AUS vs ENG 3rd T20 Match Highlights: The series finale abandoned due to rain. (Photo: ICC/Twitter)Australia vs England Highlights, 3rd T20I: With 2-0 in the three-match T20I series, visiters England will eye another thumping victory over hosts Australia on Friday ahead of the T20 World Cup. While Aaron Finch-led Australia will also look to finish the series on a high note before going into the world cup title defence next week. Both teams will have this as last chance of warm-up for the World Cup.
England (Playing XI): Jos Buttler(w/c), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley
Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch(c), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
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The rain has won. The officials have decided that the game cannot go on further with seven balls needed for a result. England has already won the series 2-0. They leave with a lot more answers than Australia will. Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell's form has been a huge concern for the hosts and it continues to be. The defending champions and England will be entering the tournament as favourites. Both teams are in the group A and will face off each other on October 28 at MCG.
With Australia needing 100 out of 49 rain, plays spoilsport again. With three down it looks difficult for Australia to chase down the total. Seven more deliveries need to be bowled to make this game count. Austalia 30/3 after 3.5 overs. Steve Smith 7(8) and Stoinis 8(4) at the crease.
Unlike his first over, Woakes tries to mix his variations of pace in his second over he picked another wicket of Maxwell. The script is going wrong for the Aussies after three overs with the scoreboard showing 3/18.
Topley takes the new ball from the other end with Woakes and concedes 11 runs in his first over. Glenn Maxwell pulls a short ball for six off the fourth delivery in the over.
Woakes picks up both Finch and Marsh in his first two deliveries. He swung the ball both ways in the first over and troubled Smith with his outswingers. Australia is on the back foot with 2/2 after the first over.
Australia needs to score 130 runs from 12 overs. With big strikers like David, Maxwell, and Stoinis this is going to be an intresting chase.England finish with 2-112 from their 12 overs as Buttler posts an unbeaten 65.The revised DLS target for Australia is 130 off 12 overs. Chase coming up!
Maxwell bowled a brilliant final over without conceding a single boundary. Butler played the captain's innings by scoring 65 runs from 41 balls England reached 112-2 in their 12 overs. We still have to wait how much Australia needs to get in their run chase according to D/L method.
Butler pummels Hazelwood who came onto the ball his final over of his quota. The English skipper took the right-arm seamer apart by scoring 22 runs in the over. If not for Maxwell's brilliant efforts in the covers with his fielding things would have looked worse for Hazelwood's figures. England is 101/2 scoring 30 off eight balls after the break.What a player he is. ud83dudd25 Scorecard: https://t.co/yYZnkIFtpwud83cudde6ud83cuddfa #AUSvENG ud83cudff4udb40udc67udb40udc62udb40udc65udb40udc6eudb40udc67udb40udc7f pic.twitter.com/i5MG1skIG8— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 14, 2022
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Stokes made his intentions clear after the first ball he faced Maxwell after the break with a six. With 12 balls left in the innings, the English batters have no option but to go after the bowling attack.
The game has been reduced to 12 overs after the second rain break. The game is scheduled to start at 4:00 PM (IST)
Yeah, folks! Rain is back again after 15 minutes of play. Australia slowly started to pull the game back after Pat Cummins picked up Dawid Malan after the first rain break. Malan played a good hand with his 23(19). We have already lost overs in this game. We have to see how many more are going to get lost. On the other hand lot is dependent on Butler 38(32) and Stokes 5(5) after the break to accelerate quickly.
Adam Zampa bowls a tight over following up the Cummins's good work from the previous over. The leg-spinner trying to keep the ball wet due to the dampness on the field.
Pat Cummins bowls a brilliant over to Dawid Malan mixing his slower balls. Dawid Malan trying to hit one into the stands coudnt clear the 30-yard circle and is caught by Mitch Marsh. Stokes walkes in at 63/2 after eight overs.
Welcome back! The outfield is a bit damp. Butler starts with a boundary after the rain break. England after eight overs 58/1.
Good news! The rain has stopped the game is scheduled to start at 3:05 PM (IST) reduced to 17 overs per side.
The rain is getting ominous here at Manuka Oval. It looks like it going to take quite a while before the game gets underway again.
Australia and England will meet on October 28 at MCG in T20 World Cup.
Australia will start their campaign agaisnt New Zealand at SCG on October 22.
England will start their campaign against Afghanistan at Perth on the same day.
It is raining in Canberra the match is delayed. With England in a position of dominance, it is a good break for the Aussies as it may break the momentum for England. Butler is on 25(22) and Malan on 17(14). Alex Hales departed early to Josh Hazelwood.The covers are on at Manuka Oval with England 1-49 in the 7th over #AUSvENG— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 14, 2022
The end of Powerplay England starts well. Pat Cummins bowled a lot of slower ones in the over. Butler starting to look good along with Malan England all set to get a big score.
Mitchell Starc bought back into the attack in the fifth over. He bowls a decent over conceding only eight runs after going for a boundary early on in the over. England after five overs 38-1.
Expensive over from the Josh Hazelwood. Jos Butler hit the boundary of the first ball and Malan finished the over with another one. After fours England getting a moving on 30/1.