Australia crushed England by 36 runs in Barbados on Saturday to go away the defending champions’ T20 World Cup hopes within the stability. Defeat means Jos Buttler‘s males are nonetheless winless after their opening recreation in opposition to Scotland was wrecked by rain. However Australia, who posted 201-7, are prime of Group B with two wins after proscribing their fierce rivals to 165-6 of their 20 overs. Australia’s openers raced out of the blocks and the group posted the primary rating of 200-plus on the event despite the fact that no batsman reached 40. Phil Salt and Buttler gave England a strong platform of their reply, reaching 54-0 after six overs earlier than going up a gear, taking 19 off Mitchell Starc‘s third over.
However spinner Adam Zampa bowled Salt (37) together with his first ball to go away England 73-1 within the eighth over and took the prized wicket of Buttler in his subsequent over for 42.
Will Jacks was caught by Starc within the deep off the bowling of Marcus Stoinis for 10 as Australia turned the screw, conceding simply 11 runs in three overs.
Moeen Ali took three sixes off a Glenn Maxwell over however Jonny Bairstow went cheaply and Moeen perished for 25, caught by David Warner within the deep as England’s state of affairs grew to become more and more determined.
England grew to become slowed down in opposition to disciplined bowling because the run price climbed and Zampa completed with spectacular figures of 2-28 off his 4 overs.
Earlier, Buttler selected to bowl on the Kensington Oval however rapidly misplaced management as openers Travis Head and Warner went on the rampage.
Spinner Jacks went for 22 runs in his first over, conceding three sixes as Australia’s openers savaged the bowling.
Paceman Mark Wooden additionally conceded 22 runs in his opening over as Australia raced to 55-0 in 4 overs, relishing a brief boundary on one aspect of the bottom.
Moeen made the breakthrough England desperately wanted within the fifth over, bowling Warner for 39 and paceman Jofra Archer flattened the stumps of Head (34), leaving Australia 74-2.
Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh introduced up the hundred within the tenth over however Australia had been decreased to 141-4 after each batsmen departed in fast succession.
Stoinis (30) and Matthew Wade took Australia to the 200 mark, with Archer the choose of the bowlers, taking 1-28 off his 4 overs.
The highest two groups within the group will advance to the Tremendous 8 stage of the competitors.
An early exit for England could be a nightmare after their depressing title defence on the 50-over World Cup in India final yr.
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