron Finch has won the toss and elected to bowl first. Moeen Ali will be leading England today as Eoin Morgan has been left out after his finger injury in the previous game.
21:43 (IST)
The series has already been sealed but England would like a clean sweep whereas for the Australians, the final T20I is about salvaging some pride. Hello and welcome to live coverage of the match.
00:29 (IST)
Mark Wood from the other end ties up Wade momentarily and Finch too, before ruining his over with one that is too full and straight to the Australian captain. He's whipped it away through mid wicket for a boundary. Australia 22/0.
00:24 (IST)
Big over for Australia as Finch and Wade make it a 16 run over. Finch started it off with cracking pull shot before Wade gloved one while trying to hook after that. Wade was denied a boundary by Finch after that as he could not get out of the way of the drive but the left hander picked up one on his pads and sent it flying into the stands over square leg to make up for that off the last delivery of the over. Australia 16/0.
00:21 (IST)
The stage is set for the chase in Southampton. Big task for Moeen Ali and Australia's batting too. Matthew Wade and Aaron Finch opening the batting together with no David Warner. Jofra Archer with the ball.
00:09 (IST)
England follow that with five singles and finish at 145-6 in their 20 overs. That is a low total for a T20 match but the pitch being somewhat hard to bat on means it may just be enough for the hosts. Australia will definitely fancy their chances though.
00:04 (IST)
Starc pulls things back nicely with a good 19th over, giving away only 5 runs. Richardson then begins the last over with a slower ball that Chris Jordan smacks but can only find Steve Smith at long-on.
23:56 (IST)
FOUR, FOUR, FOUR! Richardson is left frustrated as Denly gets not one, not two but three boundaries behind the wicket - one an inside edge that goes past Wade's left and two more that pierce the gap between the 'keeper and short third man. Valuable runs for England, this.
23:52 (IST)
OUT! Starc gets rid of Ali but owes that wicket as much to Smith's excellent one-hand catch on the deep mid-wicket boundary. It took a check with the third umpire but they have their man.
23:44 (IST)
Agar finishes his quota of overs with a decent final over, giving away just the 6 runs and no boundaries. It seems like Finch will lean on Richardson and Starc - who have 2 overs each - to finish things off in the innings.
23:41 (IST)
SIX, FOUR! Moeen Ali loves playing spinners and he gives Zampa the charge and hits it clean down the ground. Joe Denly then ends the over with a four towards deep extra cover.
23:35 (IST)
OUT! Agar gets the dangerous Bairstow. A short one catches Bairstow by surprise and he top edges one. Agar had to run to catch it himself and took a very good catch.
23:33 (IST)
SIX AND FIFTY FOR BAIRSTOW! He gives Zampa the charge and hammers the ball over the boundary. Pretty good innings from him, given he started out quite slowly. England need him to last the innings.
23:30 (IST)
FOUR! Moeen Ali manages to ramp one to the boundary off Hazlewood. But it was a quiet over otherwise with just two singles besides that and Australia will be reasonably happy at that.
23:23 (IST)
SIX! WHAT A HIT! Bairstow whips out the slog sweep against Zampa and he absolutely clobbers it over cow corner. Zampa hits back with a wicket though as Billings reverse sweeps one that takes the edge and Finch takes a fine catch at first slip!
23:21 (IST)
SIX! Bairstow charges down the ground to Agar and slams the ball over long-on for a maximum! England are 69-2 with half their overs played. They're in a decent position, all things considered.
23:13 (IST)
OUT! Dream start for Zampa! He tosses one up to Malan who goes for the heave-ho but he doesn't get as much distance on it and Marcus Stoinis runs in and takes a good diving catch.
23:11 (IST)
FOUR, FOUR! Malan takes on Ashton Agar in his first over itself. Starts the over with a sweep slog towards deep square leg that is well fielded but earns two runs. He then follows that with a reverse sweep that goes for four. Bairstow then cuts hard at one that flies past short third man and towards the boundary.
