{"id":404604,"date":"2024-06-20T06:01:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T06:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=404604"},"modified":"2024-06-20T07:05:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T07:05:14","slug":"ashes-villain-stars-as-england-make-world-cup-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=404604","title":{"rendered":"Ashes villain stars as England make World Cup statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

England<\/a> have toppled the West Indies<\/a> in their first match of the Super Eight stage, with the defending T20 World Cup<\/a> champions cruising home against the host nation.<\/p>\n

Opening batter Phil Salt scorched to 87 not out off 47 balls, while Ashes villain Jonny Bairstow<\/a> blasted an unbeaten 48 from 26 deliveries in an eight-wicket win.<\/p>\n

The result marked the West Indies\u2019 first loss of the tournament and their first defeat in their past eight T20 international fixtures.<\/p>\n

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The hosts finished with a strong total of 4-180 batting first, but England managed to fly to victory with 15 balls remaining in their innings.<\/p>\n

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Salt blasted seven fours and five sixes and he was well-supported at the end by Bairstow, who continues to show his class in white-ball cricket.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not looking too far ahead at the minute, just glad that I could contribute to a good team win,\u201d Salt said post-game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a little bit tougher in the middle overs with the spin."<\/p>\n

In the other Super Eight clash on Thursday, South Africa<\/a> had to work hard to earn an 18-run win over the fast-improving United States<\/p>\n

Quinton de Kock<\/a> scored an impressive 74 off 40 balls at the top of the order for South Africa as they cruised towards a total of 4\/194 from their innings.<\/p>\n

Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada claimed 3-18 in a trademark display with the ball as the co-host nation fell 18 runs short of their target.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPretty happy with the performance as a whole," skipper Aiden Markram said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA couple of overs here and there we need to tidy up \u2026 but the wicket definitely changes and gets a bit slower."<\/p>\n

Andries Gous made an unbeaten 80 off 47 balls for the Americans to move atop the batting charts at the World Cup, but the Proteas restricted them to a total of 6-176.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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