England thrashed Australia by eight wickets in Match 26 of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday, October 30.
Jos Buttler smashed an unbeaten 71 not out off just 32 balls as E𓃲ngland raced to the target of 126 with 76 balls to spare.
Bowling first, the Eoin Morgan-led side dominated from the outset, reducing Australia to 21-4 in 6.1 overs. Chris Woakes first sent back David Warner (1) and Glenn Maxwell (6) and then pulled off an outstanding one-handed catch to dismiss Steve Smith for one.
Captain Aaron Finch’s gritty 49-ball 44 and some brutal hits from the lower-order batters took Australia out of hot water before they got all out for 125 off the final ball of their innings. Chris Jordan was the piജck of the bowlers for England with three wickets.
In reply, Buttler smoked five huge sixes en route to the fastest fifty in the ongoi꧒ng multi-team tꦦournament.
It was Australia’s biggest T20I defeat in terms of balls remaining and now have to win their remaining matches to keep the equation of Net Run Rate (NRR) out for qualifying into the semifinals.
On t♑he other hand, England have three emphatic wins from three games and are at the top in Group 1.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
England are just playing at a different level at t✨he moment. The depth in their white ball cricket is staggering.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
vs final loading….
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
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What a fearless approach by England. Australia were put under pressure early on. Jordan & Woake✃s were fantastic. Jos Buttler 71*(32) was unstoppable
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Outstanding
— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt)
This is a monstrous performance by England. Unrel𒀰enting. Quite scary, actually.
— daniel norcross (@norcrosscricket)
What a team what a victory….outstanding batting & sup𝔍erb𓄧 bowling Chris Jordan
— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23)
Butler the butcher !!! what a knock ✊
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38)
This is an absolute sh✨ellacking and a massive statement from England. They have bullied Australia from the get-go.
— Rob Johnston (@RobJ_Cricket)
Now that 🍸is a message to the rest … England are the best team & most destructive … W𝄹hose going to stop them !?? Only look likely at this stage
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
How good are 🙌🏻
— Liam Plunkett (@Liam628)
Well done CJ,,,,,,,
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
