Cricket: England, who were on the verge of being eliminated in the group stage, have become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. On Sunday, June 23, England defeated USA in their final Super 8 match at Kensington Oval in Barbados to secure a top 4 spot. England had to chase a target of 116 runs in 18.4 overs to qualify for the semi-finals, which they achieved with relative ease. Jos Buttler and Phil Salt once again gave England an aggressive start and helped the defending champions achieve the target in just 9.4 overs. The victory was ensured thanks to the excellent bowling of the English team. After shattering the USA with some excellent spin bowling in the middle overs, Barbados-born Chris Jordan devastated the USA team and got his first hat-trick in the T20I format.
Jordan has become the first English bowler to achieve this feat in the T20 World Cup. Jordan’s brilliant spell meant that USA could not score a single run in their last 5 wickets. USA went from 115/5 to 115 all-out in the space of 6 balls, which sealed their fate in the match. All of Jordan’s wickets came in his last over of the match. Jordan has become the second bowler to take 4 or more wickets in a T20 World Cup. Before him, Ireland’s Curtis Campher achieved this feat in the 2021 edition of the tournament
He achieved this feat against the Netherlands in the edition. It has been a week for fast bowlers in the T20 World Cup. After Pat Cummins’ hat-tricks in two consecutive matches, Jordan took his third hat-trick of the tournament. This made him only the 8th bowler to achieve this feat in a world tournament.
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2024-06-24 01:59:53