ENG vs AUS 2nd T20I highlights: Buttler's 77 helps England win by 6 wickets
The Australia vs England third T20 International of the series will take place at Southampton on Tuesday (September 8)
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Buttler hit an unbeaten 77 off 54 balls in the second T20 with eight fours and two sixes, including the winning runs off Adam Zampa. Photo: @ICC
Opener Jos Buttler advanced down the wicket and smashed a huge six to give England an insurmountable 2-0 lead in the three match T20 International series, with a six-wicket win over Australia on Sunday.
Buttler hit an unbeaten 77 off 54 balls in the second T20 with eight fours and two sixes, including the winning runs off Adam Zampa.
Check Eng vs Aus 3rd T20I live score, toss updates here
England finished on 158-4 in 18.5 overs at an empty Rose Bowl.
Top-ranked Australia chose to bat first and lost opener David Warner for a duck before recovering from 3-2 in the second over to reach 157-7.
Captain Aaron Finch hit 40 runs off 33 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes, but the visitors' total always looked within the reach of second-ranked England.
Dawid Malan scored 42 runs off 32 balls for England which still needed 18 runs off the last two overs.
England beat Australia by two runs in a thrilling first T20 on Friday that went down to the final ball. Chasing 163 to win, Australia collapsed from 124-1 after 14 overs.
Australia is playing international cricket for the first time in six months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The third and final T20 is at Southampton on Tuesday
AUS vs ENG 2nd T20 scorecard
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England vs Australia 2nd T20I video highlights
Man of the match: Jos Buttler
England wins by six wickets
Over 18.5, Eng vs Aus live score: 158-4; England win
Adam Zampa continues
Over 18, Eng vs Aus live score: 140-4; England needs 18 runs in 12 balls
Over 17, Eng vs Aus live score: 135-3; Zampa gets Morgan
Adam Zampa [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
England needs 33 runs in 24 balls
Over 16, Eng vs Aus live score: 125-3; Agar gets Banton
Agar continues...
England needs 37 runs in 30 balls
Over 15, Eng vs Aus live score: 121-2
Ball 4: One leg byes for England.
England needs 43 runs in 36 balls
Over 14, Eng vs Aus live score: 115-2; Buttler hits fifty after Agar scalps Malan
Agar continues..
Tom Banton, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Over 13, Eng vs Aus live score: 105-1
England needs 64 runs in 48 balls
Over 12, Eng vs Aus live score: 94-1
Ashton Agar, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Over 11, Eng vs Aus live score: 86-1
Kane Richardson [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
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First Published: Sep 06 2020 | 4:13 PM IST