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Australia beats England by 33 runs in the 36th match of the World Cup 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Australia batted first and scored 286 runs, England’s team could only manage to score 253 runs.
England are knocked out as Australia continue their march towards a #CWC23 semi-final spot ⚡#ENGvAUS 📝: https://t.co/D0mlJs2isR pic.twitter.com/yzVhg0goBc
— ICC (@ICC) November 4, 2023
With this defeat Defending champions England have been knocked out of the World Cup 2023. After losing 6 out of 7 matches, England became the second team to exit the tournament. Prior to England, Bangladesh was also eliminated from the competition while Australia strengthened their position in the top four.
England’s captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bowl first against Australia. The Kangaroo team made two changes in the team, replacing injured Glenn Maxwell and the returning Mitchell Marsh with Cameron Green and Marcus Stoinis. On the other hand, England made no changes to their lineup.
Both teams playing elevens
England: Jonny Bairstow, David Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper/captain), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
Australian Innings, Losing The Toss And Batting First
Australia started aggressively during the Powerplay. Their opening batsman, Travis Head, wasted no time in playing big shots but lost his wicket in the second over.
Steve Smith then took charge of the innings, defending for two overs. In the sixth over, David Warner also got out. Marnus Labuschagne and Smith stabilized the innings, adding 9 runs in the final 4 Powerplay overs.
For England, David Willey and Chris Woakes bowled five overs each. Woakes took both the wickets. Marnus Labuschagne, Australia’s number 4 batsman, stepped in and played a key role in recovering from the early wickets.
He formed a partnership with Steve Smith, but they both fell after a 75-run stand, leaving Marnus Labuschagne stranded. He had reached his fifty, but Mark Wood dismissed him, having scored 71 runs from 83 balls with 7 boundaries.
In the middle overs, Australia scored 172 runs and lost three wickets. In the later stage of the innings, England made a strong comeback. The Australian batsmen struggled to score heavily in this phase, losing 5 wickets.
In the last 10 overs, Australia could only manage 66 runs. Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, and Pat Cummins were dismissed between the 41st and 45th overs. Afterward, Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa added 29 runs for the 9th wicket. Zampa scored 29 runs from 19 balls.
In the death overs, England’s David Willey, Liam Livingstone, and Mark Wood took one wicket each, while Chris Woakes grabbed the last two wickets.
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England Innings, Same Old Story
England, chasing a target of 287 runs, lost a wicket on the very first ball of their innings. Johnny Bairstow was dismissed by Mitchell Starc, caught by Josh Inglis, without even opening his account.
In the fifth over, Starc got rid of Joe Root as well, with wicketkeeper Josh Inglis taking the catch. Root scored 13 runs off 17 balls.
After losing two early wickets, Ben Stokes and David Malan steadied the ship for England. They formed a crucial partnership for the third wicket, with Malan scoring 50 runs from 64 balls before getting caught by Travis Head off Pat Cummins.
England’s captain, Jos Buttler, continued the fight, but he was caught by Cameron Green off Adam Zampa after scoring just one run. At 169 runs, England had lost half their team.
Ben Stokes, who was the anchor for England, scored 64 runs from 90 balls before getting caught by Marcus Stoinis off Adam Zampa. At 174 runs, England lost their sixth wicket.
Liam Livingstone contributed two runs and was caught by Sean Abbott off Pat Cummins. Moeen Ali scored 42 runs from 43 balls before being caught by David Warner off Adam Zampa.
David Willey made 15 runs from 14 balls before getting caught by Adam Zampa off Josh Hazlewood. England lost their eighth wicket at 183 runs. The whole team got all out at the score of 253 in 48.1 overs.
Adam Zamp, Man of the Match
I mean just summing up the conditions was important. We batted really well to get to 286. The ground got really dewy. Attacking the stumps was important. It came out as good as it ever has.
Felt really good. Just tried to be really positive and bat out the 50 overs. Was important to rotate the strike. One of those days. Felt satisfying. Hopefully my best is yet to come.
Pat Cummins, Australian Captian
It’s been great, the boys played brilliantly, we’re getting better with each match. We’ve improved with each game, still not playing the perfect game.
It’s something we pride ourselves on, we didn’t start well, but the boys have put their hands up, ever since the first 2 games. He has been bowling beautifully in the last 3 games, made 29 and took a banger.
We thought it was a good wicket and would probably break up to his strength. Maxi and Mitchy will be back, they have had a great tournament and for the others to come in and put in a performance was nice.
It wasn’t too bad tonight, sometimes we do see players getting wet as they slide on, but it wasn’t that bad today.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table After Australia Beats England
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +2.102 |
| South Africa | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +2.290 |
| Australia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.924 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.398 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.036 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.330 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.162 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.398 |
| Bangladesh (E) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.446 |
| England (E) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.504 |