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Australia suffered a narrow loss to England by nine runs in their second and final warm-up match for the ICC World Twenty20 on Monday. Australian captain George Bailey won the toss and elected to bowl first. [caption id=“attachment_459792” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Alex Hales top-scored for England. AP[/caption] England put up 172/6 from their 20 overs. Brad Hogg finished with figures of 2-39 while Mitch Starc took 2-32. Alex Hales top-scored for England with 52, while Luke Wright made 35. In response, Australia lost David Warner early before Shane Watson (37) and Mike Hussey (71) went about getting the innings going with a 74-run partnership. In the latter overs, Glenn Maxwell chipped in with 18 and Matthew Wade was unbeaten on 12, however it proved not quite enough as Australia finished on 163/6. IANS
England put up 172/6 from their 20 overs. Brad Hogg finished with figures of 2-39 while Mitch Starc took 2-32. Alex Hales top-scored for England with 52, while Luke Wright made 35.
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