- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (b 8, lb 5, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL269/7d (77 Overs, RR: 3.49)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Luke Wells, 5.6 ov), 2-62 (Alex Lees, 19.6 ov), 3-94 (Eoin Morgan, 27.1 ov), 4-164 (Moeen Ali, 46.2 ov), 5-195 (Ben Stokes, 55.1 ov), 6-247 (Jos Buttler, 70.2 ov), 7-258 (Gary Ballance, 72.5 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (lb 8, nb 3)TOTAL227/6 (68 Overs, RR: 3.33)Fall of wickets: 1-52 (David Warner, 14.4 ov), 2-58 (Ed Cowan, 17.1 ov), 3-117 (Shane Watson, 29.5 ov), 4-144 (Steven Smith, 38.4 ov), 5-156 (Usman Khawaja, 40.6 ov), 6-160 (Phillip Hughes, 45.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JAR Harris 12 3 39 1 3.25 0 0 KHD Barker 11 3 28 1 2.54 0 1 LE Plunkett 15 2 59 1 3.93 0 2 SC Kerrigan 17 3 66 1 3.88 0 0 BA Stokes 13 4 27 2 2.07 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Season
Hours of play (local time)
Match days
Umpires
Close of Play
- Fri, 16 Aug - day 1 - England Lions 1st innings 269/7 (KHD Barker 9*, LE Plunkett 5*, 77 ov)
- Sat, 17 Aug - day 2 - Australians 1st innings 227/6 (68 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- England Lions 1st innings
- GS Ballanace 100 off 153 balls in 157 mins, 16x4, 1x6
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