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  • Australia A 3/260 (49.1)
  • England Lions 6/259 (50.0)
  • England Lions won the toss and elected to bat
  • Graph
  • Current Run Rate: 5.29
BatsmenRB4s6sS/R
TD Paine*10111090.91
JA Burns18191194.74
This Partnership:23 Runs From 18 Balls (R/R: 7.67)

BowlersOMRWEcon
BA Stokes*6.104016.49
MT Coles10.005305.30

Last Wicket:Rohrer, 1 (LBW:Kerrigan, Over: 46.1)
Last 5 overs:1lb W . . 1 . | W . . 2 . . | 6 . 1 4 1 2 | 1 2 1 . 1 1wd . | 1
Latest Commentary (View More)
50th Over
Just a quick word on Shaun Marsh, it is his right knee that has been hurt, he will have scans in the morning. No decision yet on Alex Doolan who was due to fly to WA in the morning for the WA v Tas Ryobi cup match, decide in the morn if he stays or goes
The second game in this 5 match series takes place on Monday, another day nighter here at Blundstone Arena
Shaun Marsh is named man of the match
This victory built on a 172 run opening partnership between Marsh, who finished retiring hurt on 100, and Finch who compiled a very good 80. For England Lions, Wright, Kerrigan and Stokes picked up a wicket each
In the end a 7 wicket victory for Australian A with 5 balls to spare
Over 49.1: Stokes to Paine, one run, dabs out towards point, quick single taken and Australia A are home with 5 balls to spare
 49th Over
Over 48.6: Coles to Burns, no run, excellent Yorker, digs it out. AUS 3/259 (Burns 18, Paine 9)
Over 48.5: Coles to Burns, wide, pushed down the legside
Over 48.5: Coles to Paine, one run, pulls, bouncing out to the man in the deep
Over 48.4: Coles to Paine, no run, Yorker, digs it out back to the bowler
Over 48.3: Coles to Burns, one run, full and wide, square drive, knocked down by a good diving save
Over 48.2: Coles to Burns, two runs, short, pulls to deep backward square
Over 48.1: Coles to Paine, one run, dabs into the covers, quick single taken
 48th Over
Over 47.6: Stokes to Burns, two runs, clubs back over the bowler's head, doesn't quite get hold of that one. AUS 3/253 (Burns 15, Paine 7)
Over 47.5: Stokes to Paine, one run, stroked through the covers
Over 47.4: Stokes to Paine, FOUR, advances, drives all the way along the ground to the long on boundary
Over 47.3: Stokes to Burns, one run, inside edge onto pad, rolls out on the legside
Over 47.2: Stokes to Burns, no run, good comeback, Yorker, digs it out
Over 47.1: Stokes to Burns, SIX, one foot down the track, lofts hard and high straight back over the bowler's head and over the rope

Australia A: Aaron Finch (c), Shaun Marsh, Alex Doolan, Joe Burns, Ben Rohrer, Tim Paine (wk), Ben Cutting, John Hastings, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson, Cameron Boyce, Alister McDermott (12th)

England Lions: Varun Chopra, James Vince, James Taylor (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Gary Ballance, Benjamin Stokes, Rikki Clarke, Craig Overton, Matt Coles, Chris Wright, Simon Kerrigan, Scott Borthwick (12th)

Umpires: Wilson, P (AUS), Ward, JD (AUS)
Third Umpire:
Match Refree: Evans, RJ (AUS)