Right then, England have a target well within their reach, and having it below run-a-ball, they would surely look to come out all guns blazing to put things to bed in style as quickly as possible. England need to chase down this target in 18.4 overs or less to secure a direct qualification into the semifinals. Will the USA provide a stern challenge to the English batters? Stick around with us for the run chase shortly.
The man of the moment, Chris Jordan is in for a chat. He says that it is very nice to take a hat-trick in a special place like this. Feels that the team worked out the conditions well. Adds that the way Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone bowled and set the game up for them. Ends by saying that their primary aim is to get the two points but if they get the opportunity, they will look to improve their NRR.
A clinical performance throughout with the ball by the Englishmen. Cherry on the top, Chris Jordan wrapped up the first innings with a sensational hat-trick and restricted the USA to a paltry 115. The USA encountered early turbulence as their in-form opener Andries Gous fell in the opening over. However, Steven Taylor and Nitish Kumar managed to steady the ship, with Kumar taking the lead in the aggression department. Kumar's elegant strokeplay helped put the USA on course. Taylor, who was sc
England, on the flip side, got off to an ideal start with the ball. Reece Topley struck gold in the very first over, setting the tone for their bowling effort. While they did concede a few boundaries, it wasn't at an alarming rate. Sam Curran soon joined the party, adding a wicket to his name and further tightening the screws on the USA batters. Once the fielding restrictions were lifted, the spinners made life more difficult for the opposition, and Adil Rashid too, struck with a prized wicket o
Chris Jordan to Saurabh Netravalkar, ! CASTLED! HAT-TRICK FOR CHRIS JORDAN IN BARBADOS, HIS PLACE OF BIRTH! How special! The stuff of dreams this! Jordan steams in from over the wicket and dishes it out on a good length, shaping in, on middle, Saurabh Netravalkar stays leg side of the ball and fails to cover the line of the ball. Reaches out with his bat in front but the ball nips back in and zips through the gap between bat and pad to knock the middle pole down. Four wickets in the ov
Saurabh Netravalkar is the last man in for the USA and will face the Hat-Trick Ball.
Chris Jordan to Nosthush Kenjige, ! TRAPPED PLUMB IN FRONT! Or is it? This looks dead-straight but Nosthush Kenjige has taken the review. This looks like a review more in hope than anything else as Kenjige missed a straight delivery there.
Nosthush Kenjige is in at number 10.Â
Chris Jordan to Ali Khan, ! BOWLED'EM! Chris Jordan finds the timber this time!
Chris Jordan to Ali Khan, Oh, so close to the off pole! Slanting in, on a length, around off, Ali Khan stays rooted in his crease and looks to play at it but gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball nips in and goes just past the off stump.
Ali Khan is in at number 9.
Chris Jordan (2-0-10-0) will bowl the penultimate over. Shadley van Schalkwyk is the new man in for the USA.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, ! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Corey Anderson holes out! After losing Harmeet Singh on the last ball of the last over, the USA needed Anderson to bat through but he departs now and this is a big blow.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! TAKEN! Sam Curran finally gets his man! Not the best of deliveries but Curran will take it.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! Gets enough on it! Pace on and on a back of a length, around off, Harmeet Singh waits deep in his crease to go over long on. Thumps it hard and manages to clear the leaping Harry Brook at long on for a six. 14 runs off the over so far.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! Up and over! Curran pulls the length back and bowls it on a good length, outside off, Harmeet Singh steps out again and this time, he gets it over Moeen Ali at extra cover for a boundary.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, PUT DOWN! Moeen Ali fails to hold onto a tough chance!
Sam Curran to Corey Anderson, Back-of-the-hand slower delivery this time by Curran and it is full and outside off, Corey Anderson fails to get underneath it and can only hit it down to long off for one.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, Slower bouncer by Curran from over the wicket, at the batter, Harmeet Singh waits for the ball to arrive and pulls it along the ground to deep backward square leg for a single.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Attacks the stumps with a length delivery, Harmeet Singh creates room and hacks it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one. The USA are struggling to get the big overs towards the back end of their innings.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Beaten! Serves it on a good length, angling away, on off, Harmeet Singh is neither forward nor back to play this one and looks to clip it away but the ball zips through to go past the bat.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Going across the batter, on a fullish length, Harmeet Singh uses his feet and makes room to go through the off side but fails to get any bat on it.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Nails the yorker, around off, Corey Anderson squeezes it out to long off and rotates the strike.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Digs it in short again, on middle, Harmeet Singh pulls it without much timing to deep square leg for one.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, 1 run.
