AUS vs ENG T20 World Cup 2024: Openers and Adam Zampa power Australia to dominant win over England

With two wins in two opening games, Australia jump to top of the Group B points table with an impressive net run rate. England remain without a win after their first two matches in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Australia end their 17-year-old wait to register their only second win over England in the T20 World Cup history. Australia had last won England in the tournament history in their first meet in 2007.

David Warner top-scored with 39 runs off just 16 balls. Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa took two wickets each for the winning side.

For England, Jos Buttler smahed 42 runs off 28 balls and Chris Jordan bagged two wickets for 44. 

Marcus Stoinis bowls an impressive last over to guide Australia to an impressive win.

AUS - 201/7 in 20 overs.

ENG - 165/6 in 20 overs.

Australia defeat England by 36 runs.

An easy catch by Mitchell Starc at long-off to dismiss Liam Livingstone on Pat Cummins' delivery. A second wicket for the star bowler. Pat Cummins finishes with 2 for 23 figures. 

ENG - 152/6 in 19 overs. 

England need 50 runs in 6 balls to win the game. 

Adam Zampa concedes 12 runs from his last over as Australia are closing in on a big win. Zampa finishes his spells with brilliant figures of 2 for 28. 

ENG - 148/5 in 18 overs.

England need 54 runs off 12 balls to win the game. 

Pat Cummins picks his first wicket and it's dangerous-looking Moeen Ali who tries to find a six over deep cover but found David Warner. England five wickets down and Australia are now in a driving seat.

Moeen Ali scored 25 runs off 15 balls. Liam Livingstone joins Harry Brook in the middle.

ENG - 130/5 in 16 overs.

England need 72 runs in 24 balls to win the game.

Despite England finding three big shots in the previous over, Jonny Bairstow goes big off Josh Hazlewood and finds Glenn Maxwell at deep mid-on. An unnecessary shot from Bairstow as England lose momentum at a crucial stage of the game.

Bairstow scored 7 runs off 13 balls. Harry Brook joins Moeen Ali in the middle.

ENG - 126/4 in 15 overs.

England need 76 runs in 30 balls to win the game.

Moeen Ali charges England with three sixes off Glenn Maxwell in an over. England balance the game ahead of the closing stages.

ENG - 124/3 in 14 overs.

England need 78 runs off 36 balls to win the game.

England continue to lose wicket after a strong start as Marcus Stoinis claims his first wicket of the game.

Mitchell Starc takes a stunning diving catch at long-off to dimsiss Will Jacks as Australia regain control. 

Will Jacks scored 10 runs off 10 balls. Moeen Ali joins Jonny Bairstow in the middle.

ENG - 99/3 in 11 overs.

England need 103 runs in 54 balls to win this game.

Adam Zampa dismisses skipper Jos Buttler with Pat Cummins taking an easy catch at backward point to stun England again. Zampa now has two wickets in his two overs.

Jos Buttler scored 42 runs off 28 balls. Jonny Bairstow joins Will Jacks in the middle.

ENG - 93/2 in 10 overs.

England need 109 runs in 60 balls to beat Australia.

Most consecutive innings in T20 WCs with at least a wicket

1. 15 - Graeme Swann (2009-12)
2. 12 - Anrich Nortje (2021-24)
3. 12 - Adam Zampa (2021-24) *
4. 11 - Ish Sodhi (2016-21)
5. 10 - Ashish Nehra (2010-16)

Adam Zampa strikes on his first ball into the game as he bowls out dangerous-looking Phil Salth with a stunning delivery.

Phil Salt scored 37 off 23 balls. Will Jacks joins Jos Buttler in the middle.

ENG - 76/1 in 8 overs

England need 126 runs in 72 balls to win the game.

England take the powerplay with a 50+ score without losing a wicket. Both Jos Buttler and Phil Salt are going strong with timely boundaries as Australian bowlers struggle for a breakthrough.

ENG - 54/0 in 6 overs (Jos Buttler - 21* off 17 balls, Travis Head - 29* off 19 balls).

England need 148 runs off 84 balls to win the game.

And now Salt takes on Hazlewood for two fours in the over. The first one - a cut through the off-side with little width, the second - another cut to get 9 of the over. England 40/0 after 4

They have put their feet on the pedal. Salt deposited Starc for a 106m maximum over cow-corner. Starc looked to escape with a wide byut has to rebowl one. Buttler takes him for a four at cow-corner on the extra ball. England 31/0 after 3

Buttler has decided to take Hazlewood on. He slashes a good length, outside off ball to wide of point, before flicking him for a brace. Buttler then pulls a back-of-a-length to deep mid-wicket for a four. 12 from that over, England 18/0 after 2 and up and running

A lucky four and a wide but Starc has started it well with the ball. Some swing on offer, some held its line. Buttler had a near poke at one on a good length which did not swing. Salt got a four off an inside edge on the first. ENG 6/0 after 1 in reply, Hazlewood in from other end

And we are into the run-chase now. The England openers Phil Salt and Jos Buttler in the middle. Mitchell Starc has the new ball in his hand. From over the wicket with one slip. Here we go

I think it’s a competitive total, we took it on in the first six overs and put pressure on them. We knew it was going to be spin in the first six, for us it was about to get as much as we can in the first six. We know at the other end it was going to get challenging, but look they got two out and out quicks, excellent skills, so had to put them on pressure. When Jofra bowled an off-cutter it jumped but it was when the ball was new, later on a few kept low, we have got a good total.

