USA vs ENG Super Eight - Match 9 Commentary

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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! 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! 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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Comes in with the arm from around the wickets, and serves it on a good length, slanting on the pads, Phil Salt goes for a pull shot but wears it high on his thigh pad.

Coming in with the arm, short and on middle, Jos Buttler punches it down to long off and turns the strike over.

Very full, outside off, Jos Buttler pulls out the reverse sweep but this was fired in by Kenjige and Buttler fails to connect.

FOUR! Effective use of the feet! Tosses it up, full and on middle, Jos Buttler advances and whacks it over mid on for a boundary.

Bowls it full, on off, Phil Salt turns it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Starts on a nagging length, on middle, Jos Buttler works it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Back of a length, on off, Jos Buttler walks down the track and steers it wide of backward point for a single. An expensive over by Netravalkar, 19 runs off it.

SIX! Two in two for the English skipper! Netravalkar takes pace off this time and serves it on a length, at the stumps, Jos Buttler stays still on the point of contact and even though one hand comes off the bat, he gets more than enough on it to clear long on for half a dozen.

SIX! BANG! Enormous hit! One of the solar panels on the roof has taken a hit! Netravalkar comes from over the wicket and lands it on a length, on the middle, Jos Buttler shimmies down the track and holds his shape to tonk it back over the bowler's head for a 104-meter hit.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Netravalkar goes full this time, outside off, Jos Buttler gets his weight on the front foot and times the drive through covers for a classy boundary.

Dishes it out on a back of a length, on off, Jos Buttler hangs back and dabs it in front of backward point.

Angling from around the wicket, on a good length, on off and middle, Jos Buttler uses his feet and lifts it over mid off for a couple of runs.

Another arm-ball from Harmeet, at the stumps, Jos Buttler plays it from the crease with a straight bat to long off for one more run. Good couple of quiet overs from the USA.

Spears it in again, full and on middle, Phil Salt knocks it down to long off and gets to the other end.

Darts it in, on a length, on middle, Phil Salt defends it out with a straight bat.

Arm-ball from around the wicket, on a length, and angling on the pads, Jos Buttler leans on the ball and drives it nicely towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slows it up outside off, on a good length, Jos Buttler cuts it straight to cover.

Flighted one on the stumps, Jos Buttler leans ahead on it and pushes it straight back to Harmeet.

WIDE! A false start from Harmeet! Sprays it down leg on a length, Jos Buttler fails to tuck it away and misses. Wide given.

A touch fuller and angling away, on off and middle, Phil Salt stays rooted in the crease and extends his hands to play this through the off side. Plays in front of his body and toe-ends his shot in front of cover. A clean start from Saurabh Netravalkar, just 2 runs from the first over.

Swinging in this time, on a short of a good length, Jos Buttler gets inside the line to tickle it wide of fine leg but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The batters cross as the ball rolls on the leg side.

Going across the batter, on a length, Jos Buttler steps out and reaches out in front it but picks out the man at cover with the drive.

Beaten! Angles it across the right-hander, on a back of a length, outside off, Jos Buttler has a feel for the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Shaping in again, on a good length, on middle and leg, Jos Buttler walks across and defends it out with a straight bat.

A misfield and England are underway! Gets a hint of an inward shape does Saurabh Netravalkar as he comes from over the wicket, on a good length, around the pads, Phil Salt tucks it towards mid-wicket where a fumble allows him to open his account with a single.