flipped up and over deep midwicket, where a tip over the rope seals it! Inglis seals it with a six, as Australia bulldoze a record run-chase! It was full and fast from Wood, typically so, but Inglis' timing was once again spot-on, just a flick off the pads, and a sprawling attempt at the catch would almost certainly have taken the fielder over the ropes too. What a crushing century!
England vs Australia, 4th Match, Group B at Lahore, Champions Trophy, Feb 22 2025 - Match Result
RESULT
4th Match, Group B (D/N), Lahore, February 22, 2025, ICC Champions Trophy
Match centre
Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Andrew MillerScorecard summary
England • 351/8(50 overs)
165 (143)
3/66 (10)
68 (78)
2/64 (10)
Australia • 356/5(47.3 overs)
120* (86)
1/47 (10)
69 (63)
1/47 (7)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
10.24pm So, that's a wrap from Lahore. What a contest! It's lit up the tournament in its first week, and left the Group B permutations fully up for grabs. Join us again tomorrow for another mildly enticing clash... it's Pakistan versus India in Dubai! But from Miller, Gnasher and Vairavan, good night!
10.16pm The presentations are coming up. Here's Jos Buttler.
"A fantastic game, both sides played well, credit to Australia, fantastic innings from Inglis. 350 is a pretty good score, but it was wet and the dew was a worry. Duckett has been brilliant at the top of the order in all formats, he's been threatening a big contribution for some time. Shame it was in a losing cause. Everyone has played enough cricket to know you need to go on, but take the focus off yourself and focus on the big partnerships, Root and Duckett did that well. Root and Livi bowled well, created chances, but credit to Australia, we couldn't break that partnership, got to give credit to the opposition.
Immense belief and optimism, if we keep putting 350 on the board we won't come second too often.
Steve Smith: "The guys were outstanding, Matt Short played beautifully, Travis and I the only two to miss out. We would have bowled first regardless, given how wet it got in training. It slowed up in the first innings and we thought 350 was chaseable. Looked like they'd get 400 but we trusted each other's skills, took pace off at the right times, hit hard lengths, squeezed and controlled the back end. Marnus bowled nicely too and took a few wickets. The two keepers have been batting beautifully, in great form, Josh didn't get out of second gear, shots all round the ground. I don't know if Josh still has an English passport, but he's not going anywhere!"
Josh Inglis is Player of the Match: "Over the moon, great win, 350, a lot of things have to go right. Pumped on a personal level. Not too much talk at half-time, knew it would be tough with the dew, skidded on nicely, knew it would be better batting second. Alex doesn't say anything when he bats, need to keep chipping away, with Maxi in the sheds, leave him to the last ten, we'd be a chance. Their part-time options are very handy, can't not respect their bowling, tried to tick over with the spin and knew at the back end the pace would skid on. One from one is important. we'll look to recover for the next game."
10.05pm What a match. The highest ODI chase in men's ICC events, and it puts Australia on course for a semi-final berth, as they match South Africa in winning their opening Group B fixture. It looked for a while as though England might have put 400 on the board, and to judge by the power of Australia's chase, they needed more up front, despite Ben Duckett's superb 165. That effort was trumped by a mighty unbeaten 120 from Josh Inglis, with key contributions from Short, Carey and Maxwell too. What might have been had Jofra Archer held onto that vital catch in the deep in Rashid's penultimate over?
47.2
1
Wood to Maxwell, 1 run
opens the shoulders once again, and hauled out to the leg-side, for another single
47.1
1
Wood to Inglis, 1 run
firm punch out of the full length, to mid-on for the single
Mark Wood will close it out. He bowled pace like fire in the powerplay, but his figures have been battered since
end of over 4719 runs
AUS: 348/5CRR: 7.40 • RRR: 1.33 • Need 4 from 18b
Glenn Maxwell31 (14b 4x4 2x6)
Josh Inglis113 (84b 8x4 5x6)
Jofra Archer 10-0-82-1
Mark Wood 9-0-67-1
46.6
•
Archer to Maxwell, no run
decent yorker to close out the over, but England's misery isn't done yet
46.5
6
Archer to Maxwell, SIX runs
free hit... Opens his shoulders to the slot-ball, gets under the ball with impunity and clobbers it up and over long-on! What a chase this has been!
England look collectively shattered out there, as the umpires try to work out who is on strike. The jeopardy has rather dissipated out there!
