CWC2023: Australia ride on Zampa brilliance to knock over England out of World cup

 

Adam Zampa put on a brilliant performance with the ball & also with the  bat to help Australia overcome a stern challenge from England  in the World cup 2023.

This World Cup is not going well for England.  They also lost to Australia in Ahmedabad.  England had to leave the field after losing six out of seven matches in this competition.  The last world champions had to leave the World Cup with the loss to Australia.  However, compared to other matches, England fought more in this match.  

 England captain Buttler won the toss and decided to bowl first in Ahmedabad.  Australia did not start well.  Two openers David Warner (15)  and Travis Head (11)  did not get many runs with Woakes picking up early wickets .  Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne led the team's revival .  Smith scored 44 runs and was looking good .  Labuschagne scored 71 runs playing some dazzling shots and looked good for a hundred but was lbw to a sharp delivery from Mark Wood 

 Australia lost a few wickets in the middle overs and came under pressure.  Cameron Green (47)  and Marcus Stoinis (35) pulled the team from another pressure situation  as both played impressive strokes . In the end, Adam Zampa scored a breezy 29 runs off 19 balls when Australia looked like not progressing much beyond 250  .  However even after that, Australia could not play full 50 overs.  They were all out for 286 with three balls to spare.

For England Woakes bowled well taking 4 wickets while 2 wickets each were shared by Wood and Rashid.

 In response, England did not start well when they came to bat.  Jonny Bairstow returned  for no runs caught down leg side by Inglis off Starc's first ball .  Other opener David Malan scored 50 runs but Joe Root failed again getting caught behind off Starc for 13 , the out given through a review . 

 Although unable to play well  against India, Ben Stokes fought a bit against Australia.  Buttler is out for 1 run caught in the deep off an impressive Zampa which was a crucial blow to England .  Moeen Ali accompanied Stokes.  Seeing the batting of the two, it seemed at one time that England could win the match. Stokes was gradually turning it on with some crunching boundaries but finally was dismissed by Zampa for 64. Soon after England lost Livingstone (2) brilliantly caught by substitute  Abbott off Cummins and then Moeen after looking good got out for 42 runs, England suffered continuous  big blows .

 Chris Woakes (32)  was trying hard  towards the end along with Willey (15) and Rashid (20) as they frustrated Australian bowlers .  But England could not play 50 overs due to fall of  successive wickets.  They were all out for 253 runs in 48.1 overs.  They were out of the World Cup after losing the match by 33 runs.

The Australian 3 quicks took 2 wickets each and Zampa for his 3/21 and 29 runs in 19 balls won the player of the match as Australia now with 10 points have moved closer to the semis .