Video of Jos Butler’s Super Sixes : 94 m and 95 m : ENG vs AUS

England vs Australia, 26th Match, Group 1 (N), Dubai (DSC), Oct 30 2021

Match Result: England won by 8 wickets (with 50 balls remaining)

Player of the Match: Chris Jordan

Match Report: If you’re an Australian fan, don’t be frightened. England’s opponent, as you read it right, is Australia. A one-sided affair would be an understatement. Mismatch? When you score nearly 60 percent of the target in the powerplay chasing, only a miracle can stop you from losing. England just plays it one way in this format: attack and go for the kill come hell or high water.

And they have given us a specatcular display of that in all departments tonight. After a splendid show with the ball, Jason Roy and Jos Buttler approached the target as if they had an early flight to catch. Though the former departed soon after the powerplay, Buttler carried on and added the finishing touches alongside his best mate Bairstow to seal the deal with 8.2 overs to spare. If you’re an England fan, your weekend just got more brighter.

Eoin Morgan | England skipper: “Obviously we got off to a good start in the first two games of the tournament and challenge first is always adapting to the conditions away from home and we did that really in the first two games and then again today, the big test against a really strong Australian side.

We sort of held up pretty well right from the beginning, holding our nerve and creating opportunities with the ball and then continuing to be relentless with the lengths we want to bowl. We are in good form with the bat. Jason last game and Jos today.

We treat everybody with same amount of respect. We go to Sharjah from here and again another challenge there and we are really looking forward to it.”

Stats Update: 14th win for the chasing team in last 15 T20 matches in Dubai

Aaron Finch | Australia skipper: “After losing few wickets in the powerplay, we had to hang in there and get to a total we thought would be defendable. They bowled well and put us on the back foot early. You had to bowl them out with that kind of total.

But Jos Buttler played a hell of an innings and put the pressure on us and it’s just one of those nights where we got off to a poor start and it kept compounding unfortunately. We’ve got a couple of days to recharge now, give the guys some much-needed rest and take on Bangladesh next.”

Chris Jordan, Man of the Match: “It was a great bowling effort from the boys. Woakesy set up the tone. We try to keep it as simple as possible. We try and asses the pitch quickly. We tried to hold our lengths and bowl it straight and luckily it worked today.

You just try to stick to your strengths and then still add a little bit to your skills. You are never comfortable in international cricket. Everyday you want to improve as there are so many players who want to get into the team.”

Wins with most balls to spare for ENG in T20Is:
70 vs WI Dubai 2021 (Target: 56)
57 vs WI Basseterre 2021 (72)
50 vs Aus Dubai 2021 (126)

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