England THUMP the United States by ten wickets to secure place in World Cup semi-finals - with Chris Jordan taking four wickets in an over before Jos Buttler's brutal 83 off just 38 balls England thumped the United States by ten wickets in the T20 World Cup Chris Jordan took four wickets in five balls as England dismissed the US for 115 Jos Buttler and Phil Salt helped England chase down the total in brutal fashion By Lawrence Booth Published: 13:04 EDT, 23 June 2024 | Updated: 13:11 EDT, 23 June 2024 e-mail View comments England are through to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup after a hat-trick from Chris Jordan - part of a devastating burst of five wickets in six balls - hurried them to victory over the USA on the island of his birth. Jos Buttler confirmed a dominant 10-wicket win with a brutal undefeated 83. The Americans, batting first, had reached 115 for five with 13 deliveries to go when Sam Curran had Harmeet Singh caught by the tumbling Jordan at long-off.
Then Jordan got to work with the ball, as the former New Zealand international Corey Anderson hit a full toss straight to Harry Brook at long-on. Ali Khan narrowly survived being bowled first ball, but the USA’s respite was fleeting. Jordan knocked back Khan’s off stump with his next delivery, then produced another inducker to trap Nosthush Kenjige first ball.
An inevitable review produced an equally inevitable three reds on DRS. In front of a lively Kensington Oval crowd, Jordan then found more lateral move.
