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England defeated Australia in 1st T20I match of three match series by 9 runs with the help of brilliant 132-run opening partnership between Alex Hales and Jos Buttler. Mark Wood picked 3 wickets with the ball and he was well supported by Reece Topley and Sam Curran in penultimate and final over of the innings as well. Aussies couldn't cross the winning line despite a solid batting from David Warner and quick-fire knock from Marcus Stoinis.
Numbers and Stats from AUS vs ENG 1st T20I:
2 - England have won a T20I match against Australia only for 2nd time on Australian soil.
3/20 - Nathan Ellis recoded bowling figure of 3/20 in this T20I match.
Best bowling figure for Nathan Ellis in T20 cricket:
4/28 for Australia vs Pakistan in Lahore, 2022
4/34 for Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers in Melbourne (Docklands), 2021
3/4 for Hampshire vs Birmingham Bears in Birmingham, 2022
3/15 for Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades in Hobart, 2019
3/20 for Australia vs England in Perth, 2022
6 - Aaron Finch became 6th batsman to smash 3000 runs in T20Is.
Fastest to smash 3000 runs in men's T20I (by innings batted):
Virat Kohli / Babar Azam - 81
Aaron Finch - 98
Martin Guptill - 101
Most runs in men's T20I:
Rohit Sharma - 3737
Virat Kohli - 3712
Martin Guptill - 3497
Babar Azam - 3140
Paul Stirling - 3011
Aaron Finch - 3000
24 - David Warner smashed his 24th fifty-plus score in T20Is as opener.
Most fifty-plus scores in T20Is as opener:
Rohit Sharma - 27
Babar Azam / David Warner - 24
Martin Guptill / Mohammad Rizwan - 22
59 - Jos Buttler recorded his 59th fifty-plus score as wicket-keeper in international cricket.
Most fifty-plus scores as wicket-keeper in international cricket for England men's team:
Alec Stewart / Jos Buttler - 59
Matt Prior - 38
Alan Knott - 36
84 - Alex Hales smashed 84 runs in 1st T20I match against Australia.
Highest score of Alex Hales in T20Is:
116* vs SL in Chattogram, 2014
99 vs WI in Nottingham, 2012
94 vs AUS in Chester-le-Street, 2013
84 vs AUS in Perth, 2022
80* vs NZ in Wellington, 2013
132 - Alex Hales and Jos Buttler recorded an opening partnership of 132 runs in this match.
Highest opening partnership for England men's team in T20Is:
Alex Hales-Michael Lumb : 143* vs NZ in Wellington, 2013
Jos Buttler-Alex Hales : 132 vs AUS in Perth, 2022
Alex Hales-Craig Kieswetter : 128* vs WI in The Oval, 2011
208/6 - England recorded highest T20I team score by a visiting team on Australian soil.
Highest T20I score by a visiting team on Australian soil:
ENG - 208/6 vs AUS in Perth, 2022
ENG - 200/9 vs AUS in Hobart, 2014
IND - 200/3 vs AUS in Sydney, 2016
