Summary:
- The England team obliterated their USA opponents by 10 wickets in Barbados.
- The victory guarantees captain Jos Buttler’s team a spot in the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
- It was England’s final match of the Super 8s phase.
England crushed the USA in Barbados, for a guaranteed spot in the upcoming semi-finals at the T20 World Cup which you can check the latest odds at our selection of betting sites not on gamstop.
The British bowlers set a target of 116 after they won the toss and bowling first, setting aside their USA opponents for 115.
This happened fast, as England won by 10 wickets led by a dominating Jos Buttler who helped the team score an undefeated 83 off 38 balls.
The team only needed 9.4 overs to get to 117-0 and bag a victory.
Chris Jordan, Headline Act for the Bowlers
The 35-year-old bowler with a level-headed calmness and a fearsome yorker Chris Jordan (pictured) was the headline act for the bowlers in their match of the Super 8s phase in Barbados.
He took four wickets in five balls, including the first hat-trick recorded in England men’s T20 internationals while claiming figures of 4-10.
While coming into the final match, England only needed one big win to rest assured they would make it into the last four.
The seven-run defeat by South Africa in St Lucia before the start of the weekend followed the eight-wicket win over West Indies on Wednesday, leaving them two points away from a possible four.
Captain Buttler closed out an excellent all-round performance of his team. The finish was even better, as he struck five sixes in one over.
“Topping the Group”
Commenting on their result, Buttler explained he was thinking about
Topping the group and net run-rate
The captain also gave Liam ‘Livvy‘ Livingstone credit for “being ready and taking it on” while mentioning Adil Rashid’s tandem with Livvy.
“I think we’ve got great options for our team”, he added.
In parallel, USA captain Aaron Jones called the game a “hard” one to take in, explaining they were not as “disciplined” as they should have been.
We didn’t have a good last two games, something to talk about for sure. That’s the way it goes sometimes
Jones praised Buttler for being “very good and really experienced” while explaining that, since this was their first presence at a T20 World Cup, many people didn’t believe they would be “playing against the big boys”.