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Australia demolishes Scotland by 200 runs
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Australia convincingly beat Scotland by 200 runs on Tuesday in Edinburgh in their one-off ODI after an outstanding partnership between centurions Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh.
The Australians, searching for a boost of confidence after their Ashes loss in England in July and August, laid a perfect foundation after they were sent in to bat by stand-in Scottish skipper Preston Mommsen. In the best opening stand for Australia in ODI history, Finch and Marsh put on 246 runs together as the Scotland bowlers only managed three wickets in 50 overs.
Marsh (151) played a measured and disciplined innings, while Finch took a more brash approach to dealing with the Scottish attack, scoring 148 off 146 balls.
Australia finished with 362-3 and then bowled Scotland out for 162.
Australia demonstrated the textbook use of a batting power display, scoring 64 runs off the five overs. Finch lashed out in the period, smashing four fours and three sixes. His production was enough to propel his team’s run rate to 7.24 runs an over.
In Dublin, Ravi Bopara and Eion Morgan both hit centuries on Tuesday to steer a young and inexperienced England team to a six-wicket victory against Ireland in a one-day international.
England finished with 274-4 having been set a target of 269 by the Irish, with captain William Porterfield scoring 112 for Ireland.
After some worrying moments for England as the top of their order failed to fire, Bopara and Morgan put on an unbeaten 226-run partnership. Scoring at a rate of eight an over, the two steadied the English attack, which only managed to produce one other score over 10.
Morgan’s 124 off 106 balls included four huge sixes, while Bopara smashed five out of the ground in his 101 off 75 balls. Tim Murtagh was the only Irish bowler to find success, taking 3-33.
After a highly successful summer, including an Ashes series win against Australia, this comeback showed that English cricket also has a bright future.
Young quick Boyd Rankin claimed 4-46 in his international ODI debut, outshining the more experienced Steven Finn, who managed only 0-44.
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