British stopped Australia's winning streak, Kangaroos lost ODI match for the first time after the 2023 World Cup

ENG vs AUS 3rd ODI Highlights: England has finally broken Australia's winning streak since the World Cup 2023. Australia, which had won 14 consecutive ODIs, was defeated by England by 46 runs in a rain-interrupted match via DLS thanks to Harry Brook's century.

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:49 PM (IST)
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British stopped Australia's winning streak, Kangaroos lost ODI match for the first time after the 2023 World Cup
British stopped Australia's winning streak, Kangaroos lost ODI match for the first time after the 2023 World Cup

The World Cup 2023 champions Australia was on a winning streak in ODIs on Indian soil; now the British have broken the winning streak of Australians. By winning 14 consecutive ODIs, Australia broke the record of Sri Lanka and had just took steps towards breaking their record of winning 19 consecutive ODIs, but England dashed their plans. Australia won the first two matches of the five-match ODI series against England and took a 2-0 lead in the series, but England made a brilliant comeback and defeated them by 46 runs under the Duckworth Lewis rule in a rain-interrupted match thanks to Harry Brook's century. Now, the series has reached 2-1.

Whereas Australia had lost prior in the World Cup 2023 played in India, after that the Kangaroo team remained unbeaten. Along with the World Cup, it had won 14 ODI matches but now its victory chariot is stopped by England. However, the men in green are ranked first and second with 19 and 14 successive ODI match wins, respectively, while Sri Lanka is third with 13 matches.

Talking about the match, acting captain Harry Brook has scored a brilliant century for England. This is basically his first ODI century. However, this match could not be completed due to rain. When the match was stopped, England was ahead by 46 runs as per Duckworth Lewis rule. Thus, England was declared the winner.

Australia was invited to bat first by the England captain Harry Brook. Australia scored 304 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Alex Carey contributed 77 runs, Steve Smith 60, and Aaron Hardy 44 runs for Australia. For Australia, Alex Carey scored 77 runs, Steve Smith 60, and Aaron Hardy 44. England had scored 254 runs in 37.4 overs for the loss of 4 wickets when the match had to be stopped due to rain, the result of which came from DLS. Harry Brook played an innings of 110 runs with brilliance, whereas Will Jacks from England played an innings with the same brilliancy, scoring 84 runs.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer