ENG vs OMA Match 28 Commentary

Results

Match 28, Antigua, June 14, 2024, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024

OMAOman

47/10

ENGEngland

50/2

England beat Oman by 8 wickets

Commentary

England

9:01 PM IST That is all from this game. England keep their hopes alive with this win while Oman end their World Cup journey without a win. The action continues in the World Cup. Join us at 6 am IST (12.30 am GMT) as Afghanistan takes on Papua New Guinea. Join us early on for the build up. Till then, cheers!

9:01 PM IST Jos Buttler, the skipper of England says the tone was set by the bowlers as they took the early wickets and it’s a good job done by the team today. Adds that their was a bit of extra bounce plus the high release of Topley and Jofra challenged the batters a lot. Mentions their bowling is a challenging one and such condition make them even more lethal. Mentions that they were looking to be ultra aggressive with the bat and help the NRR so the fall of wickets doesn’t bother them. Closes by saying that he is not taken away by people counting England out so early and it is not their job to think about it and they’ll be preparing for Namibia in the coming days.

8:57 PM IST Aqib Ilyas, the skipper of Oman says there was a big collapse in the batting order, the top order has failed in this tournament. Adds the associate teams don't get to play bowlers who bowl around 145 clicks and it plays on the back of the mind. Reckons they were confused with the bat, to hit hard or to defend and feels the English players were somtimes too close to them while fielding. Mentions the bowlers have done well throughout the tournament so can't blame much. Feels they could have finished on a high but they'll look for positives out of this match.

8:49 PM IST Adil Rashid is the Player of the Match for his brilliant spell of 4 for 11. He is up for a quick chat and says they bowled well with Jofra Archer setting the tone and himself and Mark Wood continuing it. Adds that the ball was turning and the early wickets helped. Mentions that the surface was helpful for the bowlers and it was spinning which helped him a lot. Also says he was looking for a fifer but he feels delighted with the victory. Closes by saying that they are looking to play one game at a time and now they’ll start to prepare for Namibia.

8:48 PM IST ...Presentation next...

8:53 PM IST In reply, England lost two wickets but as informed earlier, what mattered most was how quickly can they chase it down. Jos Buttler took the job on his shoulders and helped chase it down in 3.1 overs. Just look at the Net Run Rate now, England had a negative NRR of 1.80 and now they stand with 3 points and a NRR of positive 3.08. They have given themselves a shot to go for the next round. Oman on the other hand were completely beaten, cannot write much about them as the defending champions were really on a mission and Oman were taken down by some world-class bowlers.

8:50 PM IST The victory was never in doubt for England but more importanly how many overs does England eat up was the question! Just 19 balls is what England needed to chase it down. With a negative net run rate, England wouldn't have asked for a better game set up than this. After the horrible start to the campaign and a lot of unwanted noise from outside the ground, England needed this game to go in their favour and the crickeing gods showered them with a huge comprehensive win here. It was set up by the bowlers though. They cooked the Oman batting order and in a blink of an eye all of them disappered. Adil Rashid was the star as he took four wickets while Jofra Archer and Mark Wood ended with three wickets each. The highest score for Oman was 11 by Shoaib Khan.

End of over 3.14 runs

ENG: 50/2CRR: 15.79

Ball

Jonny Bairstow:8 (2)

Jos Buttler:24 (8)

Fayyaz Butt:0.1-0-4-0

3.1

Fayyaz Butt to Jonny Bairstow, 4 runs

FOUR! THAT'S A WRAP! Back of a length on the pads, Jonny Bairstow flicks this wide of short fine leg for a boundary to end the game. England wins this by 8 wickets and they have surely done a worl lot of good to their NRR.

50 Runs for the teamEngland

Runs: 50/2

End of over 322 runs

ENG: 46/2CRR: 15.33RRR: 0.11

Ball

Jos Buttler:24 (8)

Jonny Bairstow:4 (1)

Bilal Khan:2-0-36-1

2.6

Bilal Khan to Jos Buttler, 4 runs

FOUR! Jos Buttler takes Bilal Khan down for 22 runs in this over. Fuller one outside off, Jos Buttler slices this up and over cover-point for a boundary to end the over.

