Chris Jordan’s Hat-Trick Leads England to Victory Against USA in T20 World Cup
In an exciting T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eights match, England’s pacer Chris Jordan took a hat-trick against the United States, describing it as an ‘unbelievable feeling’. Jordan, who hails from Barbados, was thrilled to achieve this milestone in his birthplace.
Jordan led the English bowling attack, taking four wickets and giving away only 10 runs in his three-over spell, maintaining an economy rate of 3.50. He praised Adil Rashid for setting up the game from the backend.
Jordan said, “Unbelievable feeling (to take the hat-trick), was good to restrict them. Getting it (hat-trick) at a special place (Barbados – his birthplace) is always nice. Glad I was able to hit on the target. Just finished it off towards the end. We summed up the conditions pretty well, we knew they will come hard at us in the powerplay, USA have been playing well in the tournament. Rashid set up the game at the backend for us. Points first and foremost.”
After winning the toss, Jos Buttler-led Team England opted to field against the United States. The English bowlers dominated from the start, restricting the US batting lineup to 115 runs. Nitish Kumar was the standout batter for the USA, scoring 30 runs from 24 balls, while Corey Anderson added 29 runs from 28 balls.
Adil Rashid and Sam Curran each took two wickets, while Reece Topley and Liam Livingstone took one wicket each. England now needs 116 runs to win the match.
