Hosts England crushed reigning Champions Australia in the 2nd semifinals at Edgbaston by 8 wickets with 107 balls to spare in a rather one sided contest.
So ferocious was the onslaught, that Australia never really recovered, barring a brief patch of fightback by Steve Smith & Alex Carey. Electing to bat first, Aussies lost Finch, Warner & Handscomb, even before the crowds had settled down, as the score read 14 for 3 in 6.1 overs & the English 'cock a hoop' in celebrations. Next in Alex Carey was greeted by a hostile Archer, as a nasty delivery knocked off his helmet & cut his chin, with blood gushing out, as medics ran in for treatment. However, the keeper braved the fiery English attack & along with Smith, stitched a 103 runs partnership for the 4th wicket, raising hopes of a revival, but just when things were settling down, he lost concentration in the 28th over, & misread a Rashid spin to hole out in the deep, for a well made 46, & England had breached again. Coming in, Stoinis was LBW in the same over for a nought, & Australia were nose diving. Maxwell went out next for 22, deceived by a knuckle ball from Archer, after a decent start & Cummins followed soon, as the score read a dismal 166 for 7 in the 38th over. Starc joined Smith & both added 51 invaluable runs, before Smith was run out & Starc caught behind in successive deliveries in the 48th over, as the innings folded up for 223 runs with an over to spare. Smith had stayed solid, making 85 runs to take Australia to a fighting total, but even at that stage, it looked too little to bother the English batting.
Chasing, England openers Jason Roy & Jonny Bairstow, carted the Australian attack to all parts with utmost disdain, racing to 124 for the opening partnership, before Bairstow, struggling with a groin injury fell LBW to Starc for 34 runs. Jason Roy, the belligerent of the two, was ruled out caught behind for 85 runs in just 65 deliveries, punctuated with 5 massive sixes, in a poor decision by Umpire Dharamsena. He had to leave smarting & muttering under his breath, as no reviews were left, but Capt Morgan & Root finished the chase with an unbroken stand of 79 runs & 107 balls to spare. It was a mauling that Australia will not forget in a hurry, as England steamrolled into finals.
England, who last reached the finals in 1992, when Pakistan beat them to the glory, now meet New Zealand at Lords on Sunday to decide a new World Champion in ODI cricket.
So ferocious was the onslaught, that Australia never really recovered, barring a brief patch of fightback by Steve Smith & Alex Carey. Electing to bat first, Aussies lost Finch, Warner & Handscomb, even before the crowds had settled down, as the score read 14 for 3 in 6.1 overs & the English 'cock a hoop' in celebrations. Next in Alex Carey was greeted by a hostile Archer, as a nasty delivery knocked off his helmet & cut his chin, with blood gushing out, as medics ran in for treatment. However, the keeper braved the fiery English attack & along with Smith, stitched a 103 runs partnership for the 4th wicket, raising hopes of a revival, but just when things were settling down, he lost concentration in the 28th over, & misread a Rashid spin to hole out in the deep, for a well made 46, & England had breached again. Coming in, Stoinis was LBW in the same over for a nought, & Australia were nose diving. Maxwell went out next for 22, deceived by a knuckle ball from Archer, after a decent start & Cummins followed soon, as the score read a dismal 166 for 7 in the 38th over. Starc joined Smith & both added 51 invaluable runs, before Smith was run out & Starc caught behind in successive deliveries in the 48th over, as the innings folded up for 223 runs with an over to spare. Smith had stayed solid, making 85 runs to take Australia to a fighting total, but even at that stage, it looked too little to bother the English batting.
Chasing, England openers Jason Roy & Jonny Bairstow, carted the Australian attack to all parts with utmost disdain, racing to 124 for the opening partnership, before Bairstow, struggling with a groin injury fell LBW to Starc for 34 runs. Jason Roy, the belligerent of the two, was ruled out caught behind for 85 runs in just 65 deliveries, punctuated with 5 massive sixes, in a poor decision by Umpire Dharamsena. He had to leave smarting & muttering under his breath, as no reviews were left, but Capt Morgan & Root finished the chase with an unbroken stand of 79 runs & 107 balls to spare. It was a mauling that Australia will not forget in a hurry, as England steamrolled into finals.
England, who last reached the finals in 1992, when Pakistan beat them to the glory, now meet New Zealand at Lords on Sunday to decide a new World Champion in ODI cricket.
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