Published: Oct 09, 2022, 06:09 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 09, 2022, 06:22 PM (IST)
Perth: England defeated Australia in a high-scoring thriller to go 1-0 up in the series. Chasing a daunting target of 209, David Warner whacked a blazing half-century to set Australia up for a record chase. However, England held their nerves to win the game by eight runs.
Meanwhile, a bizarre incident during Australia’s chase has got the internet buzzing. In the 17th over, when Australia needed 40 runs in 4 overs with David Warner and Matthew Wade set at the crease, Wade top-edged a delivery to the helmet which lobbed up in the air.
The bowler, Mark Wood, saw an opportunity for a catch and came charging in, however, he was surprisingly stopped by Matthew Wade. Wade though got away and was not given out (handling the ball) by the umpires.
Wood though got his revenge in the same over as he dismissed David Warner. Wade looked threatening to take the game away but Sam Curran dismissed him in the last over to give England a brilliant win. Meanwhile, David Warner scored 73 off 44 balls and got good support from Marcus Stoinis (35) and Mitchell Marsh. However, that was not enough.
Earlier, magnificent 84 off 51 by Alex Hales and 68 off 32 by Jos Buttler helped England post a mammoth 208-6 in 20 overs.
It would have made the discussion even more fun if Wade had won it for Aussies. pic.twitter.com/DWo6JnVDl8
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) October 9, 2022
Jos Buttler on the Matthew Wade/Mark Wood incident #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/VJ1TKPwlyw
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) October 9, 2022
For a moment Wade bhaiyya thought he is playing football. Wood is the last defender and aage goal khali hai. pic.twitter.com/VdmMDth8Ee
— cricBC (@cricBC) October 9, 2022
Here we go again… #AUSvENG . No spirit discussions now???
— Jaideep Ghosh (@jd0893) October 9, 2022
Matthew Wade tried to stop Mark Wood from catching the ball. pic.twitter.com/331pV1DPsh
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 9, 2022
The CEO of Sportsman Spirit, M Wade, stopping M Wood from catching the ball!!
The OZs@azkhawaja1 pic.twitter.com/zAsJl6gpqz— WaQas Ahmad (@waqasaAhmad8) October 9, 2022
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