England beat Australia in the only T20I at Edgbaston by 28 Runs

England beat Australia, in the only T20I, at Edgbaston by 28 Runs tonight to complete a whitewash against the Aussies in the ‘white ball’ format.

England 221-5 (Jos Buttler 61 , Alex Hales 49)

Australia 193 (Aaron Finch 84, Adil Rashid 3-27)

Result - England won by 28 runs

 

Jos Buttler, opening instead of Jonny Bairstow, was the England hero again tonight, hitting the fastest T20I half-century (22 balls) by an England player and helping them to beat Australia by 28 runs.

Buttler 61, supported by 49 from Hales and Roy 44, took England to 221-5, which was their second-highest T20I total.

In reply, Aaron Finch hit 84 from 41 balls for  Australia but they were bowled out for 193, with Adil Rashid 3-27, the pick of the England bowlers.

 

JOB DONE!!! We win by 28 runs for a clean sweep across the IT20 and ODIs!

Scorecard and videos: https://t.co/VOUzUfAxhk#ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/E2ZgiD6cFg

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 27, 2018

Full recap from the T20 at Edgbaston with @Dave_Middleton's report here: https://t.co/jdxlUToLZj #ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/nARM8pwHnC

— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) June 27, 2018

Yes, @AdilRashid03!

The dangerman is gone and we're turning up the pressure: https://t.co/kHlLjqWS4q#ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/rRXEDT7Fgy

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 27, 2018

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