23:07 (IST)
The first over after the powerplay yields 7 runs but none of those came from a boundary. Malan and Bairstow are being made to work for their runs at this point. Some decent changes of pace from Richardson helped matters.
23:02 (IST)
The pitch isn't the easiest to bat on and the lack of pace is making things unpredictable for bowlers too. Hazlewood, who was having a good over till that point, oversteps and the resultant free hit goes for a boundary when Bairstow inside edges one past short fine leg. He then follows it up with a pull towards backward square leg that runs away to the ropes!
22:57 (IST)
Bairstow survives two caught behind appeals, the second of which costs Australia their second and final review of the match. Oh my. That's a bit of a shocker. Decent first over from Richardson otherwise.
22:51 (IST)
FOUR! Malan gets another boundary, getting hold of a bouncer from Hazlewood and dispatching it towards fine leg. England are getting a bit of momemtum in their innings now.
22:47 (IST)
Bairstow thought he had the game's first boundary but some good fielding from Kane Richardson prevented that. Dawid Malan made no mistakes when presented with a freebie though, flicking one off the pads towards fine leg. He almost threw his wicket away though at an attempted pull off a short ball but it falls short of Steve Smith at wide mid-on.
22:40 (IST)
OUT! Hazlewood strikes in his first over itself. He pitches one up just outside off and Banton swings hard but only gets an edge through to Matthew Wade who collects a regulation catch. What a start for Australia!
22:37 (IST)
Quiet first over from Starc. There was a loud LBW shout against Banton but it looked like it was going down leg and the subsequent Aussie review shows Banton edged it onto his pads. Well, there goes the review!
22:30 (IST)
Jonny Bairstow and Tom Banton are out in the middle for England, Mitchell Starc has the new ball in hand for Australia. We are now underway at Southampton!
22:08 (IST)
England XI: Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Dawid Malan, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali (c), Joe Denly, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
Australia XI: Aaron Finch (c), Matthew Wade (wk), Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
22:07 (IST)
News from the middle is that Aaron Finch has won the toss and elected to bowl first. Moeen Ali will be leading England today as Eoin Morgan has been left out after his finger injury in the previous game.
21:57 (IST)
Malan scored 42, putting on 87 runs for the second wicket with Jos Buttler, as England won the second T20 at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday by six wickets to seal the three-match series. The 33-year-old has an impressive average of more than 50 after 15 T20 internationals but is still not guaranteed a place in Eoin Morgan's side.
21:50 (IST)
England's Dawid Malan says he wants to make it hard for the selectors to drop him through sheer weight of runs after another eye-catching Twenty20 innings against Australia.
21:43 (IST)
The series has already been sealed but England would like a clean sweep whereas for the Australians, the final T20I is about salvaging some pride. Hello and welcome to live coverage of the match.
England vs Australia Live Score & Live Updates of 3rd T20I Match at Southampton: The stage is set for the chase in Southampton. Big task for Moeen Ali and Australia's batting too. Matthew Wade and Aaron Finch opening the batting together with no David Warner. Jofra Archer with the ball.
2nd T20I match report: Jos Buttler made a dashing 77 not out as England beat Australia by six wickets in a series-clinching win in the second Twenty20 international at Southampton on Sunday. Victory saw England go an unbeatable 2-0 up in a three-match contest. England, set 158 to win, finished on 158-4 with seven balls to spare. They needed 18 off the last two overs, with Australia having failed to score 19 off two overs in a dramatic two-run defeat in the first game on Friday. But England got there in five balls from Adam Zampa, with Moeen Ali hitting a six and a four off successive deliveries from the leg-spinner.Buttler finished the match with a huge straight six off Zampa. He faced just 54 balls, including eight fours and two sixes with this innings Buttler's highest score in a T20 international, surpassing his 73 not out against Sri Lanka at Southampton four years ago.