Jofra Archer to Corey Anderson, Gets another yorker in from around the wicket, at the base of the middle stump, Corey Anderson jams it out in front of point for just a single.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Hurls it on a fullish length, on middle, Harmeet Singh knocks it down to long on for a single.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Goes into the wicket and rushes the batter up there, on off, Harmeet Singh swivels for the pull but fails to connect and wears it on the body.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Dishes out a yorker, angling in, on middle, Harmeet Singh digs it out on the leg side.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, ! Slapped away!
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Takes pace off does Archer as he comes in from over the wicket, on a good length, on middle, Harmeet Singh gets behind the line of the ball and defends it out.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Another googly around leg, Corey Anderson shuffles across the stumps to sweep it away but misses to connect it again. It misses the leg stump by a whisker and hits Jos Buttler on his helmet before dropping beside him.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, No run.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, 1 run.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, Loops up a wrong'un on the stumps, Harmeet Singh blocks it out off the back foot to the off side.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, Nice and full on the pads, Harmeet Singh looks to defend but gets beaten all ends up and wears it on the pads.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Tossed up full and around leg, Corey Anderson flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Wide!
Who walks in now?
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, ! c Jos Buttler b Liam Livingstone.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Pitches it up, full and on off, Corey Anderson drills it straight down to long off for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Drags his length this time does Livingstone, short and on the stumps, Corey Anderson goes for another reverse sweep but mistimes it straight to backward point.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, 2 runs.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, ! A much-needed six for the USA! A boundary after 34 deliveries.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Turns it away from outside off on a fuller length, Corey Anderson is early on the sweep shot and fails to connect.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Nails in a yorker on the off stump line, Corey Anderson squeezes it out through the left of mid off for a single. Yet another over without a boundary for the USA. Just 6 from it.
Chris Jordan to Milind Kumar, 1 run.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Pitched up outside off, Corey Anderson drives it off the inner half of the willow towards long on for one.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Slower one on a length, Corey Anderson defends it to the left of the bowler.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Overthrow and an extra run for the USA!
Chris Jordan to Milind Kumar, Jordan bowls it on a hard length, outside off, Milind Kumar stands still and steers it with the pace towards deep third and rotates the strike with a single.
Change.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Excellent teamwork there in the deep!Â
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, Tossed up, outside off, Milind Kumar strides ahead and drives it along the carpet for a single at long off.
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, Provides a few revs on the ball, and tosses it on a length, outside off, Milind Kumar goes for a cut but bottom edges it on a bounce to first slip.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Short in length and on off, Corey Anderson goes back and across and pulls it towards long on for a single. The boundaries have literally dried up now.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Darts it in, on a nagging length, on middle, Corey Anderson punches it back to Liam Livingstone.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Quicker and on off, Corey Anderson defends it out to the off side.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Flighted and shorter in length around off, Corey Anderson hangs back and pushes it to covers for one.
Adil Rashid to Milind Kumar, Just in!
Drinks break! The USA has struggled to sustain the run rate and build a strong partnership with their top three blown away. Nitish Kumar has held onto one end and is battling unbeaten on 29 but he needs strong support from the other end. With Corey Anderson out to the middle, the USA would expect these two to take the innings forward resiliently. As far as England are concerned, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone are spinning a web around the opposition batters and have done well to dry up the
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, ! BOWLED'EM! Adil Rashid gets his second and the USA are in a deep trouble! Adil Rashid dishes out another deceptive back-of-the-hand wrong'un, pitching around off and sharply spinning into the batter. Nitish Kumar stands clueless and tries hit an expansive drive and misreads the googly completely. The ball sneaks past his under edge and clips the middle stump.Â
Who comes out now?
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, A googly that comes into the batter on the middle, Nitish Kumar doesn't read it well and plays it over the line and wears it onto the back pad.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Loops it up around leg, Corey Anderson leans ahead and works it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Flights it up on the pads, Nitish Kumar strides ahead and turns it to vacant mid-wicket for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, Drops it short and outside off, Nitish Kumar rocks back and drags the pull to deep mid-wicket for just a single. 14 balls since the last boundary for the USA.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Fires it in, flat and short, on middle, Corey Anderson gets down for the sweep but gets a bottom edge that rolls in front of short fine leg for another single.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, 1 run.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, 1 run.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, In the air...but it lands safely! Out comes the leg-break for the right-hander from Livingstone, full and outside off, Nitish Kumar has a swipe across the line but gets a top edge that falls behind point for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Bowls the off-break to the left-hander but it is a bit too full, on off, Corey Anderson drills it down to long off and takes a single.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Strays on the pads, on a nagging length, Corey Anderson nudges it wide of backward square leg and retains the strike with a single. End of a successful over for Adil Rashid and England.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Attacks the stumps with a full delivery, Corey Anderson reaches out in front and plays the paddle sweep, fine of fine leg for a couple of runs.
