England vs Oman Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: England Get Huge Net Run Rate Boost With Big Win

We are back. The players are out in the middle. Jos Buttler and Phil Salt to open for England. Bilal Khan to bowl first.

... The Run Chase ...

Mark Wood from England is up for a quick chat. He says they had a point to prove and he is pleased for the whole bowling group. Tells there is some tennis bounce and the seamers used it well. Shares it is skiddy and shiny. Mentions that the spikes don't work most of the time and he slips most of the time. Ends up appreciating the bowling spell by Adil Rashid.

The bowling from the defending champions was top-notch. They poured their anger over the previous mishaps from the tournament on the Oman batters. The pace of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood was unplayable for the Oman batters while the spin of Adil Rashid was not easy for them to read either. Adil Rashid picked up 4 and gave away just 11 off his 4 overs. Mark Wood and Jofra Archer had identical figures as they both gave away 12 and took 3 each. With not a lot to chase the English batters would look to chase this down inside the powerplay and boost their NRR. Will they be able to do that? We shall find it out soon with the chase in a while.

After being asked to bat first, Oman never got off to any sort of groove as they were pinned back to the wall from the get-go. The side managed to score just 25 runs and lost 4 wickets inside the powerplay. The bowlers kept on bowling those consistent lines and lengths and made life even more difficult for the batters. The batters couldn’t get out of the jail and wickets kept tumbling. The side were soon 35 for 7 after the end of 10 overs and the last 3 wickets didn’t add much either as the team was bundled out for 47 in total. The batters were simply outclassed by one of the finest bowling attacks. Only Shoaib Khan managed to get into the double figures for Oman.

The title holders have dismantled the Oman batting unit as they bundle them out of 47 runs in just 13.2 overs. A clinical bowling performance from the defending champions puts them in the front seat to boost their NRR. This also happens to be the lowest total England have bowled out any of their opponents in T20I cricket.

OUT! GONE! That is it! Quick work from England! A pacey-length delivery on middle, Khan gets across and tries to wrists it away but top edges it to short fine leg. Jos Buttler calls for it, runs across and gobbles it up. OMAN END WITH 47 ON THE BOARD.

Very full and on middle. Shoaib Khan flicks it to mid-wicket.

End of an incredible spell from Adil Rashid! Tossed up, outside off. Bilal slog-sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Bilal Khan walks out last to bat.

OUT! BOWLED! Adil Rashid has a four-fer! Some turn again! This one lands way outside off, it was the googly and Kaleemullah is drawn forward to defend but gets an inside edge and it deflects back onto the stumps.

Bowls it full and on the pads. Khan flicks it to square leg for a single.

Too full and on middle, Khan prods and blocks it out.

Flighted, outside off and spins away. Khan gets his pad across and lets it go.

Lovely from Rashid! Tossed up on middle, lands and spins away. Khan is squared up as he looks to defend and misses. Doing too much.

Wide! Sharp turn! This one lands around off and spins sharply away. Khan looks to scoop it away but misses.

Short in length and on middle, Khan turns it to square leg for a single.

Edged over! Shorter and around off, Kaleemullah looks to pull but gets a top edge behind the keeper and to third man for a single.

Goes for the short one on middle, Kaleemullah makes room to pull but misses.

FOUR! Crucial runs! Welcome boundary! A length ball, outside off, Kaleemullah hits it hard through long off, no one in that region and it races away.