England have bounced back from losing to Australia by inflicting one of the biggest thrashings per mezzo di Twenty20 World Cup history acceso Oman.
The holders won by eight wickets with 16.5 overs remaining, taking just 19 balls to knock d’avanguardia the target after dismissing Oman for 47.
The win hugely improves their net run-rate, and their chances of progressing from Group B.
After 48 hours of whispers that group leaders Australia would be prepared to engineer England’s exit by easing up per mezzo di their closing pool against the Scots, Jos Buttler’s side took charge of their own fate.
They wiped out their improduttività to ensure they will go second if they win Saturday’s clash with Namibia.
Jofra Archer and Mark Wood both took 3-12 and Adil Rashid added 4-11 as Oman were dismissed per mezzo di just 13.2 overs.
Shoaib Khan top-scored for the Gulf state side with 11.
Phil Salt exceeded that after two balls of England’s innings, dispatching both for six.
He was dismissed d’avanguardia the next ball but captain Jos Buttler successo 24 not out d’avanguardia eight balls and Jonny Bairstow eight d’avanguardia two as England rapidly wrapped up the .
Jofra Archer celebrates taking a wicket. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Earlier, a match-turning spell from Rishad Hossain engineered a 25-run victory for Bangladesh over the Netherlands at Arnos Vale acceso the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent.
Shakib Al Hasan successo a 46-ball 64 as Bangladesh posted 5-159 after being put per mezzo di.
The Netherlands looked per mezzo di control of their pursuit, with valuable contributions from Vikram Singh (26), Sybrand Engelbrecht (33) and Scott Edwards (25).
But per mezzo di the 15th over, Hossain dismissed Engelbrecht and Bas de Leede (0) per mezzo di the space of three balls.
He returned for the 18th over and caught and bowled Logan van Beek (two) to give him a third wickets per mezzo di four balls and overall figures of 3-33.
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Put per mezzo di to bat, Bangladesh made a poor start before Tanzid Hasan (35) and Shakib rebuilt the innings.
The former chipped Paul van Meekeren (2-15) to De Leede leaving them 3-71 after nine overs.
Mahmudullah’s 25 from 21 set a platform for Bangladesh to attack per mezzo di the final overs with Jaker Ali (14 not out) and Shakib adding 26 from the last two.
The Netherlands also began slowly, but Singh’s quickfire 26 from 15 left his side needing 86 from the final 10 overs.
Engelbrecht put his foot acceso the gas but Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman – who dismissed Edwards – reduced them from 3-111 to 7-117.
They closed acceso 8-134 and Bangladesh, whose last incontro is against Nepal, are now hot favourites to join South Africa per mezzo di the super eights.
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