Corey Anderson is in at number 5.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, ! CLEANED HIM UP! The googly does the trick for Adil Rashid!
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Pushes it through, short and outside off, Aaron Jones lets it go through.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Serves it flat and short, on middle and leg, Aaron Jones pulls out the reverse sweep but hits it flat and it goes on the bounce to backward point.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Drifting in, on the pads, full in length, Nitish Kumar knocks it off the front foot to long on for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Beaten again!
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Big swing and a miss! Floats it up again, outside off, Aaron Jones backs away and shapes up to go back over the bowler's head but connects with thin air.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, ! No slip and it races away! Nicely tossed up by Livingstone, full and on off, Aaron Jones is lured into the drive but fails to smother the spin. The ball catches the outside edge and races Jofra Archer at short third for a boundary.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Turn and bounce!
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, A bit quicker and fuller, outside off, Aaron Jones lets it go through to the keeper.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, Starts it short and around off, not much turn, Nitish Kumar cuts it late and wide of backward point where the fielder makes a good diving stop to his left to keep it down to one.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Bowls it flat and short, on off, Aaron Jones rocks back and chops it on the bounce to backward point.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, So nearly dragged it on!
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Dishes out the googly now, on nagging length, Aaron Jones misses to flick it away and wears it on the pads.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Gives the ball more air, full and around off, Nitish Kumar drives it past cover and takes a single.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Loops it up, full and on middle, Aaron Jones eases it down to long with a straight bat for a single.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, No run.
Change?
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, Quick single taken!
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, ! Skillfully done! Slanting in, full and around off, Aaron Jones opens the face of his bat perfectly and threads it through the gap between backward point and short third. Gets going with a boundary does the USA skipper.
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, No run.
Aaron Jones strides out to the middle at number 3.
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, ! TAKEN! 50TH T20I WICKET FOR SAM CURRAN!
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, ! Edged away! Curran takes pace off and keeps it full and wide on off, Steven Taylor throws his hands at it but gets an outside edge that beats Reece Topley at short third diving to his right for a boundary.
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, Curran comes into the attack and starts with a full delivery, outside off, Steven Taylor leans on it and times the drive well but picks out the man at cover.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, On the back of a length, on off, Nitish Kumar hangs back and hits it straight back to Topley. An expensive over. 13 runs from it.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Almost a half-tracker on the pads, Nitish Kumar hops and nudges it to deep mid-wicket with soft hands for a brace.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, No run.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, ! Oh, hello! Goes fuller again, and keeps the line the same as the previous ball, Nitish Kumar picks this up off the middle of the willow, and with a straight bat, and gets it over long on for a six. This is a good attacking approach from Nitish Kumar.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, ! Clears the 30-yard in style and gets a boundary! Topley bowls it full and angles on the leg and the middle stump, Nitish Kumar clears his front leg and hits it over mid on for a cracking boundary. He didn't try to hit it too hard. Pure timing.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, Bowls it fuller in length, angling onto the pads, Steven Taylor swipes it over mid-wicket on a single bounce towards deep mid-wicket. Gets a single.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Hits the deck hard, slightly outside off, Nitish Kumar goes for a slash backing away but misses.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, TOP EDGE AND !
