AUS vs ENG Ashes 2023: Australia beat England by two wickets, Pat Cummins and Lyon shines
Sports : Australian team has kicked off the series with a win in the prestigious Ashes series of five Tests against England. The kangaroos won by two wickets in the first match played at Edgbaston. Australia is now 1-0 ahead in the series.
Australia’s captain Pat Cummins showed his brilliance this time not with the ball but with the bat too. He shared a 55-run partnership for the ninth wicket with spin bowler Nathan Lyon to give the team a thrilling two-wicket win.
Australian captain Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon played an important role in helping Australia win this match with their batting. While batting at number nine, Australian captain Pat Cummins scored 44* with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes and while batting at number 10, Nathan Lyon scored 16* with 2 fours. Both shared a 55* run partnership for the 9th wicket.
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Earkier in the first day of match, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat. Taking a bold decision, he declared the innings when the team scored 393 runs for eight wickets. After this the Australian team was reduced to 386 runs. England got a seven-run lead in the first innings. He scored 273 runs in the second innings and set Australia a total of 281 runs. The Kangaroo team won the match in the last session on the last day.
England won the toss and decided to bat first and declared the innings by scoring 393 runs for 8 wickets. Former captain Joe Root scored an inning of 118 runs for the team. During this, Australian bowler Nathan Lyon took 4 wickets and Josh Hazlewood took 2 wickets. Apart from this, Scott Boland and Cameron Green took 1-1 wickets.
The England team in their second innings, was reduced to 273 runs. In this innings, Australian bowler Nathan Lyon and captain Pat Cummins took 4-4 wickets. At the same time, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland got 1-1 success. After this, chasing 281 runs, Australia won by 2 wickets.