The first T20 match between England and Australia was played in the freezing cold of Southampton. Australia won this match and took a 1-0 lead in the 3 T20I series. In the match, Travis Head's atrocities on England were first seen. Then after that the Australian bowlers were seen looting wickets. The result of these two incidents was that the host England surrendered to Australia even before the 20th over of their innings was over.

Travis Head's wonder, Australia's blast

Australia batted first in the match and were all out after scoring 179 runs in 19.3 overs. Travis Head's stormy innings played a big role in taking Australia to this score. Head once again wrote the script of his T20I half-century in the powerplay by coming in as an opener. He completed his fifty in just 19 balls, while in the total innings he scored 59 runs facing 23 balls. His innings, played at a strike rate of 256.52, included 4 sixes and 8 fours.

Australian bowlers move on after Travis Head

Now England had a target of 180 runs, which did not seem very difficult considering the condition of the wicket. But Australia's 6 bowlers together spewed such fire that England felt its heat even in the bitter cold of Southampton. The result was that the entire England team was all out before the 20th over was over.

Australian bowlers took 6 wickets for 45 runs

While chasing the target of 180 runs, England lost their last 6 wickets for just 45 runs. England lost their 5th wicket for 106 runs in 12.4 overs. That means they still had the remaining 5 wickets and enough overs to chase the target. But the Australian bowlers did not let this happen. They bowled them out before they could reach 151 runs. In this way, Australia won the first T20 match by 28 runs.

England bows down in front of 6 bowlers

Sean Abbott was the most successful bowler from Australia, who took 3 wickets for 28 runs in 3.2 overs. Apart from him, Adam Jampa and Hazelwood took 2-2 wickets. The remaining 3 bowlers shared 1-1 wicket among themselves. In this way, 6 Australian bowlers together bowled out the entire England team before the end of its 20th over.