Australia moved to within sight of qualifying for the semi finals of the Cricket World Cup when they beat arch rival England by 33 runs in their match at Ahamedabad, India last night. Defending 286 Australia bowled out England for 253 with spinner Adam Zampa claiming three wickets that put him high on the list of wicket takers at the current World Cup with 19 scalps.
Scores:
Australia 286 in 49.3 overs (David Warner 15, Steven Smith 44, Manus Labuschagne 71, Cameron Green 47, Marcus Stoinis 35, Adam Zampa 29, Chris Woakes 4 for 54, Mark Wood 2 for 70, Adil Rashid 2 for 38)
England 253 in 48.1 overs (Dawid Malan 50, Ben Stokes 64, Moeen Ali 42, David Willey 15, Chris Woakes 32, Adhil Rashid 20, Mitchell Starc 2 for 66, Josh Hazelwood 2 for 49, Pat Cummins 2 for 49, Adam Zampa 3 for 21)