Stats highlights from England’s thumping 10-wicket win against USA in Bridgetown.
1 – Chris Jordan became the first England bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 Internationals. This was the ninth hat-trick in T20 World Cups and the third in the last four days in this edition following Pat Cummins’ twin hat tricks in North Sound against Bangladesh and Kingstown against Afghanistan.
2 – Jordan became the second bowler to take four wickets in one over in T20 World Cups after Curtis Campher who dismissed four Netherlands batters in as many balls in Abu Dhabi in 2021 edition.
3 – USA collapsed from 115/5 to 115 all out in a space of six balls and this was the third instance of a team losing five (or more) wickets at the same score in T20 Internationals. The first such instance came in a World Cup contest when Australia got bowled out for 191 from 191/5 against Pakistan in Gros Islet in 2010. The other instance was when Mali got reduced from 8/1 to 8/6 against Kenya in Kigali in 2022.
4/10 by Jordan is the third best figures for England in T20 World Cups behind 5/10 by Sam Curran against Afghanistan in Perth in 2022 and 4/2 by Adil Rashid against West Indies in Dubai in 2021.
32 runs conceded by Harmeet Singh is the joint fourth most expensive over in T20 World Cups, of which three have come in this edition of the tournament. Five sixes hit by Jos Buttler is the second most in an over in T20 World Cups behind Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes off Stuart Broad in Durban in 2007.
Most expensive overs in T20 World Cups
| Runs | Bowler | For | Against | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Stuart Broad | Eng | Ind | Durban | 2007 |
| 36 | Azmatullah Omarzai | Afg | WI | Gros Islet | 2024 |
| 33 | Jeremy Gordon | Can | USA | Dallas | 2024 |
| 32 | Izatullah Dawlatzai | Afg | Eng | Colombo RPS | 2012 |
| 32 | Harmeet Singh | USA | Eng | Bridgetown | 2024 |
6 – The 10-wicket win by England was the sixth in T20 World Cups and second such instance for England following the 10-wicket win over India in the semifinal of 2022 edition in Adelaide. 62 balls to spare makes it the biggest win with balls remaining among the six 10-wicket victories in T20 World Cups.
7 maximums hit by Buttler is the joint-most by an England batter in T20 World Cups equaling Alex Hales against India in Adelaide in 2022. Buttler moved to second place in the most sixes hit in the tournament surpassing 40 each by David Warner and Rohit Sharma and is now only behind Chris Gayle’s tally of 63.
3 – Century partnerships between Buttler and Phil Salt in 15 innings in T20Is, the most by an England pair for any wicket. Each of the three 100+ stands have come in West Indies.