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Bowls it full in length, at the stumps, Nitish Kumar mistimes it to mid on.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Archer spears in a leg-cutter on a length, around off, Nitish Kumar watches it closely and opens the bat's face to guide it to backward point.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, No run.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Length ball on the pads, Nitish Kumar flicks it nicely along the grass between mid-wicket and deep square leg. The two fielders converge and the fielder running from mid-wicket runs to his right, picks it up and keeps it to a double.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, Sprays it onto the pads, on a good length, Steven Taylor lifts his front leg in the air and swipes it across but straight towards Adil Rashid at short fine.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, ! Well struck! Pitches it up and keeps it on off, Steven Taylor takes a slight step ahead and clears the mid off fielder and gets a boundary at long off.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Length-delivery at the off stump, Nitish Kumar drives it to the right of mid off where Harry Brook moves a bit to his right and dives to stop the ball. Saves a certain boundary and restricts them to just a single.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, On the back of a length, around off, Nitish Kumar presses ahead and defends it to the off side.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Back of a length, outside off, Nitish Kumar rides on the bounce and pats it to backward point.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Good running! Pitched up outside off, Nitish Kumar covers his stumps and drives it crisply through covers for a brace.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Steven Taylor stays rooted in the crease and goes for the drive. The bat turns in his hand but still gets it past cover for a couple of runs. A tidy start by Archer.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, No run.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, A direct hit would have been curtains for Taylor! Length ball outside off, Steven Taylor dabs it to backward point and attempts for a single but gets a sendback from his partner. Taylor retreats back. Liam Livingstone picks the ball and has a shy at the striker's end.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, BEATEN!
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, Over the wicket, full and on the leg stump line, Steven Taylor tries to flick it but misses and wears it on the pads.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, No run.
Nitish Kumar comes in at number 3. It will be Jofra Archer to steam in from the other end.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Reece Topley strikes gold in the very first over for England.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, Length-delivery, around the leg stump, swinging in again on a fuller length, Andries Gous misses to connect and wears it on the front pad. A muted appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, ! First six of the game and it comes off the willow of Andries Gous.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, Peach! Good hard length, moving away at the very last moment on the top of off, Andries Gous plays it inside the line and goes for a push ahead but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, In the air...lands safe!
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, A single, and USA and Steven Taylor are underway in a streaky fashion! Reece Topley starts off from over the wickets, lands it touch fuller and swings it a bit away from outside off, Steven Taylor strides ahead and gets a thickish outside edge that races towards deep backward point for a single.
Done with the national anthems and we are all set to go in what will be the first meeting in international cricket between the USA and England. The sun is shining brightly at the Kensington Oval and let's hope that it stays that way. Jos Buttler and Co. make their way out to the centre. It will be the left-hand right-hand combination of Steven Taylor and Andries Gous to open the innings for the USA.
We are moments away from the first ball in this crucial Group 2 clash, but before that, Jos Buttler and Aaron Jones will lead their respective sides out for the national anthems. It will be England's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of the USA.
Aaron Jones, the stand-in skipper of the USA says they would have bowled first as well. Reckons there might be some assistance for the pacers early on. He adds they will play fearless cricket and are going to go hard on the opponents. He thinks they need to be more disciplined and haven't been at their best since a couple of games. Tells that they will try to better themselves and aim to come back strongly. Ends up by informing that they are going with an unchanged team.
The captain of England, Jos Buttler says that they want to take advantage of the early morning start and feels that the pitch will be tacky to start with. Tells that they have a quick turnaround after the defeat against South Africa but everyone is excited and looking forward to this game. Shares that they know what they need to do to make it to the semis and it is about matching the intensity. Informs that they have made one change with Chris Jordan coming in for Mark Wood.
England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C/WK), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan (In for Mark Wood), Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.
USA (Unchanged Playing XI) - Steven Taylor, Andries Gous (WK), Nitish Kumar, Aaron Jones (C), Corey Anderson, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.
TOSS UPDATE - Jos Buttler, the skipper of England calls it right and elects to BOWL first.
Right then, England have a target well within their reach, and having it below run-a-ball, they would surely look to come out all guns blazing to put things to bed in style as quickly as possible. England need to chase down this target in 18.4 overs or less to secure a direct qualification into the semifinals. Will the USA provide a stern challenge to the English batters? Stick around with us for the run chase shortly.
The man of the moment, Chris Jordan is in for a chat. He says that it is very nice to take a hat-trick in a special place like this. Feels that the team worked out the conditions well. Adds that the way Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone bowled and set the game up for them. Ends by saying that their primary aim is to get the two points but if they get the opportunity, they will look to improve their NRR.
