Australia beat England via DLS method to clinch ODI series
Australia won the fifth and final ODI by 49 runs via the DLS method, to overcome England 3-2. Hosts England scored 309/10 in 49.2 overs. In response, Australia were going along at 165/2 in 20.4 overs before rain stopped play. Notably, Matthew Short's blistering half-century atop meant Australia were ahead of the par score at County Ground, Bristol. Here's more.
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Short slams fastest ODI fifty for Australia versus England
Short slammed the fastest ODI fifty by an Aussie batter versus England. Short's 23-ball effort saw him break the previous best record of James Faulkner, who took 24 balls in Perth, 2015. Mitchell Marsh (26 balls, Lord's 2015), Matthew Wade (26 balls, Headingley, 2015) and Adam Gilchrist (28 balls, Sydney, 2003) are next. Short hit 58 (30 balls), slamming 7 fours and 4 sixes.
Head, Smith and Inglis chip in
Travis Head scored 31 from 26 balls and added 78 runs alongside Short. Steve Smith was unbeaten on 36 from 48 balls with Josh Inglis scoring 28* from 20 balls. Australian batters hit a total of nine sixes and 17 fours.
Duckett slams 107 in 5th ODI versus Australia
England opener Ben Duckett slammed a fine 107-run knock off 91 balls earlier. Duckett handed England a solid start before adding a 150-run stand for the 3rd wicket alongside Harry Brook, who scored 72. Duckett owns 700 runs in 16 ODI matches at 46.66. He slammed his 2nd hundred (50s: 5). In 5 ODIs versus the Aussies, Duckett has 305 runs at 61.
Brook breaks this ODI record of Virat Kohli
Brook faced 52 balls for his 72-run knock (4s: 3, 6s: 7). He smashed his 3rd successive fifty-plus score versus Australia in the ongoing series. His scores in this read: 39, 4, 110*, 87 and 72. Brook finished the series with 312 runs at 78. He hit 30 fours and 13 sixes. Brook struck at an impressive 127.86.
Kohli's record gets broken by Brook
As per Cricbuzz, Brook broke Virat Kohli's record of 310 runs for most runs as captain in a bilateral ODI series versus Australia. Kohli smashed 310 runs at 62 (100s: 2) in the 2019 series at home. India lost the 5-match series 2-3 versus Australia.
Brook joins a unique list
As per Cricbuzz, Brook became the 4th ODI captain with most consecutive 50-plus scores (3) versus Australia. He joined Imran Khan (Pakistan, 1990), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan, 2004-05), Eoin Morgan (England, 2015) and Babar Azam (Pakistan, 2022). In 20 ODIs, Brook owns 719 runs, averaging 39.94. He owns one hundred and five half-centuries. At home, he has 349 runs at 49.85.
Travis Head claims maiden four-wicket haul in ODIs
Head got the key scalps of Liam Livingstone, centurion Duckett, Brydon Carse and finally, Adil Rashid. He bowled 6.2 overs and took 4/28. Notably, the Aussie spinners shared eight scalps to force an England collapse. In 69 ODIs, Head has raced to 24 scalps at 44.20. Notably, this was Head's maiden four-fer in ODIs.
