In a must-win clash for England, it was Tom Banton who stood up with his second ODI ton and first on Australian soil, which helped England amass a huge score. Tom Banton was the star as he scored 121 off 99 balls and was ably supported by half-centuries from Joe Root, Jordan Cox, and Will Jacks as England made a massive 355/6 in 50 overs, which was huge at the Adelaide Oval.
In reply, Gus Atkinson tore the Australian top order apart as he picked up 4/28 in 10 overs and others chipped in as Australia were bowled out for 220 in 44.3 overs despite a couple of 60s from Matthew Renshaw and Cameron Green. England outplayed Australia in all facets of the game and deservedly levelled the series 1-1 with one game to go in this ODI series.
Tom Banton’s sensational 2nd ODI ton powers England to 355/6 in 50 overs.Â
Put into bat first, Tom Banton and Ben Duckett came out to bat for England while Xavier Bartlett had the ball in hand for Australia. The openers gave England a steady start and put on 19 for the first wicket before Duckett fell for 9 off 20 balls with one four to his name to Xavier Bartlett. Joe Root came out to bat next. The duo then led England’s fightback after a early setback and laid the foundation for England. After 10 overs of power play, the visitors were 54/1.
The duo carried on after that as it was the Tom Banton show while Root played his own game. The duo got past 50 runs each and put on a match-defining 137 runs for the second wicket at run a ball before Root fell for 62 off 68 balls with 5 fours to his name to Cooper Connolly. Captain Harry Brook came out to bat next. Banton and Brook tried to carry the platform forward and added 19 runs for the third wicket before Brook the captain fell for 5 off 11 balls to Riley Meredith who cleaned him up. Keeper batter Jordan Cox came out to bat next.
Banton soon completed his second ODI ton and first in Australia while Cox grew confidence in the middle. The duo added 37 runs for the 4th wicket before the centurion Banton fell for 121 off 99 balls with 12 fours and 4 sixes to his name to Bartlett. Will Jacks came out to bat next. Cox and Jacks got together in the 35th over and drove home the advantage that Banton created with the platform. Both Cox and Jacks complemented each other really well out there in the middle.
The duo batted from the last part of the middle phase to the deep end of the death overs phase. They added 102 runs for the 5th wicket in no time and took the team past 300 in 45 overs. The score reached 314 when Cox fell for 67 off 49 balls with 7 fours and one six to his name to Bartlett. Sam Curran came out to bat next. Curran hit a few lusty blows while Jacks was in the zone. Curran and Jacks added 23 runs for the 6th wicket before Curran fell for 14 off 9 balls with one six to his name to Spencer Johnson.
Gus Atkinson came out to bat next. Atkinson hit a couple of sixes in the final over bowled by Jack Edwards while Jacks hit a boundary and completed his half-century. The duo added 18 runs unbeaten off 6 balls as England finished with 355/6 in 50 overs. Jacks was unbeaten on 54 off 40 balls with 4 fours and one six to his name while Atkinson remained unbeaten on 13 off 4 balls with 2 sixes to his name. 10 extras given by the fielding side.
It was a hard toil for the Australian bowlers. Xavier Bartlett was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/72 in 10 overs. Spencer Johnson chipped in with 1/61 in 8 overs. Riley Meredith finished with 1/75 in 10 overs. Cooper Connolly finished with 1/11 in 3 overs. Jack Edwards finished with 0/73 in 9 overs. Adam Zampa finished with 0/54 in 9 overs. Matthew Renshaw finished with 0/7 in 1 over. This meant that Australia needed 356 runs to win off 50 overs to seal the series 2-0 with a game to spare.
Gus Atkinson’s splendid 4-wicket haul helps England skittle Australia out for 220 in 44.3 overs.Â
Chasing a massive 356 runs for the win, captain Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head came out to open the batting for Australia while Gus Atkinson had the new ball in hand for England. The opening duo put on 13 for the first wicket before Head was the first one to depart for 7 off 8 balls with one six to his name to Gus Atkinson. Cooper Connolly came out to bat next. Atkinson had two wickets in the over as Connolly was dismissed for a silver duck. Keeper batter Josh Inglis came out to bat next.
The score stayed at 13 when Marsh the skipper was dismissed for 2 off 11 balls to Sonny Baker. Matt Renshaw came out to bat next. Inglis and Renshaw added 16 runs for the 4th wicket before Inglis fell for 3 off 6 balls to Atkinson again as the Aussies were 4 down for 29 in 7 overs. Cameron Green came out to bat next. Green and Renshaw led Australia’s fightback from a precarious position. The power play score was 45/4 in 10 overs for the Aussies.
The duo of Green and Renshaw carried on and got to half-centuries and showed some fight for the hosts. The duo added 98 runs for the 5th wicket before Renshaw fell for 63 off 74 balls with 6 fours to his name to Liam Dawson. Jack Edwards came out to bat next.
Edwards came and played his natural game. Green and Edwards added 42 runs for the 6th wicket before Edwards fell for 17 off 23 balls with one four to his name to Sam Curran who cleaned him up. Xavier Bartlett came out to bat next. The score remained at 169 when Bartlett fell for a golden duck to Sam Curran. Adam Zampa came out to bat next. Just 4 runs were added to the tally before Green the last recognised batter fell for 64 off 82 balls with 2 sixes to his name to Dawson.
Spencer Johnson came out to bat next. Zampa played his shots and added 19 runs for the 9th wicket with Spencer before Zampa fell for 18 off 15 balls with one four and one six to his name to Gus Atkinson. Riley Meredith came out to bat at 11. The last wicket pair of Johnson and Meredith frustrated England a little bit. They both played their shots and got into double figures.
The last wicket pair added 28 runs before Spencer was the last man to fall for 14 off 19 balls with one four to his name to Archer who cleaned him up. Meredith remained unbeaten on 17 off 28 balls with one six to his name as Australia were bowled out for 220 in 44.3 overs. 15 extras given by the fielding side.
England bowlers bowled well and leading the way was Gus Atkinson who finished with figures of 4/28 in 10 overs. Liam Dawson chipped in with 2/41 in 9 overs. Sam Curran finished with 2/38 in 4 overs. Sonny Baker finished with 1/45 in 8 overs. Jofra Archer finished with 1/26 in 8.3 overs. Will Jacks bowled 2 overs for 12 runs. Joe Root bowled an over for 4 runs while Tom Banton bowled 2 overs for 16 runs. So, England thrashed Australia by 135 runs to level the series 1-1. Tom Banton was awarded the Player of the Match Award.
What Lies Ahead.Â
So, England have stormed their way back in the series with this thumping win as they won by 135 runs to level the series 1-1 in this 3-match series. The 3rd, final and deciding ODI will be held at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Wednesday, 18th November, 2026 from 9 AM IST onwards. It’s all to play for and winner take-all match. Who will win the match that matters? We shall wait and find the answer on Wednesday.
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