A clinical performance throughout with the ball by the Englishmen. Cherry on the top, Chris Jordan wrapped up the first innings with a sensational hat-trick and restricted the USA to a paltry 115. The USA encountered early turbulence as their in-form opener Andries Gous fell in the opening over. However, Steven Taylor and Nitish Kumar managed to steady the ship, with Kumar taking the lead in the aggression department. Kumar's elegant strokeplay helped put the USA on course. Taylor, who was sc
England, on the flip side, got off to an ideal start with the ball. Reece Topley struck gold in the very first over, setting the tone for their bowling effort. While they did concede a few boundaries, it wasn't at an alarming rate. Sam Curran soon joined the party, adding a wicket to his name and further tightening the screws on the USA batters. Once the fielding restrictions were lifted, the spinners made life more difficult for the opposition, and Adil Rashid too, struck with a prized wicket o
Chris Jordan to Saurabh Netravalkar, ! CASTLED! HAT-TRICK FOR CHRIS JORDAN IN BARBADOS, HIS PLACE OF BIRTH! How special! The stuff of dreams this! Jordan steams in from over the wicket and dishes it out on a good length, shaping in, on middle, Saurabh Netravalkar stays leg side of the ball and fails to cover the line of the ball. Reaches out with his bat in front but the ball nips back in and zips through the gap between bat and pad to knock the middle pole down. Four wickets in the ov
Saurabh Netravalkar is the last man in for the USA and will face the Hat-Trick Ball.
Chris Jordan to Nosthush Kenjige, ! TRAPPED PLUMB IN FRONT! Or is it? This looks dead-straight but Nosthush Kenjige has taken the review. This looks like a review more in hope than anything else as Kenjige missed a straight delivery there.
Nosthush Kenjige is in at number 10.Â
Chris Jordan to Ali Khan, ! BOWLED'EM! Chris Jordan finds the timber this time!
Chris Jordan to Ali Khan, Oh, so close to the off pole! Slanting in, on a length, around off, Ali Khan stays rooted in his crease and looks to play at it but gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball nips in and goes just past the off stump.
Ali Khan is in at number 9.
Chris Jordan (2-0-10-0) will bowl the penultimate over. Shadley van Schalkwyk is the new man in for the USA.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, ! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Corey Anderson holes out! After losing Harmeet Singh on the last ball of the last over, the USA needed Anderson to bat through but he departs now and this is a big blow.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! TAKEN! Sam Curran finally gets his man! Not the best of deliveries but Curran will take it.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! Gets enough on it! Pace on and on a back of a length, around off, Harmeet Singh waits deep in his crease to go over long on. Thumps it hard and manages to clear the leaping Harry Brook at long on for a six. 14 runs off the over so far.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! Up and over! Curran pulls the length back and bowls it on a good length, outside off, Harmeet Singh steps out again and this time, he gets it over Moeen Ali at extra cover for a boundary.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, PUT DOWN! Moeen Ali fails to hold onto a tough chance!
Sam Curran to Corey Anderson, Back-of-the-hand slower delivery this time by Curran and it is full and outside off, Corey Anderson fails to get underneath it and can only hit it down to long off for one.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, Slower bouncer by Curran from over the wicket, at the batter, Harmeet Singh waits for the ball to arrive and pulls it along the ground to deep backward square leg for a single.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Attacks the stumps with a length delivery, Harmeet Singh creates room and hacks it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one. The USA are struggling to get the big overs towards the back end of their innings.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Beaten! Serves it on a good length, angling away, on off, Harmeet Singh is neither forward nor back to play this one and looks to clip it away but the ball zips through to go past the bat.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Going across the batter, on a fullish length, Harmeet Singh uses his feet and makes room to go through the off side but fails to get any bat on it.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Nails the yorker, around off, Corey Anderson squeezes it out to long off and rotates the strike.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Digs it in short again, on middle, Harmeet Singh pulls it without much timing to deep square leg for one.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, 1 run.
Jofra Archer to Corey Anderson, Gets another yorker in from around the wicket, at the base of the middle stump, Corey Anderson jams it out in front of point for just a single.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Hurls it on a fullish length, on middle, Harmeet Singh knocks it down to long on for a single.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Goes into the wicket and rushes the batter up there, on off, Harmeet Singh swivels for the pull but fails to connect and wears it on the body.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Dishes out a yorker, angling in, on middle, Harmeet Singh digs it out on the leg side.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, ! Slapped away!
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Takes pace off does Archer as he comes in from over the wicket, on a good length, on middle, Harmeet Singh gets behind the line of the ball and defends it out.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Another googly around leg, Corey Anderson shuffles across the stumps to sweep it away but misses to connect it again. It misses the leg stump by a whisker and hits Jos Buttler on his helmet before dropping beside him.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, No run.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, 1 run.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, Loops up a wrong'un on the stumps, Harmeet Singh blocks it out off the back foot to the off side.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, Nice and full on the pads, Harmeet Singh looks to defend but gets beaten all ends up and wears it on the pads.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Tossed up full and around leg, Corey Anderson flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Wide!
