By CricketCountry Staff
Alex Hales smashed a quick half-century to propel England to 172 for six against Australia in their ICC Twenty20 World Cup warm-up match at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on Monday.
Published: Sep 17, 2012, 11:10 AM (IST)
Edited: Sep 17, 2012, 11:10 AM (IST)
Alex Hales slammed seven boundaries during his innings of 52 © Getty Images
By CricketCountry Staff
Colombo: Sep 17, 2012
Alex Hales smashed a quick half-century to propel England to 172 for six against Australia in their ICC Twenty20 World Cup warm-up match at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on Monday.
Hales clobbered seven boundaries to score 52, which came off just 38 balls.
Hales added 88 runs for the second wicket with Luke Wright to help England stage a fightback, after Australia pacer Mitchell Starc rocked the English side with the dismissal of Craig Kieswetter early on.
Kieswetter fell for eight, which came off 15 deliveries and one hit to the fence.
Wright played a fluent knock of 35 off 29 balls, which included three boundaries and a six.
Veteran spinner Brad Hogg provided Australia the second breakthrough when he had Wright caught by Cameron White.
After Wright’s dismissal, Eoin Morgan came in to take England forward and scored a quick 30 off 16 balls hitting four boundaries and a six.
Brief Scores: England 172 for 6 from 20 overs (Alex Hales 52, Luke Wright 35, Eoin Morgan 30; Mitchell Starc 2 for 32, Brag Hodd 2 for 29) vs Australia
ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2012: Match time table with group details
