Australia and England have been archrivals in International Cricket. Their clashes have always been special and in T20 World Cup 2024, Aus won convincingly against England. Contrast to other big matches, Aus and Eng match has been a high scoring one. Australia won the match against English team by 36 runs putting their Super 8 qualification under threat.
Going into the details, England won the toss and elected to field first. David Warner(39) and Travis Head(34) gave aggressive start to Aus innings. Within powerplay, Australia scored 74 but lost both the openers. Mitchell Marsh(35), Glenn Maxwell(28), Marcus Stoinis(30) all contributed while Matthew Wade(17) took them over 200. They scored 201/7 in 20 overs.
In the chase, Jos Buttler(42) and Phil Salt(37) also put on 73 runs in powerplay for England. But Will Jacks(10), Jonny Bairstow(7) failed in the middle overs. Moeen Ali(25) and Harry Brook(20) tried their best but big hitter like Liam Livingstone(15) also couldn’t do much against restrictive Australia bowling. England scored only 165/6 in 20 overs.
Adam Zampa(2/28) became Player of the Match for his wickets in the middle overs. With this win, Australia has almost confirmed their Super 8 qualification. But England match against Scotland got washed away due to rain. And they lost to Aus, hence, they are dependent on Scotland matches to qualify.