Adil Rashid and Tom Curran have been included in the England squad as bowlers. Leg-spinner Adil Rashid has already proved his worth by batting brilliantly in the lower order.
The 32-year-old star leg-spinner took the helm once again on Sunday in a difficult moment for the team. He was accompanied by pace bowler Tom Curran. Adil Rashid made a pair of 8 runs for the ninth wicket with this 25-year-old young man.
England captain Eoin Morgan greeted the two batsmen in the dressing room as they watched the two batsmen hit one boundary after another.
After winning the toss against Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday, the hosts were in danger after batting first. The equation was clear for England, who lost the first ODI of the three-match series. Harley lost the trophy.
In such a difficult match, the English lost two openers Johnny Bairstow and Jason Roy for just 29 runs and were cornered.
Joe Root led the team with captain Eoin Morgan for the third wicket. They added 61 runs to this pair. Then England lost 6 wickets for 59 runs. Root returned for 39 off 63 balls. Joss Butler returned with just 3 runs. Morgan was dismissed for 42 off 52 balls. Same Billings, who scored 116 runs in the first match, returned with only 7 runs. Same Karan out for 1 run.
Then began the battle between Adil Rashid and Tom Curran. England lost 7 wickets for 149 runs in their responsible batting and finally managed to score 231 runs. Currran was dismissed just two balls before the end of the innings. Before that he made 36 runs off 39 balls with the help of five fours. Adil Rashid scored an unbeaten 35 off 27 balls with three fours and a six. Adam Jampa took the highest three wickets for Australia. Michelle Stark took two wickets.
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