England beat USA by 10 wickets: T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight – updates

That’s it for today’s game in Barbados as England secure their spot in the World Cup semifinals.

Jos Buttler’s side can sit back and relax now whilst others battle it out for a place in the final four.

Stay with Al Jazeera Sport for continued coverage of the closing stages of this World Cup.

For now, though – from me, Adam Hancock, and from my colleague, Kevin Hand – it’s goodbye!

With England booking their place in the semifinals, there is now only one qualification spot left from Group 2.

It means that South Africa vs West Indies is effectively a quarterfinal, with the winner guaranteed a spot in the last four.

It’s a mouth-watering encounter in Antigua with the action getting under way at 8:30pm local time on Sunday (that’s 00:30 GMT on Monday).

MATCH DAY IN ANTIGUA!🇦🇬

Get ready for fireworks!💥 #WIREADY | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/HqVha15jVO

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 23, 2024

USA captain Aaron Jones looked bitterly disappointed as he spoke with Michael Atherton after the match.

This game brings down the curtain on USA’s memorable World Cup debut.

“It’s a hard game to take in, to be honest,” Jones said in the post-match ceremony.

“We weren’t as disciplined as we should be. That’s something that we definitely need to talk about.”

He also reflected on the whole World Cup campaign.

“I think it was very good for us,” he said. “This is our first World Cup and a lot of people didn’t think we would be here playing the big boys. But we did it.

“Our performances in this World Cup will open the eyes of the American public and that’s something we have been talking about over the last couple of years.”

England become the first team to qualify for the #T20WorldCup 2024 semi-finals 🤩

A formidable all-round performance as they brush aside USA in Barbados 🔥#T20WorldCup | #USAvENG | 📝: https://t.co/vin3LlXz1J pic.twitter.com/WFKc2cGcMB

— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 23, 2024

Winning skipper Jos Buttler has been speaking after the match. He started by revealing that England were chasing a rapid chase to boost the net run rate and potentially top the group.

He also had plenty of praise for his two spin bowlers: “Adil [Rashid] has been fantastic all the way through and [Liam] Livingstone bowled brilliantly, too.

“We have got great options. Today we wanted to bring CJ [Chris Jordan] back in to add a bit of depth to the batting line-up, and we know what he is capable of with the ball, too.”

Buttler also touched on his own batting performance, which saw him finish on 83* off 38 balls.

“I’ve been feeling good all year, to be honest. You don’t always get the results, but I feel that I am hitting the ball well,” he said at the post-match ceremony.

England dominate on the field as they win by 10 wickets.

This match concluded #TeamUSA’s @T20WorldCup campaign.

Proud of the boys for making it to this stage 🤝#T20WorldCup | #USAvENG | #WeAreUSACricket 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/VfxhxxFJMT

— USA Cricket (@usacricket) June 23, 2024

The England spinner scoops up the award ahead of Jordan and Buttler.

“We played exceptionally well. We set the tone and to restrict them to 115, we were very pleased,” Adil Rashid told Michael Atherton in the post-match interview for the ICC broadcast.

He also had plenty of praise for hat-trick hero Chris Jordan.

“CJ is a match-winner. He’s been doing it for a number of years. He’s been vital and he’s showed us that again today.”

After bowling USA out for 115 runs, including a hat-trick from Chris Jordan, England’s openers came out and chased down the winning total with ease.

They’ve not only secured qualification for the semifinals, but they may even now top the group thanks to a huge boost in their net run rate.

The complete performance. England win by 🔟 wickets! 🥰

WELL PLAYED, LADS! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿#EnglandCricket | #ENGvUSA pic.twitter.com/LTpOJ2oxh2

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 23, 2024

Buttler hits the winning runs, as England knock off this chase in 9.4 overs.

That secures qualification for the knockout stage of this T20 World Cup.

A brilliant performance.

England are almost there.

Buttler and Salt are cruising home.

This is incredible from Buttler. Five sixes in the over from the England captain!

He’s spraying the ball all over the Kensington Oval!

England are almost there.

Tremendous stuff from Buttler, with the England captain bringing up his half-century with a six off Harmeet’s second delivery.

He follows that shot up with another six through the off side.

Van Schalkwyk restricts England’s openers from finding the boundary in the final half of the over.

England need to chase down this total in 18.4 overs or less to secure a semifinal spot.

At the rate Buttler and Salt are going, it will be a lot less than that.

Salt welcomes van Schalkwyk into the attack with a lovely drive for four.

England are galloping along at 10 runs an over.

It’s a baking-hot day in Barbados, no sign of any of that rain that was feared in the build-up…

England’s openers are keeping the scoreboard ticking over in Barbados, with with six off the first four balls of this over.

Buttler is in imperious form today.

He’s reverse-swept Kenjige for another four.

It’s 12 from the over for England. They are not messing about.

Just 34 balls to reach 50 for England.

Nothing is going for the USA. Buttler comes down the ground to Kenjige, but his attempted six falls short. It doesn’t carry to the fielder and instead runs away for four.

Salt has been watching Buttler smash it around and decides to get in on the act.

The opener finds the gap between point and cover as England race towards 50.

Ouch. Ali Khan is very wayward with his first delivery, with the ball racing away for a boundary past the desperate dive of Gous behind the stumps.

Two balls later and Buttler finds the rope again for another four.

The England captain is not messing about.