- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras16 (lb 2, w 14)TOTAL172/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.6)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Craig Kieswetter, 3.3 ov), 2-103 (Luke Wright, 12.6 ov), 3-110 (Alex Hales, 14.2 ov), 4-138 (Jos Buttler, 17.1 ov), 5-155 (Eoin Morgan, 18.5 ov), 6-165 (Jonny Bairstow, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SR Watson 4 0 38 1 9.50 2 0 MA Starc 4 0 32 2 8.00 4 0 CJ McKay 4 0 33 0 8.25 2 0 DT Christian 3 0 25 0 8.33 1 0 GB Hogg 4 0 39 2 9.75 1 0 GJ Maxwell 1 0 3 0 3.00 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL163/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.15)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (David Warner, 0.5 ov), 2-75 (Shane Watson, 8.3 ov), 3-98 (Cameron White, 13.1 ov), 4-140 (Michael Hussey, 16.5 ov), 5-145 (George Bailey, 17.5 ov), 6-149 (Glenn Maxwell, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB ST Finn 4 1 26 2 6.50 1 0 TT Bresnan 4 0 32 1 8.00 0 0 SCJ Broad 4 0 42 1 10.50 4 0 GP Swann 4 0 21 1 5.25 0 0 DR Briggs 4 0 39 1 9.75 0 0
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)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
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