T20 World Cup 2021, Match 26: England vs Australia, Stats Review: Jos Buttler’s new record, Adil Rashid’s unique feat and other stats

While fans were expecting a teaser of the upcoming Ashes series, they got to witness a highly one-sided clash. England thumped arch-rivals Australia by eight wickets to make a spot in the T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final certain. While English bowlers did an exceptional job by restricting the Aussies for 125, Jos Buttler’s mayhem made Australia’s loss even more humiliating. With England recording their third win on the trot, they would be raring to get in the knock-out stage.

Speaking of how the game unfolded, the Three Lions invited the Aussies to bat after winning the toss. England bowlers justified their captain’s decision by making the new ball talk. Chris Jordan and Chris Woakes were the wrecker-in-chiefs, sharing five wickets between them. As a result, the Aussies lost wickets at regular intervals and never really looked in the hunt. While skipper Aaron Finch scored a fighting 44, the lower-order made some crucial contributions.

As a result, Australia could only manage 125 runs. While the Dubai track caused a lot of trouble to Aussie batters, Jos Buttler made it look like a batting paradise. He played big shots right from the outset as the bowlers looked utterly clueless. The wicketkeeper-batter remained unbeaten on 70 as England crossed the line in 11.4 overs, winning the game by eight wickets.

Meanwhile, here are the important stats and numbers from England vs Australia clash in T20 World Cup 2021:

3 – England recorded their third-biggest win in terms of balls remaining in T20Is, 50.

3 – Adil Rashid became the third England spinner to open the bowling in a T20 World Cup match. Danny Brigg and Moeen Ali are the other two.

3 – Australia recorded their third-lowest total in T20 World Cups (125).

15 – Buttler smashed the 15th half-century of his T20I career.

50 – Jos Buttler smashed the joint-fastest half-century of T20 World Cup 2021 so far, 25 balls.

3 – This was the third occasion of England taking at least three wickets in powerplay overs.

66 – England recorded the highest powerplay total of T20 World Cup 2021, 66.

2 – Australia recorded the second-lowest powerplay total of T20 World Cup 2021, 21/3.

2 – Buttler ha snow smashed joint second-most sixes by a wicketkeeper in a T20 World Cup match (5). While he shares the record with Mohammad Shahzad, Brendon McCullum tops the list.

2 – Buttler became the second England batter after Eoin Morgan to complete 300 sixes in T20 cricket.