Dawid scored his second ODI century during the 1st match of the series played at Adelaide Oval on 17 November 2022. The left-handed batter made 134 off 128 balls with 12 fours and 4 sixes.
The newly ODI captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to field first. Mitchell Starc produced stunning delivery to dismiss Jason Roy. Pat Cummins dismissed Phil Salt and James Vince to put England under severe pressure. Dawid came at the crease with the scoreboard reading 18 for 1.
Malan looked steady hitting some lovely shots as wickets fell from the other end. Sam Billings and Malan added 35 runs for the fourth wicket. The southpaw showed intent completing fifty off 64 balls while Jos Buttler and Liam Dawson could not provide significant partnerships.
The left-handed batter impressed with his shots not allowing the Australian bowlers to settle. He completed the century off 107 balls and upped the ante smashing them to all parts of the ground with 134 off 128 balls with 12 boundaries and 4 sixes.
Here are some of the reactions:
Dawid Malan spent nearly 10 minutes on the MCG pitch on Sunday, clearly disappointed to have missed out on a #T20WorldCup final. Here he is only 4 days later, making up for it with his bat raised at the Adelaide Oval after a brilliant ODI ton #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/ivHAYhkIBJ
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) November 17, 2022
Dawid Malan's always said 50-over cricket is his best format, and stats support that, but he's barely had any opportunities with England. Will be interesting to see if he can stay in the mix until the World Cup next year. Root will bat 3, but a chance of slots opening and at 4.
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) November 17, 2022
Terrific hundred from Dawid Malan, whose ODI average quietly approaches 70.
— Scott Redler (@RedDogT73) November 17, 2022
Dawid Malan is an unreal clutch player. Performs so often in series deciders and when chips are down.#EngvAus
— Vishesh Monga (@infinitevishesh) November 17, 2022
Dawid Malan got his fifty off 65 balls, and is now batting on 103 off 108. A great exampl, he's played the conditions brilliantly 🔥#ENGvAUS
— Abdur Rahman (@Abdur_RahmanAb) November 17, 2022
Dawid Malan’s batting is a treat to watch.👌🏾 #AUSvsENG
— Shikha Pandey (@shikhashauny) November 17, 2022
Malan’s 2nd 💯 in only his 10th ODI match of his Career
Highest score for an 🏴 batsman at Adelaide in odi’s #DawidMalan #EngvAus #AusvEng
— Karthik Rao (@Cric_Karthikk) November 17, 2022
What a century by Dawid Malan when the wickets were tumbling at the other end. That too at a decent strike rate.
Can’t believe he is 35 and only played in 10 ODIs for England. #AUSvENG
— Naveen Peiris (@_Naviya_) November 17, 2022
Classy knock by Dawid Malan. Some cracking shots in it. Has scored nearly half of England's runs today. 👏#AUSvENG
— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) November 17, 2022
Excellent innings by Malan under pressure. He has shown his ability to bat under pressure and also how to play a matured innings. #MALAN 💯#AUSvENG #ICC #England #ODI
— Ashhad Raza (@ashhadraza48) November 17, 2022
What a Masterclass TON for Dawid Malan🙌 👏
— BhAt TAriq 🇵🇸 (@own_thoughtz) November 17, 2022
Dawid Malan after carrying England’s batting lineup today pic.twitter.com/k7tHf2tJAB
— Varun (@spikyskunk) November 17, 2022
Australia go 1-0 up in the series
Australia registered a comprehensive six-wicket win over England in the first One-day international match played at Adelaide Oval on 17 November 2022. It was an impressive performance as David Warner and Travis Head put pressure with 147 runs opening partnership in 19.4 overs laying a strong foundation for an easy win.
Chasing 288 runs to win, David Warner and Travis Head put enough pressure on the England bowling with aggressive shots. The Australian openers put on 147 runs for an opening wicket in 19.4 overs. Steve Smith looked impressive with shots not allowing the run rate to climb up. Australia was in complete control as they chased down the target with 19 balls to spare.
Dawid was awarded the player of the match for his brilliant 134 off 128 balls. Australia takes 1-0 lead in 3 ODI series. The second ODI will be played on November 19 at SCG.
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