Jos Buttler-led England cricket team picked up a dominant 8-wicket win against Aqib Ilyas' Oman in match 28 of the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, on June 14 (Friday). This crushing victory gave the defending champion a major boost that they needed to stay alive in the Super 8 race. Adil Rashid won the Player of the match for his four-fer.
Adil Rashid's four-fer restricts Oman on 47 runs
Adil Rashid grabbed a four-wicket haul and crushed the Oman batting line-up. He played a major role in bowling out Oman on just 47 runs in just 13.2 overs. Apart from Rashid, Mark Wood and Jofra Archer grabbed three wickets each.
England complete chase in just 3.1 overs
Bowling out Oman on just 47 runs was not stunning enough as England had more to show. They managed to chase the target of 50 runs in just 3.1 overs. This has them the major net run rate boost. They now have a NRR OF +3.081 which is better than Scotland and now if Australia beat Scotland and England win their match against Namibia, they would seal their spot in the Super 8.
Jos Buttler focused on Namibia game
After the match, Jos Buttler made it clear that they are only focused on their game against Namibia as the Scotland vs Australia clash is not in their hand. The England captain praised the bowlers for this performance.
The tone was set very well by the bowlers by picking up those early wickets and restricting them to that total. We’ve got another big game in two days. I thought they bowled brilliantly. There was some extra bounce, thought they bowled really good lines and lengths. There was some spin, don’t think any of us expected the surface to play like it did. Adil bowled exceptionally well. The message was to be ultra positive. We spoke of taking our chances to boost our NRR. We know what’s going in the dressing room, there’s huge confidence. (On the SCO v AUS game) We can only focus on ourselves, we have a huge game up against Namibia and our focus is on that," said Jos Buttler in the post-match presentation.
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