Fine Inglis century sets up Australia win over Scots

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Fine Inglis century sets up Australia win over Scots

Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis and Marcus Stoinis, who claimed four wickets, were the stars as Australia beat Scotland comfortably in the second T20 in Edinburgh on Friday.

Inglis used his feet superbly and scored runs all around the ground as he hit 103 off 49 ****** as Australia reached 4-196 off their 20 overs. Australia lead the series 2-0 with one match to play.

Inglis was born in Leeds, England, and in foggy conditions which delayed the start by 30 minutes, he seemed to be playing a different game to most other batters.

When Inglis hoisted Brad Currie for successive sixes to reach his second ODI century, he had done it off 43 ******, with seven sixes in all.

Six *********** bowlers took at least one wicket as the Scots subsided to 126 all out despite a blistering start when George Munsey struck 17 off Xavier Bartlett’s first over.

Scotland were rarely in touch and any chance of any unlikely victory went when Brandon McMullen was out to a fine running catch by Tim David, off Sean Abbott, for 59 off 42 ******. It left the Scots virtually out of the picture at 5-106.

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh lost the toss and Richie Berrington inserted the tourists.

Any prospect of Travis Head repeating his pyrotechnics from Wednesday, however, were ended when the recalled Brad Currie got one to **** back and clip the top of middle stump, leaving the Aussies 1-11.

Currie was Scotland’s star man and he induced a false shot from Jake Fraser-McGurk (16) to claim the second wicket when Chris Sole clung on at the second attempt. Fraser-McGurk had just narrowly survived a false shot off Brandon McMullen which fell safe.

At the end of the powerplay Australia were 2-55, a restrained approach after smashing 113 on Wednesday.

Cameron Green proceeded at a run a ball to 19 before he thumped Chris Greaves over long on and Australia reached 100 at halfway.

By contrast, an audacious ramp shot for six off Brad Wheal moved Inglis to 39 from 15 ****** – and he wasn’t finished there.

Green (36 off 29) was the third wicket to fall when Currie held on to a steepling catch off his own bowling.

With Stoinis (20 not out) misfiring at a run a ball and Inglis not able to get on strike enough, it looked as if Australia would struggle to get near 200.

But Inglis put his foot down before holing out to Berrington for 103. Tim David contributed 17 runs in a seven-ball cameo.

When Scotland replied, wristy left-hander Munsey sent Bartlett’s second delivery into crowd. The ball had to be replaced. He repeated the trick with the fourth ball on his way to 17 off the first over.

But the salvo was shortlived. Aaron Hardie, in for Riley Meredith, had opener Michael Jones out for one, when Inglis took a diving catch running towards midwicket.

Bartlett’s first ball of third over was dug in and found the toe of Munsey’s bat. He skied to Marsh and Scotland wickets the fell at regular intervals.

Bartlett, Hardie, Abbott and Adam Zampa took one apiece and Green claimed two in two ****** as the Scotland innings fell apart.

The wily Stoinis took 4-23 in 3.4 overs, including the final wicket to fall when Greaves was caught by Hardie for six.

The final match of the three-match series is in Edinburgh on Saturday.

AUSTRALIA: Fraser-McGurk, Head, Marsh (c), Inglis (wk), Stoinis, David, Green, Abbott, Bartlett, Zampa, Hardie.

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