Tags: ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024, England vs Oman, Match 28, Group B in Antigua, 13 June 2024, England, Oman
Posted on: June 14, 2024
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The holders got off to a fast start at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium as Oman, who won the toss and chose to bowl with the scoring rate in mind, were bowled out for 47 in 13.2 overs, the fourth-lowest total in T20 World Cup history.
Spinner Adil Rashid took 4 wickets for 11 runs in 4 overs. Jofra Archer and Mark WoodThe latter recorded his 50th T20 international wicket and took three scores of 12 each. England restarted their campaign with a ruthless effort against the semi-final nations and found themselves back in the race for the Super 8.
England wins 50-2 They bowled just 3.1 overs to power a net run rate that could prove crucial in their bid to qualify for the second round of the Super Eights. England will be hoping for a favor from arch-rivals Australia when they face Scotland in their final group match on Sunday.
England captain Jos Buttler said the tone was set very well by the bowlers picking up early wickets to restrict them to that total. There’s another big game in two days. I thought they bowled brilliantly. There was a bit of bounce and I thought they bowled a really good line and length. There was some rotation. None of us expected the surface to behave the way it did. Adil bowled exceptionally well. The message was very positive. We talked about seizing opportunities to increase NRR. We know what’s going on in the dressing room and we have tremendous confidence. (In the SCO v AUS match) we can only focus on ourselves. We have a big game against Namibia and our focus is on that.
Not to mention Omani captain Aqib Ilyas said it was visible. We didn’t handle the bat well. The top ranked player failed to score a goal throughout the tournament. The exposure was good, but there wasn’t much we could do about it. With no runs on the board, the bowlers had no chance. We are used to bowling in the 130-140kph range in semi-cricket. So it’s hard to have something on your mind when you’re playing against 150+ bowlers once a year. If you are used to playing bowlers like that, it is something else. You don’t really get to see defenders play against their fellow players. The batsmen have also felt pressure as they have not been able to score runs in the last few games. Unfortunately poor shot selection and they bowled in a good area. You can’t blame the bowlers. They were really good players throughout the tournament. You probably wanted to end on a good note. We have a lot to learn from the big players. You don’t usually get to learn from the best players, so it was a great opportunity to rub shoulders with them. We have to work harder. You have to work much harder to make an impact.
