10:12PM
The remaining games
England play Namibia on Saturday, with a 6pm start time. Then Australia meet Scotland in the early hours of Monday morning, the match that will almost certainly decide who goes through to the Super 8s.
It gives me the greatest pleasure to report that the weather forecast looks pretty good for both games.
9:59PM
Jos Buttler’s reaction
Job done today and we’ve got another big game in two days’ time. I thought we bowled brilliantly and were really challenging on that surface. With the bat we just wanted to be ultra-positive.
[Have you been surprised how quickly people have written England off?] Not really. I’ve been around long enough to know how it works. It’s fine, that’s part of your job, I don’t mind. We know what’s going in the dressing-room. We have lots of confidence in our team and we have another huge game to come against Namibia. All our focus now is on that.
Jos Buttler walks off after England’s thumping victory.
Credit: Jan Kruger/ICC
9:49PM
The player of the match is Adil Rashid, who took 4/11
It was spinning quite a bit so I tried to go a bit wider with the wrong’un and sliders, set them up that way. We’re very happy with how we bowled as a team.
We’ve got Namibia next. Our job is to go out there, do our thing and let everything else fall into place.
9:48PM
The updated Group B table
- Australia P3 Pts 6 NRR 3.58
- Scotland P3 Pts 5 NRR 2.16
- England P3 Pts 3 NRR 3.08
- Namibia P3 Pts 2 NRR -2.10
- Oman P4 Pts 0 NRR -3.06
9:46PM
Net run-rate no longer a factor
England’s net run-rate is now superior to Scotland’s, so it is no longer a factor in who qualifies from Group B.
It’s quite simple: if England beat Namibia and Australia beat Scotland, England will go through to the Super 8s.
If either game is rained off, or Namibia or Scotland win, England are out.
9:43PM
ENGLAND WIN BY 8 WICKETS
OVER 3.1: ENG 50/2 (Buttler 24 Bairstow 8) Bairstow pulls Fayyaz Butt for four to complete an extraordinary victory. England needed just 19 balls to reach their target, which means they’ve won with 101 deliveries to spare.
9:42PM
OVER 3: ENG 46/2 (Buttler 24 Bairstow 4)
Buttler takes England to the cusp of victory by smashing a six and four fours from Bilal’s second over! This has been a savage performance from England. All that hot air about net run-rate, and they’ve put it to bed with two games still to play.
Jos Buttler smashed 22 off one over.
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9:38PM
OVER 2: ENG 24/2 (Buttler 2 Bairstow 4)
Bairstow slaps his first ball over the covers for four. This is a perfect situation for him; he’s at his best as an opener anyway.
9:37PM
Wicket!
Jacks c Prajapati b Kaleemullah 5 Another low scored for Will Jacks. He lashed Kaleemullah over mid-off for four at the start of the over, but that was as good as it goes. He was beaten twice and then top-edged a cut stroke to deep point. FOW: 20/2
9:31PM
OVER 1: ENG 14/1 (Buttler 1 Jacks 1)
Will Jacks changes the tempo by defending his first ball, then he and Buttler take a single apiece. England need 34 from 114 balls.
9:28PM
Wicket!
Salt b Bilal 12 A uniquely selfless innings from Phil Salt, who falls for 12… from three balls! He carved Bilal Khan over extra cover for successive sixes, then dragged a pull onto his stumps. You don’t get many valuable three-ball innings, but I guess that qualifies. FOW: 12/1
9:24PM
The players are back on the field
And England want to be off it as soon as possible.
An England fan watches on in Antigua.
Credit: Jan Kruger/ICC
9:11PM
Net run-rate latest
If England win inside 5.2 overs their NRR will go above Scotland’s. In short, it’s almost certainly no longer an issue – but England still need to beat Namibia and hope Scotland lose to Australia. A washout in either game, or a shock win, and they are gone.
9:09PM
Pace and mystery spin do the job
That might be the first time England have taken all ten wickets in an innings through wristspin and proper pace. Adil Rashid took 4/11 and Mark Wood and Jofra Archer both finished with 3/12. They were brilliant and brutal.
Perfect from England .. Ruthless .. Scotland might just have to beat the Aussies 😜👍
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 13, 2024
9:07PM
Wicket!
Shoaib c Buttler b Archer 11 Archer bounces out Shoaib Khan to complete a merciless bowling performance from England, who now have the chance to push their net run-rate above Scotland’s. FOW: 47 all out
9:05PM
OVER 12: OMA 47/9 (Shoaib 11 Bilal 0)
Bilal slog-sweeps his first ball, and Rashid’s last, on the bounce to deep square leg. Rashid ends a charming, mischievous spell with figures of 4-0-11-4.
9:03PM
Wicket!
Kaleemullah b Rashid 5 Another lovely googly from Rashid brings his fourth wicket. Kaleemullah pushed tentatively, unsure which way it was spinning, and inside-edged it onto the stumps. FOW: 47/9
8:59PM
OVER 12: OMA 45/8 (Shoaib 10 Kaleemullah 5)
The No10 Kaleemullah clears his front leg and clubs Wood through mid-off for four. Shot! He misses a roundhouse pull at the next ball and whacks the ground in irritation, then top-edges over slip for a single.
Shoaib Khan takes a single off the last ball to become the first player to reach double figures.
8:57PM
OVER 11: OMA 37/8 (Shoaib 6 Kaleemullah 0)
8:56PM
England flex their muscles
At least the difference between England and an ICC Associate Member has been apparent on this occasion. In their game against Scotland the teams were almost indistinguishable.
8:55PM
Wicket!
Fayyaz b Rashid 2 Adil Rashid is having loads of fun out there. He toys with Fayyaz Butt before putting him out of his misery with a perfect googly that rips through the gate to hit the stumps. England have sorted their net run-rate problem in the space of 11 overs. FOW: 36/8
Adil Rashid was too good for Fayyaz Butt.
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8:49PM
OVER 10: OMA 35/7 (Shoaib 6 Fayyaz 2)
England continue to show precisely no mercy,