AUS vs ENG: Ashton Agar’s Stunning One-Handed Effort Saves a Certain Six in Adelaide ODI – Watch Video
Ashton Agar saved a certain six during Australia vs England's first ODI.
The reigning ODI and T20 World Cup champions, England were trounced by Australia by six wickets in the series opener of the three-match series on Thursday, November 17 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide.
Meanwhile, it was Australian all-rounder Ashton Agar, who hogged all the limelight with his physics-defying effort as he saved a six with a brilliant piece of fielding at the boundary rope.
The incident happened during the 45th over of England’s innings when Malan tried to smack a delivery off Australia’s new ODI captain Pat Cummins, which looked like a six till Agar came up with an extraordinary effort to restrict the ball from crossing the boundary rope.
Watch Video: Ashton Agar Jaw-dropping Save
As for the match, Jos Buttler-led England was in all sorts of trouble with the scoreboard reading 118 for 5 before Dawid Malan’s 128-ball 134 took them to 287 for 9.
In reply, Australia rode on half-century knocks of David Warner, Travis Head, and Steve Smith to chase down the target in 46.5 Overs.
With this victory, Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. The second match of the series is set to be played on Saturday, November 19 at Sydney Cricket Ground.
