T20 World Cup 2024: Jos Buttler's mammoth 104m six breaks solar panel in Bridgetown,Barbados
Jos Buttler looked in an aggressive mode as he was able to dispatch Saurabh Netravalkar during the third over of the innings.
England faced the United States of America in their final Super 8 clash at Bridgetown in Barbados. While chasing a low score of 116, skipper Jos Buttler hit a mammoth six, ultimately breaking the roof's solar panel. The maximum ended up being one of the biggest sixes of the tournament as it scaled a distance of 106 metres.
The England captain showed no mercy to Saurabh Netravalkar, one of the tournament stars thus far. The USA bowler was one of their highest wicket-takers in this tournament but was dispatched by the opposition skipper during the fourth ball of the third over. The right-handed batter also smashed another maximum on the next delivery, indicating the intent with which his side wanted to finish the match.
The England skipper has been in terrific form, especially against the USA where he smashed five sixes in a row. He scored 83* runs off just 38 balls with a strike rate of 218.42 against the USA in Super Eight of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.
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Earlier in the game, England won the toss and opted to bowl first in the hope of chasing down the total set by the opposition in a quick fashion that will help them boost their net run rate. Their bowlers did a commendable job of restricting the opposition to a paltry score of just 115. This tremendous effort was courtesy of some good bowling by the bowlers, especially Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid.
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England skipper rips apart USA bowlers to take his side home
Chris Jordan in particular was able to take a hat-trick as he was able to send back the final three batters of the United States of America. He gave away just 10 runs during his 2.5-over spell and assisted his nation to restrict the opposition to just 115. Adil Rashid kept the pressure up during the middle overs as he was economical during his four-over spell and scalped two wickets as well.
The England skipper Jos Buttler took it upon himself to lead his side to victory as he notched up an unbeaten 83 runs from just 38 balls. Along with Phil Salt, the wicket-keeper batter was able to take his team home in just 9.4 overs and assured England a spot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024.
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