Victory was set up by England's attack, who held Australia to a modest 157-7 after the tourists had won the toss. Jofra Archer had David Warner caught behind for a third-ball duck and Australia were 89-5 with seven overs left before a late-order rally gave them a glimmer of hope. England saw Jonny Bairstow drive Mitchell Starc for two fours before he fell to the left-arm quick in bizarre fashion when, swinging round from a pull, he knocked over the stumps with his bat and was out hit wicket for 19. But Buttler drove paceman Kane Richardson for six and the in-form Dawid Malan hit two fours off successive deliveries from spinner Glenn Maxwell. And when left-arm spinner Ashton Agar came on, Buttler skilfully reverse-swept him for four.
Pat Cummins was recalled to the attack but left-hander Malan drove him over extra-cover for a superb four before Buttler pulled him for another boundary. A stand of 87 ended when Malan holed out for 42 off Agar but Buttler continued to manipulate the field. England, who have struggled for Powerplay wickets, made a sensational start after losing the toss when fast bowler Archer had the dangerous Warner caught behind for nought. Warner reviewed immediately but replays confirmed he had gloved the ball and Australia were nought for one. Australia were 3-2 in the second over, after left-hander Alex Carey, promoted to number three in place of star batsman Steve Smith, gave himself room to drive but only edged Mark Wood, like Archer a 50-over World Cup winning fast bowler, to wicketkeeper Buttler. Archer, topping speeds of 91 mph, was removed from the attack after a spell of one wicket for eight runs in two overs. Smith, in at number four, pulled Tom Curran for six. But Smith was run out for 10 by England captain Eoin Morgan's underarm direct hit from midwicket with just one stump to aim at. The series concludes at Southampton on Tuesday.
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ENG vs AUS Cricket Scorecard (T20)
3rd T20I T20, The Rose Bowl, Southampton, 08 September, 2020
England
145/6
(20.0) RR 0.0
Australia
25/0
(2.4) RR 9.37
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Mark Wood from the other end ties up Wade momentarily and Finch too, before ruining his over with one that is too full and straight to the Australian captain. He's whipped it away through mid wicket for a boundary. Australia 22/0.
Big over for Australia as Finch and Wade make it a 16 run over. Finch started it off with cracking pull shot before Wade gloved one while trying to hook after that. Wade was denied a boundary by Finch after that as he could not get out of the way of the drive but the left hander picked up one on his pads and sent it flying into the stands over square leg to make up for that off the last delivery of the over. Australia 16/0.
England follow that with five singles and finish at 145-6 in their 20 overs. That is a low total for a T20 match but the pitch being somewhat hard to bat on means it may just be enough for the hosts. Australia will definitely fancy their chances though.
Starc pulls things back nicely with a good 19th over, giving away only 5 runs. Richardson then begins the last over with a slower ball that Chris Jordan smacks but can only find Steve Smith at long-on.
FOUR, FOUR, FOUR! Richardson is left frustrated as Denly gets not one, not two but three boundaries behind the wicket - one an inside edge that goes past Wade's left and two more that pierce the gap between the 'keeper and short third man. Valuable runs for England, this.
OUT! Starc gets rid of Ali but owes that wicket as much to Smith's excellent one-hand catch on the deep mid-wicket boundary. It took a check with the third umpire but they have their man.
SIX, FOUR! Moeen Ali loves playing spinners and he gives Zampa the charge and hits it clean down the ground. Joe Denly then ends the over with a four towards deep extra cover.
OUT! Agar gets the dangerous Bairstow. A short one catches Bairstow by surprise and he top edges one. Agar had to run to catch it himself and took a very good catch.
SIX AND FIFTY FOR BAIRSTOW! He gives Zampa the charge and hammers the ball over the boundary. Pretty good innings from him, given he started out quite slowly. England need him to last the innings.
