Who said what after Josh Inglis helped Australia secure record win vs England

Josh Inglis was the star of the show as he helped Australia script a historic win in the Champions Trophy on Staurday, February 22. Inglis' 120 ultimately eclipsed a sensational performance from Ben Duckett with the bat for England.

In Short

• Australia won the match by 5 wickets
• Inglis starred with the bat as he scored 120 off 86 balls
• Australia will next face South Africa on February 25

Josh Inglis was the star of the show for Australia as they scripted history in the Champions Trophy on Saturday, February 22. Chasing a target of 352 to win, Australia were able to chase down the target in 47.3 overs with Inglis top scoring for them with 120 not out. He received helped from Alex Carey, who scored 69 and Matthew Short, who played a fine knock of 63. This was the highest run-chase in the history of ICC events in the 50-over format.

England were put into bat by Steve Smith and after some early success, it was all England in Lahore. Duckett scored a sensational 165, the highest score in the history of Champions Trophy, to power his side to the monumental score. Joe Root chipped in with 68 and there were useful cameos from the lower order as well.

Australia's chase was in some trouble when Carey and Inglis came together and the duo put on 146 runs to ensure the Aussies were in a strong spot. Glenn Maxwell then put the finishing touches along with Inglis, who hit the winning runs and was adjudged as the Player Of The Match.

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Speaking after the win, Inglis said he was over the moon with the win and there wasn't a lot of discussion going on in the Australia camp at half time.

"Yeah, over the moon obviously. Great win. We knew it was tough to come up against England. 350, a lot of things need to go right to chase it down. So happy with how things went. There wasn't too discussion much at the half time. We knew it was going to be tough with the dew around. It was always going to be better to bat under lights," said Inglis.

Inglis said that he wasn't looking too much at the scoreboard and knew that they wanted to ensure Maxwell coming in to play the finisher's role in the final 10 overs. The Aussie batter said that he will take a lot of confidence heading into the next few games.

"Carey doesn't say anything when he bats. A few words here and there. I wasn't keen to look at the scoreboard. We just wanted to keep chipping in. We knew Maxi (Glenn Maxwell) was there to come. We wanted him to come in the last 10 overs."

"I still think their part-timer options are quite handy. Livingstone and Root. You can't disrespect them. They have bowled quite a lot. I just wanted to stay till the end and take the advantage as the ball started skidding under lights."

"A lot of confidence. It's a short and sharp tournament. We will recover and look forward to the next game," said Inglis.

What the captains said

Steve Smith was thrilled with the win in the end and said that the batters, barring him and Travis Head did well in the end. The Aussie skipper said that he would have opted to bowl first regardless of the opposition as there was a lot of dew expected at night.

"It was. I thought the boys were outstanding. Matt played really well upfront. Travis and I missed out. But the rest of the guys played brilliantly."

"I think regardless of the team we had, we would have bowled first. There was plenty of dew last night when we trained here. It slowed down in the later stages of the first innings. At one stage, it looked like they would get past 400. But we were pleased with our effort. Trusting each skill of the boys. Hit hard lengths and we were able to squeeze and control the things at the back end of the innings. Marnus bowled well in the end and we were pleased with our effort," said Smith.

Smith also praised the performances by Carey and Inglis to get the win in the end.

"The two keepers are batting brilliantly in recent times. Josh hits the ball along the ground and plays 360. It was great to see him get his maiden ODI hundred. Alex also played brilliantly and it was a terrific effort," said Smith.

England captain Jos Buttler said it was a fantastic game in the end and praised Australia and Inglis for getting the win.

"Fantastic game, both sides played really well. We put on a really good score there. Credit to Australia. Fantastic innings there from Josh Inglis to see his side home. I think 350 you would take that at the start. pretty good score. Dew was a worry and it was wet. Whatever happens with the conditions, to chase down 350 is a fantastic effort," said Buttler.

Buttler also praised Duckett for his knock and said that the focus for England will now be on building big partnerships.

"He (Duckett) played brilliantly. He's been brilliant at the top of the order in all the formats. He can be incredibly consistent in this format. Delighted for him with the way he played. Just a shame it is in a losing cause. Rather focus on partnerships than individuals. Take the focus off yourself and work on getting those big partnerships. Root and Duckett did that. I thought those two (Root and Livingstone) bowled really well today. They created chances. Credit to Australia. We tried to find ways to break that partnership Inglis and Carey earlier but just couldn't manage it. Sometimes you have to give credit to the opposition," said Buttler.

Australia will next face South Africa on February 25, while England take on Afghanistan a day later.