- Second T20i: Australia 157-7; England 158-4
- Opener makes 77 from 54 balls as home side go 2-0 up in series
Jos Buttler delivered a glorious demonstration of how to pace a run chase. The target, 158, was not formidable but, as the Australians are all too aware, such middling scores can be tricky to overhaul. But with Buttler at the crease there was no slip-up. He purred to an unbeaten 77 from 54 balls and finished the match with seven deliveries to spare with a straight six off Adam Zampa that cleared the boundary by about 40 yards. So England won the game by six wickets and have taken the series; if they win the final game on Tuesday evening they overtake Australia as the No 1 T20 side in the ICC’s rankings table.
Afterwards Eoin Morgan affirmed that he would play the best XI for the final game having hailed “a better bowling performance. Jofra [Archer] set the tone in that first over and when you’ve got a world-class player like Jos Buttler in form it makes the chase easier.” Unsurprisingly Buttler will stay at the top of the order for the moment and the man himself acknowledged afterwards “it’s the best place to bat in T20 cricket and my favourite position but I’m happy to bat anywhere. It’s up to the captain and coach.”
Written by Vic Marks
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