Watch: Matthew Wade Almost Pushes Mark Wood To Save Himself From A Caught-and-bowled Attempt

On 9 October 2022, Australia took on England for the first match of the three-match T20I series. Australi were coming after winning a T20I series at home against West Indies. While England reached Australia after defeating Pakistan in a series. Hence, ahead of the 20-20 World Cup, the stage was set for an exciting contest.

Eventually, England won the match by eight runs as Australia failed to chase down the target. But, during that chase, an interesting incident took place when Matthew Wade was batting. He avoided a caught-and-bowled attempt from Mark Wood which seemed a bit intestinal. But, he did not get out as the video went viral. 

Here is the shared video:

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Matthew Wade scored 21 runs while Mark Wood three wickets in the first T20I 

Speaking of the video, the incident took place during the 17th over. Mark Wood came up to bowl for England. On the other hand, Wade and Warner were batting for the home side. Australia were at 169 runs for five wickets in 16 overs. In the third delivery of the over, Wood bowled a bouncer. 

Wade tried to hit it but managed an edge straight into his helmet. Then, the ball went straight up and Wood came running to catch it. But, it looked like the Australian wicketkeeper threw his arms out to block off the England pacer. There was a chance for Wade to lose his wicket for obstructing the field. But, there were no such appeals from the visitors as he survived.  England skipper, Jos Buttler opened up about the incident. He said: "I wasn't sure what happened. They asked if I wanted to appeal, and I thought, 'We're here for a long time in Australia. I would be a risky one to go for so early in the trip."

Speaking of the match, Australia won the toss and asked England to bat first. They scored 208 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. Both Jos Buttler (68 runs) and Alex Hales (84 runs) scored the fifties while opening the inning. In reply, Australia managed only 200 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. Matthew Wade scored 21 runs off 15 balls, including one four and one six. But, Mark Wood impressed as he grabbed three wickets for 34 runs in four overs.