The reigning champions England (ENG) got off to a somewhat unusual start in their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign.
They so risk collapsing from the league stage itself of the enormous cricket carnival. On Friday, June 14, though, the team captained by Jos Buttler emerged victorious and made a powerful impression in Antigua. The English team played minnows Oman (OMA), and they famously sealed the game in just four overs to save their survival.
After winning the toss, Oman’s batting unit was completely destroyed by England, who limited them to a pitiful 47 runs. After that, England had the opportunity to greatly increase their Net Run Rate (NRR), which could be important in the coming days, thanks to a brilliant six-hitting effort by opener Phil Salt when they were pursuing the objective. Even though Will Jacks and Phil Salt were quickly removed by Oman, captain Jos Buttler did not lose any time in slamming the bowlers to quickly end the game. Now for the more important query of the day: What must England achieve to get to the Super Eight stages?
England has to defeat Oman in 5.2 overs in order to increase their current net run rate, as they are reliant on the outcome of the Australia vs. Scotland match to begin with. They did it with great dominance, completing the game in just 19 balls. Because of this, England has already surpassed Scotland in the running pace scenario for the T20 World Cup 2024, which is now underway.
If Scotland defeats Australia, they will surpass England in the World Cup points rankings and be eliminated from the Group stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup. England has surpassed Scotland, which has a net run rate of +2.164, with its NRR having increased to +3.08 from -1.80.
Furthermore, England’s next match is against Namibia in addition to hoping that Australia defeats Scotland. All the fantastic news in the world, but the English team still needs to win their next match to survive in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup. If they do that, they will have five points, which will put them ahead of Scotland, who will then be level on the points table with their neighbours.
Curiously, there’s one more situation that may spoil England’s celebration. The next match could help Scotland go to the Super Eight round if it rains cats and dogs and the game results in a draw, considering that several of the games have been wiped out in the ongoing big event.
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