FOUR! Moeen Ali manages to ramp one to the boundary off Hazlewood. But it was a quiet over otherwise with just two singles besides that and Australia will be reasonably happy at that.
SIX! WHAT A HIT! Bairstow whips out the slog sweep against Zampa and he absolutely clobbers it over cow corner. Zampa hits back with a wicket though as Billings reverse sweeps one that takes the edge and Finch takes a fine catch at first slip!
SIX! Bairstow charges down the ground to Agar and slams the ball over long-on for a maximum! England are 69-2 with half their overs played. They're in a decent position, all things considered.
OUT! Dream start for Zampa! He tosses one up to Malan who goes for the heave-ho but he doesn't get as much distance on it and Marcus Stoinis runs in and takes a good diving catch.
FOUR, FOUR! Malan takes on Ashton Agar in his first over itself. Starts the over with a sweep slog towards deep square leg that is well fielded but earns two runs. He then follows that with a reverse sweep that goes for four. Bairstow then cuts hard at one that flies past short third man and towards the boundary.
The pitch isn't the easiest to bat on and the lack of pace is making things unpredictable for bowlers too. Hazlewood, who was having a good over till that point, oversteps and the resultant free hit goes for a boundary when Bairstow inside edges one past short fine leg. He then follows it up with a pull towards backward square leg that runs away to the ropes!
FOUR! Malan gets another boundary, getting hold of a bouncer from Hazlewood and dispatching it towards fine leg. England are getting a bit of momemtum in their innings now.
Bairstow thought he had the game's first boundary but some good fielding from Kane Richardson prevented that. Dawid Malan made no mistakes when presented with a freebie though, flicking one off the pads towards fine leg. He almost threw his wicket away though at an attempted pull off a short ball but it falls short of Steve Smith at wide mid-on.
OUT! Hazlewood strikes in his first over itself. He pitches one up just outside off and Banton swings hard but only gets an edge through to Matthew Wade who collects a regulation catch. What a start for Australia!
Jonny Bairstow and Tom Banton are out in the middle for England, Mitchell Starc has the new ball in hand for Australia. We are now underway at Southampton!
England XI: Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Dawid Malan, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali (c), Joe Denly, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
News from the middle is that Aaron Finch has won the toss and elected to bowl first. Moeen Ali will be leading England today as Eoin Morgan has been left out after his finger injury in the previous game.
The series has already been sealed but England would like a clean sweep whereas for the Australians, the final T20I is about salvaging some pride. Hello and welcome to live coverage of the match.
00:29 (IST)
Mark Wood from the other end ties up Wade momentarily and Finch too, before ruining his over with one that is too full and straight to the Australian captain. He's whipped it away through mid wicket for a boundary. Australia 22/0.
00:24 (IST)
Big over for Australia as Finch and Wade make it a 16 run over. Finch started it off with cracking pull shot before Wade gloved one while trying to hook after that. Wade was denied a boundary by Finch after that as he could not get out of the way of the drive but the left hander picked up one on his pads and sent it flying into the stands over square leg to make up for that off the last delivery of the over. Australia 16/0.
00:21 (IST)
The stage is set for the chase in Southampton. Big task for Moeen Ali and Australia's batting too. Matthew Wade and Aaron Finch opening the batting together with no David Warner. Jofra Archer with the ball.
00:09 (IST)
England follow that with five singles and finish at 145-6 in their 20 overs. That is a low total for a T20 match but the pitch being somewhat hard to bat on means it may just be enough for the hosts. Australia will definitely fancy their chances though.
00:04 (IST)
Starc pulls things back nicely with a good 19th over, giving away only 5 runs. Richardson then begins the last over with a slower ball that Chris Jordan smacks but can only find Steve Smith at long-on.
23:56 (IST)
FOUR, FOUR, FOUR! Richardson is left frustrated as Denly gets not one, not two but three boundaries behind the wicket - one an inside edge that goes past Wade's left and two more that pierce the gap between the 'keeper and short third man. Valuable runs for England, this.
