England lost 4 wickets for just 66 runs in Australia’s bowling. Philip Salt 6, Jason Roy 14, James Vince 5, and Sam Billings returned to the pavilion for 17 runs. Captain Jos Buttler and Malan then added 54 runs. Buttler returned to the dressing room with 29 runs. However, Malan remains adamant. Although regular wickets fell at one end, Malan picked up the second century of his ODI career. He scored 134 runs in 128 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 12 fours. This is his best innings in ODIs.

In the end, David Willey’s 34 and Luke Wood’s 10 runs helped England score 287 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. Australian captain Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa took three wickets each.