Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, First Session 09.30-10.45, Interval 10.45-11.00, Second Session 11.00-12.15
Match days
17 September 2012 (20-over match)
17/09Result
ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches at Colombo, Sep 17 2012
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![England]( "England")
172/6 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
163/6 (20 ov)
17/09Result
ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches at Colombo, Sep 17 2012
-
![England]( "England")
172/6 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
163/6 (20 ov)
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
AUSTRALIA 163/6 (20 OVERS)
- Michael Hussey71 (51)
- Shane Watson37 (26)
- Graeme Swann1/21 (4)
- Steven Finn2/26 (4)
END OF OVER:20 | 12 Runs | AUS: 163/6 (10 runs required, RR: 8.15)
- Matthew Wade12 (6b)
- Dan Christian4 (5b)
- Tim Bresnan4-0-32-1
- Steven Finn4-1-26-2
19.6
6
Bresnan to Wade, SIX,
19.5
2
Bresnan to Wade, 2 runs,
19.4
1
Bresnan to Christian, 1 run,
19.3
0
Bresnan to Christian, no run,
19.2
1
Bresnan to Wade, 1 run,
19.1
2
Bresnan to Wade, 2 runs,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsEngland hold on for narrow win
The nine-run victory gave England immediate impetus and left Australia, whose T20 ranking briefly fell below Ireland's earlier this month, still searching for a solution