23:52 (IST)
OUT! Starc gets rid of Ali but owes that wicket as much to Smith's excellent one-hand catch on the deep mid-wicket boundary. It took a check with the third umpire but they have their man.
23:44 (IST)
Agar finishes his quota of overs with a decent final over, giving away just the 6 runs and no boundaries. It seems like Finch will lean on Richardson and Starc - who have 2 overs each - to finish things off in the innings.
23:41 (IST)
SIX, FOUR! Moeen Ali loves playing spinners and he gives Zampa the charge and hits it clean down the ground. Joe Denly then ends the over with a four towards deep extra cover.
23:35 (IST)
OUT! Agar gets the dangerous Bairstow. A short one catches Bairstow by surprise and he top edges one. Agar had to run to catch it himself and took a very good catch.
23:33 (IST)
SIX AND FIFTY FOR BAIRSTOW! He gives Zampa the charge and hammers the ball over the boundary. Pretty good innings from him, given he started out quite slowly. England need him to last the innings.
23:30 (IST)
FOUR! Moeen Ali manages to ramp one to the boundary off Hazlewood. But it was a quiet over otherwise with just two singles besides that and Australia will be reasonably happy at that.
23:23 (IST)
SIX! WHAT A HIT! Bairstow whips out the slog sweep against Zampa and he absolutely clobbers it over cow corner. Zampa hits back with a wicket though as Billings reverse sweeps one that takes the edge and Finch takes a fine catch at first slip!
23:21 (IST)
SIX! Bairstow charges down the ground to Agar and slams the ball over long-on for a maximum! England are 69-2 with half their overs played. They're in a decent position, all things considered.
23:13 (IST)
OUT! Dream start for Zampa! He tosses one up to Malan who goes for the heave-ho but he doesn't get as much distance on it and Marcus Stoinis runs in and takes a good diving catch.
23:11 (IST)
FOUR, FOUR! Malan takes on Ashton Agar in his first over itself. Starts the over with a sweep slog towards deep square leg that is well fielded but earns two runs. He then follows that with a reverse sweep that goes for four. Bairstow then cuts hard at one that flies past short third man and towards the boundary.
23:07 (IST)
The first over after the powerplay yields 7 runs but none of those came from a boundary. Malan and Bairstow are being made to work for their runs at this point. Some decent changes of pace from Richardson helped matters.
23:02 (IST)
The pitch isn't the easiest to bat on and the lack of pace is making things unpredictable for bowlers too. Hazlewood, who was having a good over till that point, oversteps and the resultant free hit goes for a boundary when Bairstow inside edges one past short fine leg. He then follows it up with a pull towards backward square leg that runs away to the ropes!
22:57 (IST)
Bairstow survives two caught behind appeals, the second of which costs Australia their second and final review of the match. Oh my. That's a bit of a shocker. Decent first over from Richardson otherwise.
22:51 (IST)
FOUR! Malan gets another boundary, getting hold of a bouncer from Hazlewood and dispatching it towards fine leg. England are getting a bit of momemtum in their innings now.
22:47 (IST)
Bairstow thought he had the game's first boundary but some good fielding from Kane Richardson prevented that. Dawid Malan made no mistakes when presented with a freebie though, flicking one off the pads towards fine leg. He almost threw his wicket away though at an attempted pull off a short ball but it falls short of Steve Smith at wide mid-on.
22:40 (IST)
OUT! Hazlewood strikes in his first over itself. He pitches one up just outside off and Banton swings hard but only gets an edge through to Matthew Wade who collects a regulation catch. What a start for Australia!
22:37 (IST)
Quiet first over from Starc. There was a loud LBW shout against Banton but it looked like it was going down leg and the subsequent Aussie review shows Banton edged it onto his pads. Well, there goes the review!
