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<p>Australia were put into bat and dismissed for 179 with three balls remaining &mdash; an under-par score here given the team smashed 86 off the Powerplay and were 118-2 after 10 overs. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/t20i-travis-head-joins-elite-list-in-the-match-against-england-102173/1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Travis Head</strong></a> hit a 19-ball fifty in his knock of 59, which included eight fours and four sixes, to get the Australians off to a rapid start.</p>
<p>England, with a batting line-up missing injured captain Jos Buttler and including uncapped Jordan Cox and Jacob Bethell, stumbled to 52-4. After Liam Livingstone (37) and Sam Curran (18) threatened a fightback with a 54-run partnership for the fifth wicket, England lost three wickets in 10 balls to plunge to 113-7 and was eventually all out for 151 with four balls left.</p>
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Australia were put into bat and dismissed for 179 with three balls remaining — an under-par score here given the team smashed 86 off the Powerplay and were 118

Head shines as Oz beat England

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Australia were put into bat and dismissed for 179 with three balls remaining — an under-par score here given the team smashed 86 off the Powerplay and were 118-2 after 10 overs

Head shines as Oz beat England

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