46.5
1nb
Archer to Maxwell, (no ball)
full toss, holed out to deep midwicket! No celebrations yet from England though, not least because it might be a no-ball on height... it might have slipped out from Archer, Livingstone gathered it well over his shoulder, but we await the third umpire's verdict... it was a slippery 141kph either way. Above waist-height it is! That rather sums up Archer's day
46.4
4
Archer to Maxwell, FOUR runs
dismissive power on the back foot! Maxwell is just playing his own game now. No need to play anything within himself, just splaying his stance, and launching for the hills, through the covers!
sundar: "and anderson defending last ball against smith at scg was also cinematic" If you're a fan of farce, yes...
46.3
1
Archer to Inglis, 1 run
pace off, poked off the top of the off stump, down to short third
DJ: "Let's not get carried away here, one wicket and we have a long, internationally inexperienced tale at the end. Anything could happen " Spoken like an ... Englishman!
46.2
6
Archer to Inglis, SIX runs
short, not desperately so, but Inglis is so deep in his crease and pivots wonderfully through his launch into the stands at square leg! The fifty stand comes up in style!
46.1
1
Archer to Maxwell, 1 run
yorker, Maxwell waits on the back foot and pokes to cover
Archer will bowl his last, with four overs still remaining. What might have been had he held that catch...?
end of over 4611 runs
AUS: 329/5CRR: 7.15 • RRR: 5.75 • Need 23 from 24b
Josh Inglis106 (82b 8x4 4x6)
Glenn Maxwell20 (9b 3x4 1x6)
Mark Wood 9-0-67-1
Jofra Archer 9-0-63-1
Egok: "The scorecard reads like Michael Schumacher doing green and purple sectors in his hayday."
45.6
•
Wood to Inglis, no run
dangles the carrot outside off, beats a loose poke. A pair of dot-balls to finish
45.5
•
Wood to Inglis, no run
line and length at a good pace, patted back down the pitch
Talha: "They need to target their damn toes like Bumrah." Valid
45.4
1
Wood to Maxwell, 1 run
swishes at the length ball, a flying edge down through deep third, Archer does well to pluck the ball back with an outstretched hand but it's surely academic now
Less than a run a ball needed now... we won't be detained for long
45.3
6
Wood to Maxwell, SIX runs
gets inside the line, lifted up and over fine leg! Maxwell changes his angles, anticipating the leg-side attack, and it's a cherry-picked six!
45.2
•
Wood to Maxwell, no run
oof, that one was the short ball! Follows Maxwelll down the leg-side, a proper block-knocker, that one!
45.1
4
Wood to Maxwell, FOUR runs
rocks back to the length ball, and another smear through the covers! Maxwell is anticipating the short ball then cashing in when it ends up being full!
Wood will crank it up now... England are going to be left short of pace options if they can take this deep. It's a very big if
end of over 4510 runs
AUS: 318/5CRR: 7.06 • RRR: 6.80 • Need 34 from 30b
Josh Inglis106 (80b 8x4 4x6)
Glenn Maxwell9 (5b 2x4)
Jofra Archer 9-0-63-1
Brydon Carse 7-0-69-1
nishant: "@andrew, you can't tell me Ashes down-under was not peak cinema with that first ball by Starc to Rory Burns." Fair point.
44.6
2
Archer to Inglis, 2 runs
on the back foot, another slowie, clipped off the toes to square leg. England are just bleeding out now
44.5
•
Archer to Inglis, no run
very full again, Archer is reverting to pace-on and intercepts with an outstretched hand in his followthrough
44.4
•
Archer to Inglis, no run
better length, drawing a high-handed stab into the covers
Tayyab: "Welcome to the Ashes, ladies and gentlemen. Absolute cinema, always provides" Except when England travel down under, of course... ahem
44.3
6
Archer to Inglis, SIX runs
short, launched, what a century! Another slower ball from Archer, he's so deep in the crease, awaiting its arrival, and gives it a triumphant pump of the arms even before the ball has reached its apex!
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
ENG
165 runs (143)
17 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
pull
24 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
86%
AUS
120 runs (86)
8 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
pull
24 runs
1 four3 sixes
Control
78%
Best performances - bowlers
AUS
O
10
M
0
R
66
W
3
ECO
6.6
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
AUS
O
10
M
0
R
64
W
2
ECO
6.4
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | 1W | |||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match number | ODI no. 4846 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.10, Second Session 18.10-21.40 |
| Match days | 22 February 2025 - daynight (50-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Australia 2, England 0 |
Language
English
Win Probability
AUS 100%
ENGAUS100%50%100%
Over 48 • AUS 356/5
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