England vs Australia 2nd T20I: Action in pictures

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Updated On Sept 08, 2020 10:22 am IST

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England beat Australia by six wickets in the second Twenty20 match as opening batsman Jos Buttler anchored the run chase to help the home side clinch the three-match series in Southampton on Sunday (getty)

Updated on Sept 08, 2020 10:22 am IST

England beat Australia by six wickets in the second Twenty20 match as opening batsman Jos Buttler anchored the run chase to help the home side clinch the three-match series in Southampton on Sunday (getty)

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Steve Smith looked to get Australia back on track with a pull for six off Tom Curran but his attempt at a quick single backfired in the final ball of the fifth over. After dropping a shot into the leg side Smith set off, but England captain Eoin Morgan picked up superbly from short mid-wicket and hit with one stump to aim at (getty)

Updated on Sept 08, 2020 10:22 am IST

Steve Smith looked to get Australia back on track with a pull for six off Tom Curran but his attempt at a quick single backfired in the final ball of the fifth over. After dropping a shot into the leg side Smith set off, but England captain Eoin Morgan picked up superbly from short mid-wicket and hit with one stump to aim at (getty)

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Set a target of 158 to win, Buttler remained unbeaten on 77 off 54 balls, which included eight boundaries and two sixes, as England reached the target with seven balls to spare to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series (getty)

Updated on Sept 08, 2020 10:22 am IST

Set a target of 158 to win, Buttler remained unbeaten on 77 off 54 balls, which included eight boundaries and two sixes, as England reached the target with seven balls to spare to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series (getty)

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England lost opener Jonny Bairstow early when he hit his own stumps trying to pull Mitchell Starc but Buttler and Dawid Malan (42) kept the scoreboard ticking with an 87-run stand before spinner Ashton Agar had Malan caught in the deep (getty)

Updated on Sept 08, 2020 10:22 am IST

England lost opener Jonny Bairstow early when he hit his own stumps trying to pull Mitchell Starc but Buttler and Dawid Malan (42) kept the scoreboard ticking with an 87-run stand before spinner Ashton Agar had Malan caught in the deep (getty)

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Tom Banton and Eoin Morgan fell cheaply but all-rounder Moeen Ali came in and relieved the pressure with a six and a four in the penultimate over to change the equation before Buttler smashed the winning runs with a six down the ground (getty)

Updated on Sept 08, 2020 10:22 am IST

Tom Banton and Eoin Morgan fell cheaply but all-rounder Moeen Ali came in and relieved the pressure with a six and a four in the penultimate over to change the equation before Buttler smashed the winning runs with a six down the ground (getty)

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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 (getty)

Updated on Sept 08, 2020 10:22 am IST

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 (getty)

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Archer only needed three balls to make the breakthrough for England in dismissing David Warner. The Australia opener got the faintest of touches on a quick delivery he was given out after Buttler took the catch (getty)

Updated on Sept 08, 2020 10:22 am IST

Archer only needed three balls to make the breakthrough for England in dismissing David Warner. The Australia opener got the faintest of touches on a quick delivery he was given out after Buttler took the catch (getty)

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