USA vs ENG Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: England confirm semis berth with 10-wicket victory over USA

Australia vs Sri Lanka - Cape Town 2007 (Target: 102)
South Africa vs Zimabawe - Hambantota 2012 (94)
Oman vs PNG - Al Amerat 2021 (130)
Pakistan vs India - Dubai 2021 (152)
England vs India - Adelaide 2022 (169)
England vs USA Bridgetown 2024 (116)

That's it! England have done it! The defending champions enter 2024 T20 World Cup semis. They become the first team in this edition of the tournament to secure a spot in last-four. Skipper Jos Buttler and Phil Salt boss the 116 chase against USA, guiding their team past the finish line with 62 balls to spare. While Butler fired an unbeaten 38-ball 83, Salt provided excellent support with his 21-ball 25 not out. With the defeat USA are officially out of the semis race. An emphatic 10-wicket win for holders England.

6 6 6 6 Wd 6 - Jos Buttler at his menacing best. Her takes Harmeet Singhto the cleaners in his second over. 4 sixes in a row and 5 in the over. Buttler making sure England enter semis in style!

A cracker of a knock this has been from Jos Buttler. A fifty off just 32 balls. The England skipper leading this 116 chase from the front. 5 fours and 3 sixes in Buttler knock so far and it has come in at a strike rate of over 165. First half-century of the 2024 T20 World Cup for Buttler. England need another 31 runs off 70 balls.

2 1 2 1 Wd 2 1 - England scoring at 10 RPO in 116 chase. Al iKhan leaks 10 runs in his second over straight after powerplay. Both Jos Buttler and Phil Salt looking at absolute ease in this chase. Shadley van Schalkwyk now comes into the attack for USA. ENG 70/0 in 7 overs

Jos Buttler 44*
Phil Salt 10*

England need another 56 runs off 84 balls at 4 RPO

FOUR! Crunched through the off side. Phil Salt end the Ali Khan first over with a lovely hit through crovers. Ali goes full and Salt creams the ball to the fence in style. A 16-run first over from Ali comes to an end. Nosthush Kenjige to continue for USA from the other end. ENG 48/0 in 5 overs

FOUR! Jos Buttler looking really dangerous at the moment. He is sparing no one! Ali Khan comes into the attack and Bottler goes after him as well. A length ball from Ali and Buttler fires it down the ground for and clears the mid-on fielder. Buttler has moved to 32 off 20 balls. ENG 41/0 in 4.2 overs

FOUR! A cracking hit! Jos Buttler now takes on Nosthush Kenjige in his first over. A straight ball from Kenjige and Buttler dances down the track and fires the ball down town for his fourth boundary. ENG 31/0 in 3.3 overs

FOUR! SIX! SIX! England skipper Jos Buttler is up and running in this 116 chase with back-to-back boundaries. As superb drive through extra-covers off Saurabh Netravalkar and he then fires consecutive sixes over the long-on fence. Lovely striking from Buttler as England are off it this low chase. ENG 24/0 in 2.5 overs

Wd 0 0 1 0 1 1 - A quiet start from Phil Salt and Jod Buttler as Harmeet Singh starts off with a decent four-run first over. Saurabh Netravalkar to continue from the other end for USA. ENG 6/0 in 2 overs

Saurabh Netravalkar is spot on in his first over. Just a couple of runs came off it, Both the England openers Phil Salt and Jos Buttler are off the mark in 116 chase. Harmeet Singh to share the new ball with Netravalkar from the other end. ENG 2/0 in 1 over

Phil Salt and Jos Buttler are in the middle to begin this 116 chase for England. Left-arm pacer Saurabh Netravalkar to start the proceedings for USA. No slip in place for Netravalkar. Salt on strike. Here we go!

OUT! Hat-trick! Chris Jordan you beauty! The England pacer bags his first T20 World Cup hat-trick. England bowl out USA for 115 in 18.5 overs! Saurabh Netravalkar was facing the hat-trick ball and Jordan shot it straight at stumps. Netravalkar misses and Jordan hits the timber! A sensational performance from the England all-rounder as he finishes with superb figures of 2.5-0-10-4. USA lose 5 wickets in 6 balls to fold for a lowly total!

OUT! Excellent stuff from Chris Jordan as he bags his third wicket of the contest. Nosthush Kenjige is trapped right in front of the stumps for a golden duck. He reviews it but in vain. Can Jordan grab a hat-trick?

OUT! Bowled! Chris Jordan strikes again as Ali Khan is knocked over for a two-ball duck. Length ball from Jordan angling in and Ali went for the slog. Misses as the ball crashes into his stumps. Jordan grabs his second. USA 115/8 in 18.3 overs

OUT! Chris Jordan strikes on the first ball of the penultimate over as Corey Anderson departs for 29. A low full-toss from Jordan and Anderson hits it straight down the throat of Harry Brook at long-on. USA 115/7

OUT! Looking to up the scoring rate, Harmeet Singh perishes for 21. Hit a four and six on the previous two balls and Harmeet once again went for a big hit on the final ball of the Curran over. This time, he mistimes as Chris Jordan takes a good catch at long-off. USA 115/6 in 18 overs

FOUR! A much-needed boundary comes USA's way. Sam Curran bowls a back-of-hand slower ball wide outside off and Harmeet Singh slaps it over Moeen Ali at covers as the ball races to the fence. USA 109/5 in 17.4 overs

