Win after win, win after win, for 348 days Australia seemed to have become addicted to winning on the ODI cricket pitch. During this time, it won 14 ODIs one after the other. But this did not happen on 24 September 2024. On this day, its continuous winning streak in the men's ODI came to an end. And, this was possible because England's acting captain Harry Brook not only scored a century in the match but also created history with it. In the rain-affected match, England won by Duckworth Lewis rule, with which the excitement has now been created in the ODI series.
This was the third match of the 5 ODI series between England and Australia. Australia had won both the previous ODIs and had taken the lead in the series. In the third ODI too, it had set a big target for England. Australia batted first in the match and scored 304 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs. Once again Alex Carey scored the most runs for Australia. Carey came in to bat at number six and scored an unbeaten 77 runs off 65 balls. Apart from him, Steve Smith scored 60 runs in the top order. Glenn Maxwell scored 30 runs. While Aaron Hardy came in at number 8 and scored 44 runs.
England had a target of 305 runs, while chasing which their start was not good. England lost 2 wickets for just 11 runs. But after that Will Jacks and Harry Brook took charge. Both of them together made a century partnership and took the team's score to 167 runs for 3 wickets in 27.3 overs. Will Jacks scored 84 runs in 82 balls.