Who walks in now?
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, ! c Jos Buttler b Liam Livingstone.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Pitches it up, full and on off, Corey Anderson drills it straight down to long off for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Drags his length this time does Livingstone, short and on the stumps, Corey Anderson goes for another reverse sweep but mistimes it straight to backward point.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, 2 runs.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, ! A much-needed six for the USA! A boundary after 34 deliveries.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Turns it away from outside off on a fuller length, Corey Anderson is early on the sweep shot and fails to connect.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Nails in a yorker on the off stump line, Corey Anderson squeezes it out through the left of mid off for a single. Yet another over without a boundary for the USA. Just 6 from it.
Chris Jordan to Milind Kumar, 1 run.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Pitched up outside off, Corey Anderson drives it off the inner half of the willow towards long on for one.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Slower one on a length, Corey Anderson defends it to the left of the bowler.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Overthrow and an extra run for the USA!
Chris Jordan to Milind Kumar, Jordan bowls it on a hard length, outside off, Milind Kumar stands still and steers it with the pace towards deep third and rotates the strike with a single.
Change.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Excellent teamwork there in the deep!Â
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, Tossed up, outside off, Milind Kumar strides ahead and drives it along the carpet for a single at long off.
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, Provides a few revs on the ball, and tosses it on a length, outside off, Milind Kumar goes for a cut but bottom edges it on a bounce to first slip.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Short in length and on off, Corey Anderson goes back and across and pulls it towards long on for a single. The boundaries have literally dried up now.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Darts it in, on a nagging length, on middle, Corey Anderson punches it back to Liam Livingstone.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Quicker and on off, Corey Anderson defends it out to the off side.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Flighted and shorter in length around off, Corey Anderson hangs back and pushes it to covers for one.
Adil Rashid to Milind Kumar, Just in!
Drinks break! The USA has struggled to sustain the run rate and build a strong partnership with their top three blown away. Nitish Kumar has held onto one end and is battling unbeaten on 29 but he needs strong support from the other end. With Corey Anderson out to the middle, the USA would expect these two to take the innings forward resiliently. As far as England are concerned, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone are spinning a web around the opposition batters and have done well to dry up the
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, ! BOWLED'EM! Adil Rashid gets his second and the USA are in a deep trouble! Adil Rashid dishes out another deceptive back-of-the-hand wrong'un, pitching around off and sharply spinning into the batter. Nitish Kumar stands clueless and tries hit an expansive drive and misreads the googly completely. The ball sneaks past his under edge and clips the middle stump.Â
Who comes out now?
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, A googly that comes into the batter on the middle, Nitish Kumar doesn't read it well and plays it over the line and wears it onto the back pad.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Loops it up around leg, Corey Anderson leans ahead and works it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Flights it up on the pads, Nitish Kumar strides ahead and turns it to vacant mid-wicket for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, Drops it short and outside off, Nitish Kumar rocks back and drags the pull to deep mid-wicket for just a single. 14 balls since the last boundary for the USA.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Fires it in, flat and short, on middle, Corey Anderson gets down for the sweep but gets a bottom edge that rolls in front of short fine leg for another single.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, 1 run.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, 1 run.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, In the air...but it lands safely! Out comes the leg-break for the right-hander from Livingstone, full and outside off, Nitish Kumar has a swipe across the line but gets a top edge that falls behind point for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Bowls the off-break to the left-hander but it is a bit too full, on off, Corey Anderson drills it down to long off and takes a single.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Strays on the pads, on a nagging length, Corey Anderson nudges it wide of backward square leg and retains the strike with a single. End of a successful over for Adil Rashid and England.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Attacks the stumps with a full delivery, Corey Anderson reaches out in front and plays the paddle sweep, fine of fine leg for a couple of runs.
Corey Anderson is in at number 5.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, ! CLEANED HIM UP! The googly does the trick for Adil Rashid!
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Pushes it through, short and outside off, Aaron Jones lets it go through.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Serves it flat and short, on middle and leg, Aaron Jones pulls out the reverse sweep but hits it flat and it goes on the bounce to backward point.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Drifting in, on the pads, full in length, Nitish Kumar knocks it off the front foot to long on for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Beaten again!
