AUS 1ST

OUT! Caught. Brydon Carse to Travis Head. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to point, caught by Rashid. Brydon Carse has got his first wicket.

OUT! Bowled. Adil Rashid to Matt Short. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Cleaned him up.

OUT! Caught. Liam Livingstone to Jake Fraser-McGurk. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Overton. Jamie Overton takes a simple catch.

OUT! Caught. Liam Livingstone to Marcus Stoinis. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Overton. Another one bites the dust.

OUT! Caught. Brydon Carse to Tim David. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge, caught by Salt. Australia lost half of their side.

OUT! Caught. Sam Curran to Josh Inglis. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Carse. That's a screamer.

ENG 1ST

OUT! Caught. Sean Abbott to Will Jacks. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Fraser-McGurk. That's a well-judged catch in the deep.

OUT! Bowled. Sean Abbott to Jordan Cox. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, missed. Gate crashed.

OUT! Caught. Matt Short to Phil Salt. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Abbott. Skipper departs after getting a start

OUT! Bowled. Matt Short to Jacob Bethell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed. Matthew Short breaks the partnership.

OUT! Caught. Matt Short to Sam Curran. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Connolly. Goes for a big hit but perished.

OUT! Bowled. Matt Short to Liam Livingstone. Off break length ball, down leg side backing away working, missed. A fantastic role with the bat comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Matt Short to Brydon Carse. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by David. Fifer for Matt Short.

Over 20. 20 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. Australia: 193/6(rr 9.65)

Sam Curran to Cameron Green. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Curran, fielded by Livingstone. That's the end of the first innings. A big final over has helped Australia post an imposing score on the board. Their openers started the innings with a bang and that was followed up with quick runs from Josh Inglis and Jake Fraser-McGurk. Brydon Carse and Liam Livingstone each picked up two wickets. It's the second-highest score ever recorded in an international T20 in Cardiff, can the hosts chase it down? Join us after the interval.

Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Topley.

Wide Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for 1 run, fielded by Salt.

Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Cox.

Wide Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for 1 run, fielded by Salt.

SIX! Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

FOUR! Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.

FOUR! Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie. Half volley, to leg on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

Over 19. 12 runs. Bowler: Saqib Mahmood. Australia: 173/6(rr 9.11)

Saqib Mahmood to Cameron Green. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Livingstone.

Saqib Mahmood to Cameron Green. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.

APPEAL! Saqib Mahmood to Aaron Hardie. Reverse Swing-In half volley, to leg on the back foot defending, inside edge to short leg for 1 run, appeal made for L.B.W.  England wasted their review.

Saqib Mahmood to Cameron Green. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Salt.

SIX! Saqib Mahmood to Cameron Green. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Saqib Mahmood to Cameron Green. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, dropped catch by Overton.

Over 18. 4 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. Australia: 161/6(rr 8.94)

Sam Curran to Cameron Green. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump down the track cutting, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Livingstone.

Sam Curran to Aaron Hardie. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Rashid.

Sam Curran to Cameron Green. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Livingstone.

Over 19. 13 runs. Bowler: Matt Short. England: 194/7(rr 10.21)

Matt Short to Adil Rashid. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Abbott. That's it. England win by three wickets to level the series. After initial runs from Phil Salt it was Liam Livingstone and Jacob Bethell who formed an excellent partnership to take control of the game. Matt Short was the unexpected bowling star for Australia taking five wickets, but his performance wasn't enough to wrestle the game back for his side. Liam Livingstone is Player of the Match for his brilliant performance with both ball and ball. Join us on Sunday in Manchester for the deciding match of the series.

FOUR! Matt Short to Liam Livingstone. Off break length ball, to leg down the track Slog, well timed past long on for 4 runs.

Wide Matt Short to Liam Livingstone. Off break length ball, wide down leg side backing away pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.

SIX! Matt Short to Liam Livingstone. Off break length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

Matt Short to Jamie Overton. Off break length ball, down leg side backing away driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Abbott.

Over 18. 8 runs. Bowler: Sean Abbott. England: 181/5(rr 10.06)

Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 2 runs, mis-fielded by David.

Sean Abbott to Jamie Overton. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by David.

Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone. Slower ball short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Short.

Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, dropped catch by Short.

Sean Abbott to Jamie Overton. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, leading edge to point for 1 run, fielded by Hardie.

Sean Abbott to Liam Livingstone. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Short.

Over 17. 4 runs. Bowler: Matt Short. England: 173/5(rr 10.18)

Matt Short to Liam Livingstone. Off break length ball, down leg side backing away working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by David.

Matt Short to Jamie Overton. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zampa.

Matt Short to Liam Livingstone. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to long on for 1 run, fielded by David.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
P Saltc Abbott b Short	39	23	2	3	169.57
W Jacksc Fraser-McGurk b Abbott	12	10	1	0	120
J Coxb Abbott	0	2	0	0	0.0
L Livingstoneb Short	87	47	6	5	185.11
J Bethellb Short	44	24	4	3	183.33
S Curranc Connolly b Short	1	2	0	0	50
J Overtonnot out	4	4	0	0	100
B Carsec David b Short	0	1	0	0	0.0
A Rashidnot out	1	1	0	0	100
S Mahmooddid not bat
R Topleydid not bat

Bowling	O	R	W	WD	E/R
A Hardie	2	23	0	1	11.5
C Connolly	2	20	0	2	10
S Abbott	4	37	2	1	9.25
M Stoinis	2	31	0	0	15.5
C Green	2	24	0	1	12
A Zampa	4	37	0	0	9.25
M Short	3	22	5	1	7.34

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