USA vs England Match Stats

FIVE WIDES! This has gone horribly wrong for Ali Khan! Tries the yorker first up but gets the line wrong as this is way down leg. The keeper, Andries Gous dives to his left but he has no chance to cut it off and it races away for a boundary.

Into the wicket, on off, Jos Buttler hops back and stabs it down the deck.

FOUR! Jos Buttler looks in the mood! Ali serves it on a length, angling in, on middle and leg, Jos Buttler gives the bowler the charge and hits through the line and gets it way over mid on for a boundary.

Ali steams in with a long on in place and goes full, at the stumps, knocked down to the man at long on there by Buttler for a single.

Lands it on a hard length, on off, Phil Salt punches it off the back foot but finds the man at cover.

Strays on the pads, on a back of a length, Phil Salt gets on his toes and flicks it wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Creamed away! Too full by Ali, outside off, Phil Salt picks up the length early and cracks the drive through covers for a boundary. An expensive start by Ali, 16 runs off the over. The USA just cannot afford their key bowlers to start badly.

Nosthush Kenjige continues from around the wicket, flattens the trajectory as Jos Buttler charges ahead and cramps him for room on the leg stump line. Jos Buttler can only block it back to the bowler.

In the air...but safe! 50 up for England in no time! Short and on the middle, Phil Salt miscues the pull behind mid on for a single.

FOUR! That has been a productive area for Buttler and also, a poor effort from the fielder! Drops it on a length, on middle and quicker as well. Jos Buttler shimmies ahead and slams it downtown for a boundary. The ball evades the long off fielder and breaches into the fence.

FOUR! Gets it through again! Full and around off, Jos Buttler improvises and reverse sweeps it past backward point for a boundary.

Good length, on the middle, Jos Buttler tucks it to square leg.

Serves it full and on middle and leg, Jos Buttler sweeps it wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Good length and outside off, Phil Salt cuts it past backward point and scampers for the second as Corey Anderson fumbles and eventually throws it to the keeper. Andries Gous collects it, turns around and quickly throws it at the bowler's end. He misses the shy and the ball rolls to long on but the batters stay content with two.

Back of a length, on the leg stump, Phil Salt punches to long on for one.

A low full toss on the leg stump from Ali Khan, Jos Buttler whips it to the left of deep square leg for a brace.

Gets the yorker in, on middle, Jos Buttler drills it down to long off for a single.

WIDE! Sprays it full but way down the leg side. Phil Salt swipes across but misses. Wide given.

Angles it onto the pads on a length, Phil Salt flicks but gets an inside edge that rolls towards the mid-wicket region and hurries back for the second by the time the fielder picks it up.

Good length, around the off stump, Phil Salt stays tall and punches it on the up through the cover-point gap for a single to retain the strike.

Starts from over the wicket and nails in a yorker with a scrambled seam, and in front of the stumps. Phil Salt shovels it out back to the bowler.

FOUR! Hammered away! Back of a length, around off, Phil Salt stays leg side and stands upright before hammering it through the covers and beats the fielder in the deep who dives to his right for a boundary.

Good length, outside off, Phil Salt hangs back and pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

NO BALL! Oh, dear! That's wayward from Shadley van Schalkwyk. Tries to hurl a back-of-the-hand slower one but slips it above the waist height and down the leg side. Buttler swings and misses. Free Hit to follow.

Keeps it nice! Wide yorker outside off, Jos Buttler fails to connect the shot.

Full and wide of off, Jos Buttler caresses it through covers for one.

Short in length, slower and angling on the pads, Phil Salt swivels early for the pull shot and mistimes it off the inner half of the bat towards widish short fine for a single.

Flatter and quicker on the middle, Phil Salt tucks it with a horizontal bat towards long on for a single.

SIX! 50 for the English skipper in style! Length ball and outside off, Jos Buttler reads the length early, charges down the track and flatly lifts it over long off for a biggie.

SIX! Buttler wants this done quickly! Shade short in length, and angling on the off and middle, Jos Buttler bends low, and transfers his weight on the back foot and pulls it well over deep square leg for another six.

SIX! This is majestic and effortless batting from Jos Buttler. Harmeet Singh serves a juicy half volley on the stumps, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and slams it downtown for the fourth consecutive six.

SIX! Merciless destruction! 100 up for England in the 9th over itself. Full and onto the pads this time, Jos Buttler bends low again and this time he slogs it across the line of the ball and deposits it behind deep mid-wicket. 

WIDE! He is under enormous pressure! Flat and wide of off, beyond the guideline. Wided.

SIX! Absolute carnage this! Fifth six of the over! Lands it on a good length, at the stumps, Jos Buttler takes his front foot away from the line and punishes it over long on for a six. 32 runs from this over.

Bowls it on a back of a length, over middle, Phil Salt swivels and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Serves it full now, around off, Jos Buttler extends his hands and pushes it to deep extra cover for a single.

Keeps it at the stumps, on a length, Phil Salt hits it down to long on for one more run.

FOUR! Jos Buttler finishes off in style and hits the winning runs! England cruise to the semifinals. And it is the English skipper who has led from the front mercilessly with the bat. Shadley van Schalkwyk bowls it outside off on a fuller length and keeps it away from the batter, Jos Buttler throws the kitchen-sink at it and extends his arms, getting the slice of the willow that guns away through backward point for a boundary.