2.5

Bilal Khan to Jos Buttler, 6 runs

SIX! DISPATCHED! Short-pitched at a gentle pace in middle, Jos Buttler pulls this right off the middle of his bat and over the fence towards deep mid-wicket region for a maximum.

2.4

Bilal Khan to Jos Buttler, 4 runs

FOUR! PItched up in middle, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and slogs this over the mid on fielder for yet another boundary.

2.3

Bilal Khan to Jos Buttler, 4 runs

FOUR! Short-pitched around the leg, Jos Buttler swivels and pulls this all along the ground for a boundary towards long leg.

2.2

Bilal Khan to Jos Buttler, no run

Low full toss around off, Jos Buttler punches this towards extra-cover for no run.

2.1

Bilal Khan to Jos Buttler, 4 runs

FOUR! CRISPLY PUNCHED! Good length around off, Jos Buttler advances down the track and punches this wide of mid off for four.

End of over 210 runs

ENG: 24/2CRR: 12.00RRR: 1.33

Ball

1
5(1NB)
0
0
0
W
4

Jonny Bairstow:4 (1)

Jos Buttler:2 (2)

Kaleemullah:1-0-10-1

1.6

Kaleemullah to Jonny Bairstow, 4 runs

FOUR! SHort and wide outside off, Jonny Bairstow slashes hard and cuts this over cover-point for a boundary.

8:36 PM IST Jonny Bairstow is the new man in.

1.5

Kaleemullah to Will Jacks, no run

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Short-pitched outside off, Will Jacks looks to cut this for a maximum but the ball gets high on him an catches the outside off his bat ballooning over Kashyap Prajapati at point. Kashyap Prajapati does well to take this one with fingers raised upwards.

Will Jacks

5 (7b 1x4 0x6)SR: 71.43

c Kashyap Prajapati b Kaleemullah

1.4

Kaleemullah to Will Jacks, no run

Back of a length outside off, Will Jacks looks to cut this over point but gets beaten by the extra pace and bounce.

1.3

Kaleemullah to Will Jacks, no run

On a length shaping away from the batter, Will Jacks looks to go down town but misses again.

1.2

Kaleemullah to Will Jacks, no run

Pitched up around off, Will Jacks looks to loft this over cover but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for no run.

1.2

Kaleemullah to Will Jacks, 5 runs

NO BALL AND A FOUR! UP AND OVER MID OFF! Good length in middle, Will Jacks advances down the track and lofts this over the mid off fielder for a boundary. Kaleemullah has overstepped.

1.1

Kaleemullah to Jos Buttler, 1 run

Back of a length outside off, Jos Buttler looks to loft this over cover but gets an inside edge through square leg for one.

8:31 PM IST Kaleemullah to bowl from the other end.

End of over 114 runs

ENG: 14/1CRR: 14.00RRR: 1.78

Ball

Jos Buttler:1 (1)

Will Jacks:1 (2)

Bilal Khan:1-0-14-1

0.6

Bilal Khan to Jos Buttler, 1 run

Fuller on the pads, Jos Buttler flicks this towards deep square leg for another single.

0.5

Bilal Khan to Will Jacks, 1 run

Good length around the pads, Will Jacks tucks this away towards the leg side for one.

0.4

Bilal Khan to Will Jacks, no run

Good length on off, Will Jacks strides on top of it and jams it towards the off side.

8:28 PM IST Will Jacks comes to the middle.

0.3

Bilal Khan to Phil Salt, no run

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Back of a length around off, Phil Salt looks to pull this time but gets it off the inside edge and onto the top of the off-pole. The stump gets uprooted and England loses their first.

Phil Salt

12 (3b 0x4 2x6)SR: 400.00

b Bilal Khan

0.2

Bilal Khan to Phil Salt, 6 runs

SIX! DEJA VU! Phil Salt has a flight to catch it seems. PItched up again around middle and off this time, Phil Salt yet again clears his front leg and lofts this up and over the deep cover fence for another maximum.

0.1

Bilal Khan to Phil Salt, 6 runs

SIX! Fireworks straightaway from Phil Salt. Pitched up outside off, Phil Salt clears his front leg and smashes this up and over the deep cover fence for a maximum.

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