The England captain, Jos Butler, won the toss and decided to take the field first. David Warner narrowly avoided being LBW in a tight decider against Willey, but his luck failed him as he fell to Woakes later on. The first ten overs of Australia’s innings took them to 48 runs, but they also lost two crucial wickets. Mark Wood bowled uneventful overs for a while. England unsuccessfully used a review in their attempt to sack Marnus Labuschagne. Australia managed to cross the hundred-run mark. Adil Rashid made an impact by taking the wicket of Steven Smith, who scored 44 runs, then quickly removed Josh Inglis for just 3 runs in his next over.
Labuschagne reached his 10th ODI half-century as Cameron Green and Labuschagne worked together to steady the Australian innings. The number of boundaries continued to rise as Labuschagne and Green progressed in their partnership. However, Mark Wood eventually ended the 61-run stand, dismissing Labuschagne for 71. Wood’s bowling proved costly as Cameron Green accelerated Australia’s scoring. Marcus Stoinis started his innings with a huge six off Rashid and Green came close but survived a run-out opportunity while on 45 runs.
Adam Zampa shone in all three departments and took it home @aramco #POTM đź‘Š#CWC23 | #ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/t6pCWQe31Q
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup)
November 4, 2023
In the second innings, England’s batting was consistently disappointing throughout the match, although they made some improvements in their performance. However, the target of 286 runs proved insurmountable. Despite losing two early wickets, Dawid Malan and Ben Stokes managed to stabilize the innings with a partnership. Unfortunately, they suffered a double blow again with two quick wickets. While another partnership offered a glimmer of hope, a flurry of goals soon followed to completely derail England’s chase. Adil Rashid, David Willey and Chris Woakes put in valiant efforts to pull off something remarkable, but the target of victory always seemed out of reach.
England are bowled out as Australia continue their march towards a #CWC23 a place in the semi-finals ⚡#ENGvAUS 📝: https://t.co/mEnntQMFQp pic.twitter.com/SbCu9Vbrj4
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup)
November 4, 2023
The star of the night was undoubtedly Adam Zampa, who contributed significantly both with the ball, securing figures of 3 for 21, and with the bat, adding a valuable 29 runs. Zampa’s exceptional catch was the icing on the cake for Australia. With this win, Australia have now collected 10 points and climbed ahead of New Zealand in the tournament standings. They have matches against Afghanistan and Bangladesh coming up, which positions them favorably for a place in the semi-finals. On the other hand, England are still at stake as they are in 10th position in the table. They must win their remaining two games to secure a place in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
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Here are the team standings after Match 36: Australia vs England on November 4, 2023:
|
Rank |
TEAMS |
M |
W |
L |
T |
N/A |
PT |
NRR |
Following |
|
1 |
INDIA |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
2.102 |
against SA, NED |
|
2 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
2.29 |
against IND, AFG |
|
3 |
AUSTRALIA |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0.97 |
against AFG, BAN |
|
4 |
NEW ZEALAND |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0.398 |
against SL |
|
5 |
PAKISTAN |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0.036 |
against ENG |
|
6 |
AFGHANISTAN |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
-0.33 |
against AUS, SA |
|
7 |
SRI LANKA |
7 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-1,162 |
against BAN, NZ |
|
8 |
NETHERLANDS |
7 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-1,398 |
against ENG, IND |
|
9 |
BANGLADESH |
7 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-1,446 |
against SL, AUS |
|
10 |
ENGLAND |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-1,652 |
against NED, PAK |
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