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Big swing and a miss! Floats it up again, outside off, Aaron Jones backs away and shapes up to go back over the bowler's head but connects with thin air.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, ! No slip and it races away! Nicely tossed up by Livingstone, full and on off, Aaron Jones is lured into the drive but fails to smother the spin. The ball catches the outside edge and races Jofra Archer at short third for a boundary.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Turn and bounce!
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, A bit quicker and fuller, outside off, Aaron Jones lets it go through to the keeper.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, Starts it short and around off, not much turn, Nitish Kumar cuts it late and wide of backward point where the fielder makes a good diving stop to his left to keep it down to one.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Bowls it flat and short, on off, Aaron Jones rocks back and chops it on the bounce to backward point.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, So nearly dragged it on!
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Dishes out the googly now, on nagging length, Aaron Jones misses to flick it away and wears it on the pads.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Gives the ball more air, full and around off, Nitish Kumar drives it past cover and takes a single.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Loops it up, full and on middle, Aaron Jones eases it down to long with a straight bat for a single.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, No run.
Change?
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, Quick single taken!
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, ! Skillfully done! Slanting in, full and around off, Aaron Jones opens the face of his bat perfectly and threads it through the gap between backward point and short third. Gets going with a boundary does the USA skipper.
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, No run.
Aaron Jones strides out to the middle at number 3.
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, ! TAKEN! 50TH T20I WICKET FOR SAM CURRAN!
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, ! Edged away! Curran takes pace off and keeps it full and wide on off, Steven Taylor throws his hands at it but gets an outside edge that beats Reece Topley at short third diving to his right for a boundary.
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, Curran comes into the attack and starts with a full delivery, outside off, Steven Taylor leans on it and times the drive well but picks out the man at cover.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, On the back of a length, on off, Nitish Kumar hangs back and hits it straight back to Topley. An expensive over. 13 runs from it.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Almost a half-tracker on the pads, Nitish Kumar hops and nudges it to deep mid-wicket with soft hands for a brace.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, No run.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, ! Oh, hello! Goes fuller again, and keeps the line the same as the previous ball, Nitish Kumar picks this up off the middle of the willow, and with a straight bat, and gets it over long on for a six. This is a good attacking approach from Nitish Kumar.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, ! Clears the 30-yard in style and gets a boundary! Topley bowls it full and angles on the leg and the middle stump, Nitish Kumar clears his front leg and hits it over mid on for a cracking boundary. He didn't try to hit it too hard. Pure timing.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, Bowls it fuller in length, angling onto the pads, Steven Taylor swipes it over mid-wicket on a single bounce towards deep mid-wicket. Gets a single.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Hits the deck hard, slightly outside off, Nitish Kumar goes for a slash backing away but misses.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, TOP EDGE AND !
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Bowls it full in length, at the stumps, Nitish Kumar mistimes it to mid on.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Archer spears in a leg-cutter on a length, around off, Nitish Kumar watches it closely and opens the bat's face to guide it to backward point.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, No run.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Length ball on the pads, Nitish Kumar flicks it nicely along the grass between mid-wicket and deep square leg. The two fielders converge and the fielder running from mid-wicket runs to his right, picks it up and keeps it to a double.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, Sprays it onto the pads, on a good length, Steven Taylor lifts his front leg in the air and swipes it across but straight towards Adil Rashid at short fine.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, ! Well struck! Pitches it up and keeps it on off, Steven Taylor takes a slight step ahead and clears the mid off fielder and gets a boundary at long off.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Length-delivery at the off stump, Nitish Kumar drives it to the right of mid off where Harry Brook moves a bit to his right and dives to stop the ball. Saves a certain boundary and restricts them to just a single.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, On the back of a length, around off, Nitish Kumar presses ahead and defends it to the off side.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Back of a length, outside off, Nitish Kumar rides on the bounce and pats it to backward point.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Good running! Pitched up outside off, Nitish Kumar covers his stumps and drives it crisply through covers for a brace.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Steven Taylor stays rooted in the crease and goes for the drive. The bat turns in his hand but still gets it past cover for a couple of runs. A tidy start by Archer.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, No run.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, A direct hit would have been curtains for Taylor! Length ball outside off, Steven Taylor dabs it to backward point and attempts for a single but gets a sendback from his partner. Taylor retreats back. Liam Livingstone picks the ball and has a shy at the striker's end.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, BEATEN!
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, Over the wicket, full and on the leg stump line, Steven Taylor tries to flick it but misses and wears it on the pads.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, No run.
