T20 World Cup Highlights: England Advances, Afghanistan Stuns Australia
Two Super Eight matches in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 took place on June 23, with Afghanistan achieving a surprising victory over Australia in Group 1. Meanwhile, England secured a spot in the semifinals by defeating co-hosts USA in Group 2.
Match Details:
- Match: USA vs ENG, 48th Match, Super 8 Group 2
- Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024
- Toss: England won the toss and opted to bowl
- Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
- Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, Joel Wilson
- Third Umpire: Paul Reiffel
- Match Referee: David Boon
United States Innings:
- Total: 115 all out (18.5 overs)
- Top Scorer: NR Kumar - 30 runs off 24 balls
- Best Bowler for England: Chris Jordan - 4 wickets for 7 runs
England Innings:
- Total: 117/0 (9.4 overs)
- Top Scorer: Jos Buttler - 83 runs off 38 balls
Result:
England won by 10 wickets

Player of the Match:
Jos Buttler
Summary:
An outstanding bowling performance by Chris Jordan restricted the USA to just 115 runs. Jos Buttler's explosive batting ensured a comfortable victory for England.
Scorecard Summary:
- United States: 115 all out (18.5 overs)
- NR Kumar: 30 (24)
- CJ Anderson: 29 (28)
- Chris Jordan: 4/7
- England: 117/0 (9.4 overs)
- Jos Buttler: 83 (38)
- Philip Salt: 25 (21)
Playing XI:
- United States: Steven Taylor, Andries Gous (wk), NR Kumar, Aaron Jones (c), CJ Anderson, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar
- England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley
Teams Points Matches Wins Losses No Result NRR England (Q) 4 3 2 1 0 +1.992 South Africa 4 2 2 0 0.625 West Indies 2 2 1 1 0.814 T20 World Cup Super 8 Points Table Group 1
Teams strong > td > Points strong > td > Matches strong > td > Wins strong > td > Losses strong > td > No Result strong > td > NRR strong > td > tr > India td > 4 td > 2 td > 2 td > 0 td > +2.425 td > tr > Australia td > 2 td > 3 td > 3 td > +0.223 tr > Afghanistan -0.650 Bangladesh -2.489 Afghanistan vs Australia: Super Eight Group One Match Details: AFG vs AUS ,48 Match ,Super Eight Group One ,ICC Men's T20 World Cup ,2024 Date :Sunday ,June ,23 ,2024 Toss :Australia won the toss and opted to bowl Venue :Kensington Oval ,Bridgetown ,Barbados Umpires :Chris Gaffaney ,Joel Wilson Third Umpire :Paul Reiffel Match Referee :David Boon Afghanistan Innings :Total :148 /6(20 overs ) Top Scorer :Rahmanullah Gurbaz -60 runs off49 balls Best Bowler for Australia :Pat Cummins -three wickets for28 runs Australia Innings :Total :127 all out(19.2 overs ) Top Scorer :Glenn Maxwell -59 runs off41 balls Best Bowler for Afghanistan :Naveen-ul-Haq -three wickets for20 runs Result :Afghanistan won by21 runs Player of the Match :Rahmanullah Gurbaz Summary :Afghanistan posted a competitive total of148 runs ,thanks to a solid innings by Rahmanullah Gurbaz .In response ,Australia fell short ,with Afghanistan's bowlers performing exceptionally well to secure a21-run victory .Scorecard Summary :Afghanistan :148 /6(20 overs ) Rahmanullah Gurbaz :60(49) Ibrahim Zadran :51(48) Pat Cummins :three /28 Australia :127 all out(19.2 overs ) Glenn Maxwell :59(41) Mitchell Marsh :12(9) Naveen-ul-Haq three /20 Playing XI Afghanistan Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk ),Ibrahim Zadran ,Azmatullah ,Karim Janat ,Rashid Khan(c ),Mohammad Nabi ,Gulbadin Naib ,Nayeem Young ,Naveen-ul-Haq ,Noor Ahmad ,Fazalhaq Farooqi Australia Travis Head ,David Warner ,Mitchell Marsh(c ),Glenn Maxwell ,Marcus Stoinis ,Tim David ,Matthew Wade(wk ),Pat Cummins ,Ashton Agar ,Adam Zampa ,Josh Hazlewood
Story first published: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 23:24 [GST]