Australia beat England by 36 runs: ICC T20 World Cup 2024 – as it happened

England were very much in the hunt during the first nine overs of the innings.

But once the top order went, it was tough work for the middle, and the mounting number of dot balls finally took its toll.

England are now in a position where they must win their final games against Namibia and Oman to have a chance of qualification into the Super Eights.

Australia, on the other hand, go to the top of the table, courtesy of their win today and against Oman earlier.

We hope you enjoyed our coverage of this classic fixture.

Speaking of classic fixtures, we have one more in store for you when India and Pakistan face off in New York on June 9.

So make sure to tune in.

Until then, this is Rohan Sharma signing off for Al Jazeera.

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South Africa were reduced to 3-3 in their chase against the Netherlands but held on for a four-wicket win in New York in a match that reached its climax midway through events in Barbados.

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David Miller leads us to victory.

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“I’m very pleased with that effort. I thought our all-around game was outstanding,” he said. “Our experienced players showed up when we needed them. We learned a lot from the conditions from the previous game [against Oman].

“We have an experienced group and I just let them do their thing. I thought Patty [Cummins] was outstanding. Our experienced guys stood up when we needed them.

“It was a tough end to bowl with the short boundary but they stood up and pulled it off. [We need to] keep learning in these conditions and keep sticking to our game plans.”

“Australia came out with a lot of intent and played really well – put us under a lot of pressure straightaway. It was tough to drag it out from there. We bowled well in the middle phase,” he said.

“They took wickets at crucial times and defended the total really well.

“Conditions were tough with the short side and the wind. Outside the power play it was always going to be a challenge. We had a really good start but credit to Australia.

“I thought Adam Zampa bowled really well. It was difficult to hit him. We played a really good team today and we came second. It is all laid out for us now and we have to dust ourselves and try again.”

“We play against England a lot so we know a lot of their players,” the spinner said after taking two wickets in Australia’s win. “We saw the way they went about the middle overs with the ball. It was hard to hit sixes out there.

“It’s one of those places [the Caribbean] that you don’t really know until you’ve bowled a few balls on it. Some of the wickets around the West Indies you really don’t know until you put the ball on the spot.

“We have great depth with our bowling attack and we all play different roles.”

With this victory, Australia go to the top of the Group B table with four points in two matches.

England now face a do-or-die situation of having to beat Oman and Namibia in order to salvage a chance at making the Super Eights round.

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Stoinis is tasked with bowling the final over.

Brook manages to eke out a couple of boundaries, but the big news is that Australia win by 36 runs over their old rivals!

Cummins into his final over.

He almost got Livingstone the previous delivery with a dropped chance from Zampa at slip.

Livingstone then targets long on, but finds Starc instead.

Just a matter of time now as Jordan joins Brook.

Zampa ends his spell with fine figures of 2 for 28.

England will look to bat out the final two overs to help their net run rate.

Looks like it will be two wins out of two for the Australians.

Hazlewood finishes with figures of 1 for 28 in his four overs.

England need 66 off 18, but Australia will be feeling pretty good with that requirement.

Into his final over and just the three singles to start with.

With 72 required off 24, this match is slipping out of England’s grasp.

Ali’s vigil comes to a close as he looks for a six over deep point.

Warner does well to get under it, and England now have half their side back in the shed.

Livingstone will now need to work with Brook to knock off these runs if England are to keep their tournament hopes alive.

Just two off the first three. Dot balls will kill England from here on.

Just the two runs and wicket from the over as England now need 76 off 30.

Australia will like their chances from here, provided they can continue to stem the boundaries.