England Beats United States to Reach T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Finals

England qualified for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 after a dominant performance against the United States at the Kensington Oval. The match took place on Sunday, and England won by 10 wickets.

Match Highlights

England needed to chase down a 116-run target in the second inning. Jos Buttler and Philip Salt opened for England and made a 117-run stand, with Buttler scoring 83* runs from 38 balls and Salt adding 25* runs from 21 balls. They achieved the target in just 10 overs without losing a wicket.

Bowling Performance

Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid were the stars in the bowling department. Jordan took four wickets, giving away only 10 runs in his three-over spell. Rashid was named ‘Player of the Match’ for his two-wicket spell in four overs, which helped restrict the United States to 115 runs.

First Inning Recap

After winning the toss, England chose to field. The English bowlers dominated from the start, with Reece Topley making the first breakthrough by removing Andries Gous. Nitish Kumar was the top scorer for the United States with 30 runs, but his efforts were not enough to set a challenging target.

Chris Jordan’s hat-trick in the 19th over was a highlight, as he dismissed Ali Khan, Nosthush Kenjige, and Saurabh Netravalkar in consecutive balls. Sam Curran and Adil Rashid also took two wickets each, while Reece Topley and Liam Livingstone picked up one wicket each.

Brief Scores