Australia have put up a pretty strong total. They have become the first team to score 200 in this T20 World Cup. A good final over from Jordan after the first-ball four. A single from Wade to end the innings but the umpires had a long check at the non-striker's end for a run-out. Aussies would feel they have got a good one here. 201/7 is what they have to defend for the second straight win

Australia have become the first team to reach to 200 in this T20 World Cup. Speaks volumes of how tough it is batting in USA and West Indies.But Aussies have done extremely well. Jordan dismisses Stoinis with a slower off-cutter. Stoinis holed it to long-on as there was not much power. Cummins comes and is run out on the first one

Wade has been given caught behind on this bouncer from Archer. It was on the leg-stump, Wade reverses and looks to play it behind but has got an arm. The umpire thought, there was bat or glove. Decision is overturned. AUS 193/5 after 19

Ohh no, what did Bairstow do here? He missed this simple fielding effort at backward point and it races away to the four. 12 runs from that over, Aussies edge closer to 200. Currently at 185/5 after 18

This time Jordan gets his man. Tim David hit him over extra-cover on the first ball and then holes out at the same spot. Livingstone takes it and Jordan is pumped. AUS 173/5 after 17

No matter if they have lost two quick wickets. The batting what Australia have can frustrate you all day. Stoinis is in with David and he has hit two sixes in first eight balls. He has taken Australia past 150. AUS 160/4 after 16

One brings two and Rashid gets the second big fish after Livingstone got the breakthrough. This was short, didn't spin much and Maxwell could not get the hold on it. He mistimes it to deep mid-wicket. He is on, AUS 141/4 after 14.2

And Livingstone comes and gets a wicket in his first over. He provides the much-needed breakthrough. A nicely tossed-up one on the leg stump and it turns sharply to beat the Aussie skipper. Buttler does it on the second attempt

The flow of runs is on. Maxwell hits Jordan for a six over deep third before hitting him over backward point on a slower one. Jordan misses his line and bowls wides. Marsh ends the over with another four at point. 18 fom the over, AUS 136/2 after 13

South Africa escapes a scare, a major one indeed. They get one over their bogey Netherlands by four wickets in a run-chase of 104 in 18.5 overs.

While his captain has hit two sixes, Maxwell is contributing well from the other end. He hits Wood for a four on the cow corner. Runs keeps on coming. AUS 118/2 after 12

Marsh is managing to get these big hits in regularn overs now. He smacks Archer for a six on the leg side to get 9 of the over. AUS 111/2 after 11

Chris Jordan comes and starts his spell in the 10th over. A fine start from the pacer. A couple of slower ones and he concedes only five to begin with AUS 102/2 after 10

After that quite over, Maxwell and Marsh collect 12 off Adil Rashid's 9th over. A four from Maxwell on the first ball and then a six from Marsh over mid-wicket on the roof on the 5th ball. AUS 97/2

A three-over over from Wood and what a time to get it. We are closing in the first-half of this innings and England would like get some momentum here. Australia 85/2 after 9

Jofra Archer bowls a sensational delivery to bowl out settled Travid Head as England make a strong comeback with two times wickets.

Travis Head scored 34* off 18 balls. Glenn Maxwell joins Mitchell Marsh in the middle.

AUS - 74/2 in 6 overs.

Moeen Ali bowls out David Warner to give England a much-needed breakthrough but not before getting smashed for 15 runs in this over.

Warner scored 39 runs off 16 balls. 

AUS - 70/1 in 5 overs.

David Warner displays his remarkable hitting skills by smashing Mark Wood for three sixes and a four in an over. Australia go past 50 total inside 4 overs.

AUS - 55/0 in 4 overs (Travis Head - 19* off 11 balls, David Warner - 35* off 13 balls).

The fit-again pacer Jofra Archer concedes just 8 runs in his first over in the today's match. Australia take an early control of the game.

AUS - 33/0 in 3 overs (Travis Jead - 19* off 11 balls, David Warner - 13* off 7 balls). 

Openers Travis Head amd David Warner give Australia a promising start with the former smashing back-to-back sixes off Will Jacks in the second over.

AUS - 25/0 in 2 overs (Travis Head - 18* off 10 balls, David Warner - 7* off 2 balls).

We would have bowled first as well, it's dictated by the conditions and the weather. We have come here to win the tournament and today is a big match. Great feeling (on captaincy), I have a lot of experienced players around who are big match winners. It's going to be a good challenge and we're confident going into the game. One change, Pat Cummins replaces Nathan Ellis

We are going to bowl first. Little bit unsure about the weather. Always a pleasure to play a WC game against Australia in Barbados. Couple of areas where we can work on, we have trained and prepared well, excited for the game. We've done well against them in recent games, but past form doesn't matter. We're unchanged, lots of options in the squad.

Australia Playing XI: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

England Playing XI: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

Jos Buttler wins the toss as England elect to bowl first against Australia.

England field the same starting eleven while the star bowler Pat Cummins replaces Nathan Ellis in the only change for Australia.

Australia famously thrashed England by 8 wickets in their first T20 World Cup encounter in 2007 but that remains their only win against their rivals in tournament history.

England narrowly lead the head-to-head record against Australia in T20 cricket. The Three Lions have won 11 of 23 meetings against their rivals with the last 2 games being abandoned due to rain.

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Match Details:

Match: T20 World Cup 2024, Group B, Match 17

Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Date & Time: Saturday, June 8 at 1:00 PM Local Time and 10:30 PM IST (Toss at 10:00 PM)

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