22:30 (IST)
Jonny Bairstow and Tom Banton are out in the middle for England, Mitchell Starc has the new ball in hand for Australia. We are now underway at Southampton!
22:08 (IST)
England XI: Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Dawid Malan, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali (c), Joe Denly, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
Australia XI: Aaron Finch (c), Matthew Wade (wk), Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
22:07 (IST)
News from the middle is that Aaron Finch has won the toss and elected to bowl first. Moeen Ali will be leading England today as Eoin Morgan has been left out after his finger injury in the previous game.
21:57 (IST)
Malan scored 42, putting on 87 runs for the second wicket with Jos Buttler, as England won the second T20 at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday by six wickets to seal the three-match series. The 33-year-old has an impressive average of more than 50 after 15 T20 internationals but is still not guaranteed a place in Eoin Morgan's side.
21:50 (IST)
England's Dawid Malan says he wants to make it hard for the selectors to drop him through sheer weight of runs after another eye-catching Twenty20 innings against Australia.
21:43 (IST)
The series has already been sealed but England would like a clean sweep whereas for the Australians, the final T20I is about salvaging some pride. Hello and welcome to live coverage of the match.
England vs Australia Live Score & Live Updates of 3rd T20I Match at Southampton: The stage is set for the chase in Southampton. Big task for Moeen Ali and Australia's batting too. Matthew Wade and Aaron Finch opening the batting together with no David Warner. Jofra Archer with the ball.
2nd T20I match report: Jos Buttler made a dashing 77 not out as England beat Australia by six wickets in a series-clinching win in the second Twenty20 international at Southampton on Sunday. Victory saw England go an unbeatable 2-0 up in a three-match contest. England, set 158 to win, finished on 158-4 with seven balls to spare. They needed 18 off the last two overs, with Australia having failed to score 19 off two overs in a dramatic two-run defeat in the first game on Friday. But England got there in five balls from Adam Zampa, with Moeen Ali hitting a six and a four off successive deliveries from the leg-spinner.Buttler finished the match with a huge straight six off Zampa. He faced just 54 balls, including eight fours and two sixes with this innings Buttler's highest score in a T20 international, surpassing his 73 not out against Sri Lanka at Southampton four years ago.
Victory was set up by England's attack, who held Australia to a modest 157-7 after the tourists had won the toss. Jofra Archer had David Warner caught behind for a third-ball duck and Australia were 89-5 with seven overs left before a late-order rally gave them a glimmer of hope. England saw Jonny Bairstow drive Mitchell Starc for two fours before he fell to the left-arm quick in bizarre fashion when, swinging round from a pull, he knocked over the stumps with his bat and was out hit wicket for 19. But Buttler drove paceman Kane Richardson for six and the in-form Dawid Malan hit two fours off successive deliveries from spinner Glenn Maxwell. And when left-arm spinner Ashton Agar came on, Buttler skilfully reverse-swept him for four.
Pat Cummins was recalled to the attack but left-hander Malan drove him over extra-cover for a superb four before Buttler pulled him for another boundary. A stand of 87 ended when Malan holed out for 42 off Agar but Buttler continued to manipulate the field. England, who have struggled for Powerplay wickets, made a sensational start after losing the toss when fast bowler Archer had the dangerous Warner caught behind for nought. Warner reviewed immediately but replays confirmed he had gloved the ball and Australia were nought for one. Australia were 3-2 in the second over, after left-hander Alex Carey, promoted to number three in place of star batsman Steve Smith, gave himself room to drive but only edged Mark Wood, like Archer a 50-over World Cup winning fast bowler, to wicketkeeper Buttler. Archer, topping speeds of 91 mph, was removed from the attack after a spell of one wicket for eight runs in two overs. Smith, in at number four, pulled Tom Curran for six. But Smith was run out for 10 by England captain Eoin Morgan's underarm direct hit from midwicket with just one stump to aim at. The series concludes at Southampton on Tuesday.
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