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Super Eight - Match 5 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024, has England taking on South Africa. The match will be played at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, on June 21 at 08:00 PM IST.
South Africa cricket legend Dale Steyn left a few surprised as he named his four semi-finalists for the T20 World Cup 2024. Steyn, who is an avid follower of the game and also a personality that doesn't shy away from expressing his opinions. With the Super 8s stage already active, the T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies has entered an intriguing stage. In a video shared on Instagram, the South Africa pace icon left out the England cricket team as he named the four teams he thinks would qualify for the T20 World Cup 2024 semi-finals.
England opener Phil Salt said the convincing eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in their Super Eight clash has given his side "confidence and momentum" at the right time in the T20 World Cup after a chaotic run in the event's group stage. Salt played a major hand in the win here, racing his way to an unbeaten 87 off 47 balls as the defending champions replied to the home team's 180/4 with 181/2 in 17.3 overs.
England vs West Indies Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Phil Salt's magical knock propelled England to a massive eight-wicket win over West Indies in their Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024. Chasing 181, England got a promising start as Salt and Jos Buttler stitched a good partnership. Even after Buttler;s dismissal for 25, Salt continued the carnage and took England home in 17.3 overs. Salt scored an unbeaten 87 off 47 balls. Apart from him, Jonny Bairstow also contributed with 48* off 26 balls. For West Indies, Andre Russell and Roston Chase scalped one wicket each. Earlier, Nicholas Pooran and Johnson Charles' partnership helped West Indies post 180/4. (Scorecard | Points Table)
Phil Salt slammed a belligerent unbeaten 87 as defending champions England began their T20 World Cup Super Eights campaign with a crushing eight-wicket win over the West Indies in St Lucia. Coming off a scorching display against Afghanistan, West Indies amassed a competitive 180 for four, but England waltzed to 181 for two in 17.3 overs in their Group 2 match. Salt led their charge with a bruising innings that came off 47 balls with seven fours and five sixes. The opener received copious help from Jonny Bairstow (48*).
Reigning champions England maintained their bid to reach the second round of the T20 World Cup with a 41-run victory in a must-win group game against Namibia in Antigua on Saturday. Anything other than an England win would have seen Jos Buttler's men knocked out and they were left fearing an early exit when rain delayed the scheduled start by three hours. England, in a match eventually reduced from 11 to 10 overs per side by a fresh shower, collapsed to 13-2 after losing the toss.
A win over Oman has kept England within touching distance of a place in the Super 8 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup. England desperately needed two points to keep themselves afloat having registered just one point from their first two games. They had lost to Australia while their game against Scotland was washed out due to rain. However, the defending champions bounced back with a dominant 8-wicket victory over Oman at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. England ripped through Oman, bowling them out for 47 and chasing it down in 3.1 overs.
Insisting that Josh Hazlewood's remarks were not serious, Australia lead pacer Pat Cummins said they would have never tried to manipulate their net run rate to knock England out of the ongoing 2024 T20 World Cup, which would have been "against the Spirit of Cricket". Pacer Hazlewood had sparked a controversy when he said that the Aussies would try to eliminate England from the tournament if there was such an opportunity for them in their upcoming Group B match against Scotland.