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AUS vs ENG Highlights: Inglis's Maiden Ton Overpowers Duckett's Career Best In Epic Lahore Showdown

Arnav Chopra

Josh Inglis and Glenn Maxwell (Source: AP Photos)Josh Inglis and Glenn Maxwell (Source: AP Photos)

In one of the finest games ever played in an ICC tournament, Australia bested England after chasing down a record total of 352 at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium, where they won the game by five wickets, courtesy of Josh Inglis' maiden ODI ton. On the other hand, Ben Duckett played his career-best knock of 165, which ultimately did not prove to be enough as the Aussies prevailed in the cut-throat encounter.

Here’s the timeline of how AUS vs ENG panned out in Lahore:

Duckett, Root Build Momentum As England Gain Advantage

Steve Smith's Australia won the toss and put Jos Buttler's England side into bat at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Openers Phil Salt and Ben Duckett came out to bat for the English as Salt departed early in the second over for 10.

England soon received another blow in the form of Jamie Smith leaving for 15 as Ben Dwarshuis was the chief destroyer with both the wickets in his pocket. On the other hand, Duckett was spending time in the middle, chipping in with occasional boundaries as he kept rotating the strike alongside the new batter, Joe Root.

Both players batted exceptionally well to take England's score from 43/2 to 201/3 by the end of 31 overs when Root was struck in front of the stumps by Adam Zampa for 68.

By then, the duo staged an outstanding 158-run partnership for the third wicket as Duckett was batting on 83. This allowed England to put a massive target on the board. After Root's dismissal, wickets kept tumbling at the other end, considering none of the other players could get past 23, with Jos Buttler scoring the highest.

Duckett's Once In A Lifetime Innings Power England To 351

Meanwhile, Duckett, on the other hand, looked quite resilient as he raced to his century off 95 deliveries, giving England a proper shot at this encounter. Whatever was happening at the other end did not impact Duckett, who was troubling the Australian bowlers with his fantastic shots all over the ground, smashing 17 fours and three sixes in his incredible knock of 165 from 143 deliveries. Duckett departed when England's score was 322 for seven.

Ultimately, they pushed the score to 351 courtesy of a late cameo from Jofra Archer (21* off 10 deliveries). From the bowling lineup, Dwarshuis was the pick of the bowlers with three for 66 in 10 overs, while Zampa and Marcus Labuschagne grabbed two wickets apiece.

Australia Fight Back After Head, Smith Fail Early In Chase

Chasing a daunting target of 352 in a crucial encounter, Australia succumbed to the pressure early on as they lost both their star batters, Travis Head and skipper Steve Smith, for the respective scores of six and five. Archer and Mark Wood were the culprits for Australia, as English pacers were bowling red-hot fiery spells early on in the powerplay, causing their opponents trouble with the new ball.

The Aussies then needed someone to stay at the crease and resurrect their innings, for which Matthew Short and Marcus Labuschagne volunteered with an incredible 95-run stand for the third wicket when Australia lost the latter at 122.

Short, who opened the innings, completed his half-century off 47 deliveries. He was then joined by Josh Inglis in the middle.

However, even Short couldn't stay for long after that as Liam Livingstone caught him off his own bowling for 63. By 23 overs, Australia were 136 for four down as Alex Carey partnered in with Josh Inglis to bring the momentum back into their innings.

Inglis' Maiden Ton Seals The Deal For Australia

England were on top at the stage with Australia four down, but both Inglis and Carey showed positive intent in their knock as they kept on finding boundaries and regularly rotated the strike among themselves. Runs then started to flow for Australia, with the duo forming a record 95-run partnership for the fifth wicket, as they took the Australian side's score to 282 when the wicket-keeper was dismissed.

Carey contributed with 69 runs from 63 deliveries, striking eight boundaries in his knock, but was sent back by Brydon Carse in the 42nd over. On the other hand, Josh Inglis was at his best in this game, playing shots all over the ground and making the English bowlers sweat in Lahore.

By the end of the game, Inglis went on to score an unbelievable 120*, what proved to be his maiden ODI hundred. At the other end, the powerful Glenn Maxwell show began, who helped Australia finish the game easily in 47.3 overs. Maxwell played a 32-run blinder from just 15 deliveries, with four fours and two sixes, while Inglis remained unbeaten on 120 from just 86 deliveries as he thwacked eight fours and six sixes.

English bowlers mostly proved to be expensive, while Adil Rashid was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 47 in his 10 overs. This epic chase by Australia became the highest ever by a team in any ICC tournament.