Australia beat England by two wickets in the first match of the Ashes Test series to register a thrilling win and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series. In this match, there was a close fight between the two teams for five days, but in the last session on the fifth day, Australia won a thrilling victory. Australian captain Pat Cummins shared a 55-run partnership for the ninth wicket with Nathan Lyon to give his team a memorable victory. In this match, England captain Ben Stokes dropped an important catch in the last session, which became the biggest reason for his team's defeat. Earlier, Joe Root had taken England to the threshold of victory by taking a brilliant catch on his ball. Here we are telling about both these catches.
Joe Root Sets the Field on Fire with the Mind Blowing Catch
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Australia needed 174 runs to win on the fifth day of this Test and England was seven wickets away from victory. The first session could not be played due to rain. The game started in the second session and Broad got the fourth success for the team by dismissing Scott Boland. After this, Travis Head was also out soon. Usman Khawaja settled at one end and completed his half-century. By tea time, Australia's team was 98 runs away from victory and England was five wickets away.
After tea, Robinson put his team ahead in the match by dismissing Cameron Green. After some time Usman Khawaja was out and England's victory seemed certain. Now Alex Carey was the only batsman at the crease. In such a situation, Joe Root caught his brilliant catch on his ball and decided England's victory. However, after this Pat Cummins stitched a brilliant partnership with Nathan Lyon to keep his team in the match. During this, Ben Stokes also dropped a catch off Nathan Lyon. It was a difficult occasion, but such catches are expected from a player like Stokes. Stokes not only left the catch here but also left the match and from here Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon took their team across the threshold of victory.
Australia have neutralized the effect of BazBall, they defeated England by 2 wickets after a nail biting contest and went 1-0 up in this 5 match Ashes series. Top effort by Aussies especially by Cummins & Lyon. That drop catch by Ben Stokes was the difference I guess! #ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/tI7ksu2CVy — Ahmad Haseeb (@iamAhmadhaseeb) June 20, 2023
Cummins remained unbeaten on 44 off 73 balls, which included four fours and two sixes. Lyon made 16 off 28 balls, but it was his composure at the crease that proved crucial to Australia's victory.
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