Cricket: England Take First Twenty20 Against Australia With Dramatic Last Ball Victory

England, fresh from their 2010/2011 Ashes success, have won the opening Twenty20 match against Australia in Adelaide in dramatic style, clinching victory in the very last ball with a four from Chris Woakes.

Australia, who recorded 157-4, looked on course to defend that score, though England’s last gasp victory means they are now T20 World Record holders, having recorded an impressive eight successive victory in the shortened format.

Shane Watson, for the hosts, who hit 59 runs from 31 balls before taking 4 English wickets for 15 runs from his four overs, will perhaps be the most disappointed of the Australians, not least as the winning runs came from his final delivery.

England will be full of confidence, having grabbed this entertaining and record breaking victory, ahead of the next T20 match in the MCG on Friday, 14th January 2011.

Australia v England – T20 Scorecard, Adelaide 12 January 2011

  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  • Australia scored 157 for 4 wickets from 20.0 overs
  • England scored 158 for 9 wickets from 20.0 overs
  • England won by 1 wicket

Australia Batting

Runs Balls 4s 6s
Warner c Shahzad b Yardy 30 28 5 0
Watson b Yardy 59 31 6 3
Hussey b Bresnan 28 27 1 1
White c Pietersen b Woakes 6 9 0 0
Finch not out 15 14 1 0
Smith not out 15 11 1 0
Extras 2w 1b 1lb 4
Total for 4 157 (20.0 ovs)

England Bowlers

Bowler O M R W
Woakes 4 0 34 1
Shahzad 4 0 25 0
Bresnan 4 0 28 1
Yardy 4 0 28 2
Swann 4 0 40 0

England Batting

Runs Balls 4s 6s
Bell c Smith b Johnson 27 17 4 1
Davies c White b Lee 4 2 1 0
Pietersen c Hussey b O’Keefe 25 11 3 1
Collingwood c Paine b Hussey 16 20 2 0
Morgan c Hussey b Watson 43 33 5 1
Wright lbw b Tait 0 2 0 0
Bresnan c Lee b Watson 11 11 1 0
Yardy c Paine b Watson 0 1 0 0
Woakes not out 19 15 1 1
Swann b Watson 6 5 0 0
Shahzad not out 0 3 0 0
Extras 2w 5lb 7
Total for 9 158 (20.0 ovs)

Australia Bowling

Bowler O M R W
Tait 4 0 40 1
Lee 4 0 41 1
Johnson 4 0 27 1
O’Keefe 2 0 16 1
Watson 4 0 15 4
Hussey 2 0 14 1

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