1 1 1 0 0 1 - Chris Jordan comes back and bowls a tight four-run 17th over. Corey Anderson and Harmeet Singh struggling to find fence. Sam Curran to now bowl the 18th over for England. USA 101/5

0 4 0 0 1 1 - After conceding a boundary second ball upon his return, Jofra Archer does really well to restrict the scoring to just 5 in the over. With now just 24 ball to go, its now or never for USA. Corey Anderson and Harmeet Singh have to get as many as possible and take their side to a decent total. Chris Jordan comes back into the attack for England. USA 97/5 in 16 overs

Corey Anderson 25*
Harmeet Singh 1*
Adil Rashid 2/13
Liam Livingstone 1/24

OUT! Liam Livingstone gets rid of Milind Kumar for 4 on the last ball of his spell. A short of length ball from Livingstone and Milind was looking to pull it on the on side off the backfoot. The ball turns and bounces a bit extra and gets the top edge. It balloons straight up as Jos Buttler completes an easy catch. Livingstone finishes his spell with figures of 4-0-24-1. USA 88/5 in 14 overs

SIX! A boundary against the run of play for USA. Corey Anderson goes for a big reverse sweep and connects. Finds the middle of the bat as the Liam Livingstone delivery is dispatched over the deep backward point fence. USA 85/4 in 13.2 overs

Chris Jordan starts off with a decent six-run first over as USA struggle for boundaries at the moment. Corey Anderson and Milind Kumar have so far added 12 runs together but haven't been able to fine the fence. Liam Livingstone to continue from the other end for England. USA 79/4 in 13 overs

No boundaries scored in the last four overs as Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone keep things really tight. USA innings going nowhere at the moment despite having a solid powerplay. Corey Anderson and Milind Kumar fighting hard for USA against England spinners. A solid 4-run over from Livingstone comes to an end. USA 73/4 in 12 overs

OUT! Knocked him over! Another cracking googly from Adil Rashid and this time he castles well-set Nitish Kumar for 30. Looking to hit the ball across, Nitish goes for the hoick but misses the ball completely. The ball crashes into his stumps as Rashid grabs his second wicket. USA 67/4 in 10.4 overs

Nitish Kumar 29*
Corey Anderson 6*
Partnership: 9*(8)
Adil Rashid 1/6

OUT! Bowled! A perfect googly from Adil Rashid and USA skipper Aaron Jones is beaten all ends up. He was looking to hit the Adil ball across on the on side but failed to read the googly miserably. Gets beaten completely as the ball crashes into his stumps. Jones departs for 10. USA 56/3 in 8.4 overs

1 0 0 4 0 0 - Liam Livingstone is spot on in his first over. Apart from a boundary that came off the outside edge off Aaron Jones' bat, Livingstone gave just a single in his first over. Leggie adil Rashid to continue from the other end for England. USA 55/2 in 8 overs

Nitish Kumar 23*
Aaron Jones 5*
Sam Curran 1/9
Reece Topley 1/29

OUT! Sam Curran comes into the attack and breaks the dangerous-looking 34-run partnership. Curran bowls a length ball wide outside off and Steven Taylor. Cuts it uppishly as Moeen Ali takes a brilliant catch at point, diving to his left. Tylor perishes 12. USA 43/2 in 5.3 overs

FOUR! SIX! A couple of cracking hits as Nitish Kumar goes after Reece Topley in his third over. A beautiful flick to wide mid-on and Nitish then follows it up with a a cracking maximum over the long-on fence. Positive start from USA despite losing opener Andries Gous early. USA 37/1 in 4.3 overs

Fast and furious Jofra Archer bowls a bumper to Nitish Kumar and he went for the pull, looking to whack the ball on the on side. Gets to late and manages a top edge. But the ball files over the keeper and lands over the ropes behind the stumps. Archer shakes his head as Nitish collects six runs. USA 26/1 in 3.5 overs

FOUR! Solid blow from Steven Taylor as he fires his first boundary. Reece Topley goes full outside off and Taylor read the length early. Takes is front foot forward and whacks the ball over the mid-off fielder. Middled it to perfection as the ball raced to the fence in no time. USA 18/1 in 2.5 overs

0 0 0 0 0 2 - Speedster Jofra Archer is on the money in his first over. A tight start from him in his two-run first over. Reece Topley to continue from the other end for England. USA 11/1 in 2 overs

OUT! A wicket off the final ball of the first over for Reece Topley. Early blow for USA as England strike! A full delivery into the pads from Topley and Andries Gous flicks it straight down the throat of Philip Salt at deep midwicket. Gous walks back for 8. Jofra Archer to share the new ball with Topley from the other end for England. USA 9/1 in 1 over

SIX! Andries Gous is up and running straightaway for the USA. Reece Topley errs in line and goes full into the pads. Gous read the length early and flicked the ball with absolute ease. The ball sails into the vacant fine-leg cushion. USA 9/0 in 0.4 overs

Steven Taylor and Andries Gous are in the middle to begin the innings for USA. Left-arm pacer Reece Topley to start the proceedings for England. A slip in place for Topley. Taylor on strike. Here we go!

Players from both the teams are out in the middle along with the match officials for the national anthems. England's 'God save the King' to go first followed by USA's anthem. We are moments away from the start.