WI Vs ENG, T20 World Cup: England Make Winning Start To Super 8s - Data Debrief

Opener Salt plundered 87 not out in 47 balls to set the defending champions on their way to hitting their target of 181 with 15 balls to spare

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Updated on: 20 June 2024 6:42 pm

England's Phil Salt

Phil Salt hit an impressive six boundaries in an over as England produced their best performance of the T20 World Cup to beat West Indies by eight wickets in the Super 8s. (Match Report | More Cricket News)

Opener Salt plundered 87 not out in 47 balls to set the defending champions on their way to hitting their target of 181 with 15 balls to spare.

Brandon King made a promising start for West Indies, hitting 23 in the powerplay, but retired hurt, potentially ending his tournament early.

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Though Johnson Charles (38), Nicolas Pooran and Rovman Powell (both 36) kept the hosts moving steadily, England were able to limit them to 180-4.

Salt hit his 50 at the start of the 16th, in which he hit three sixes and as many fours in a 30-run over against Romario Shepherd.

Jonny Bairstow also added an unbeaten 48 to take them to 181-2 after Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali were dismissed, as England finally found their footing in the tournament.

A simply MASSIVE over from Phil Salt

Thirty. Three Zero runs from it! #EnglandCricket | #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/knLnIUmzia
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 20, 2024

Data Debrief: Worth his Salt

Salt's 30-run over firmly swung the momentum in England's favour, and it is the joint-most expensive over for a West Indies bowler at the T20 World Cup.

Before this match, Salt had scored just 60 runs in total in England's previous three outings at the tournament but beat that in a dominant display against West Indies.