Woakes, Jordan and Buttler dismantle Australia to top group

Posted By on October 30, 2021

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England are on the brink of a semi-final spot at the T20 World Cup

England 126 for 2 (Buttler 71*) beat Australia 125 (Finch 44, Jordan 3-17) by eight wickets

Never mind the Ashes, Australia’s T20I team was reduced to rubble in Dubai, as England maintained their hot streak in the T20 World Cup Super 12s. Chris Woakes produced another incisive display of fast bowling in the powerplay before Jos Buttler did pretty much as he pleased during an innings of 71 from 32 balls. The chase of 125 was a formality, achieved with more than eight overs to spare.
If the game wasn’t decided by the toss – teams batting second have now won 12 out of 14 at this World Cup – it effectively was by new-ball spells from Woakes, who finished with 2 for 23, and Chris Jordan (3 for 17). Australia limped to 21 for 3 at the end of the powerplay, and although they managed something of a recovery from 41 for 4 at halfway, their total looked severely under par.

Australia’s lower order had in fact managed to plunder 50 from the last four overs of their innings, and the ball continued to fly to all parts as Buttler and Jason Roy got the England reply going. They raced to 66 for 0 from the first six overs – the highest powerplay score of the tournament so far – before Buttler and Jonny Bairstow finished the contest in a blaze of sixes, sending England clear at the top of Group 1 and on the brink of a semi-final spot.

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Alan Gardner is a deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo. @alanroderick

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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