Nitish Kumar comes in at number 3. It will be Jofra Archer to steam in from the other end.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Reece Topley strikes gold in the very first over for England.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, Length-delivery, around the leg stump, swinging in again on a fuller length, Andries Gous misses to connect and wears it on the front pad. A muted appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, ! First six of the game and it comes off the willow of Andries Gous.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, Peach! Good hard length, moving away at the very last moment on the top of off, Andries Gous plays it inside the line and goes for a push ahead but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, In the air...lands safe!
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, A single, and USA and Steven Taylor are underway in a streaky fashion! Reece Topley starts off from over the wickets, lands it touch fuller and swings it a bit away from outside off, Steven Taylor strides ahead and gets a thickish outside edge that races towards deep backward point for a single.
Done with the national anthems and we are all set to go in what will be the first meeting in international cricket between the USA and England. The sun is shining brightly at the Kensington Oval and let's hope that it stays that way. Jos Buttler and Co. make their way out to the centre. It will be the left-hand right-hand combination of Steven Taylor and Andries Gous to open the innings for the USA.
We are moments away from the first ball in this crucial Group 2 clash, but before that, Jos Buttler and Aaron Jones will lead their respective sides out for the national anthems. It will be England's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of the USA.
Aaron Jones, the stand-in skipper of the USA says they would have bowled first as well. Reckons there might be some assistance for the pacers early on. He adds they will play fearless cricket and are going to go hard on the opponents. He thinks they need to be more disciplined and haven't been at their best since a couple of games. Tells that they will try to better themselves and aim to come back strongly. Ends up by informing that they are going with an unchanged team.
The captain of England, Jos Buttler says that they want to take advantage of the early morning start and feels that the pitch will be tacky to start with. Tells that they have a quick turnaround after the defeat against South Africa but everyone is excited and looking forward to this game. Shares that they know what they need to do to make it to the semis and it is about matching the intensity. Informs that they have made one change with Chris Jordan coming in for Mark Wood.
England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C/WK), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan (In for Mark Wood), Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.
USA (Unchanged Playing XI) - Steven Taylor, Andries Gous (WK), Nitish Kumar, Aaron Jones (C), Corey Anderson, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.
TOSS UPDATE - Jos Buttler, the skipper of England calls it right and elects to BOWL first.
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Right then, England have a target well within their reach, and having it below run-a-ball, they would surely look to come out all guns blazing to put things to bed in style as quickly as possible. England need to chase down this target in 18.4 overs or less to secure a direct qualification into the semifinals. Will the USA provide a stern challenge to the English batters? Stick around with us for the run chase shortly.
The man of the moment, Chris Jordan is in for a chat. He says that it is very nice to take a hat-trick in a special place like this. Feels that the team worked out the conditions well. Adds that the way Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone bowled and set the game up for them. Ends by saying that their primary aim is to get the two points but if they get the opportunity, they will look to improve their NRR.
A clinical performance throughout with the ball by the Englishmen. Cherry on the top, Chris Jordan wrapped up the first innings with a sensational hat-trick and restricted the USA to a paltry 115. The USA encountered early turbulence as their in-form opener Andries Gous fell in the opening over. However, Steven Taylor and Nitish Kumar managed to steady the ship, with Kumar taking the lead in the aggression department. Kumar's elegant strokeplay helped put the USA on course. Taylor, who was sc
England, on the flip side, got off to an ideal start with the ball. Reece Topley struck gold in the very first over, setting the tone for their bowling effort. While they did concede a few boundaries, it wasn't at an alarming rate. Sam Curran soon joined the party, adding a wicket to his name and further tightening the screws on the USA batters. Once the fielding restrictions were lifted, the spinners made life more difficult for the opposition, and Adil Rashid too, struck with a prized wicket o
Chris Jordan to Saurabh Netravalkar, ! CASTLED! HAT-TRICK FOR CHRIS JORDAN IN BARBADOS, HIS PLACE OF BIRTH! How special! The stuff of dreams this! Jordan steams in from over the wicket and dishes it out on a good length, shaping in, on middle, Saurabh Netravalkar stays leg side of the ball and fails to cover the line of the ball. Reaches out with his bat in front but the ball nips back in and zips through the gap between bat and pad to knock the middle pole down. Four wickets in the ov
Saurabh Netravalkar is the last man in for the USA and will face the Hat-Trick Ball.
Chris Jordan to Nosthush Kenjige, ! TRAPPED PLUMB IN FRONT! Or is it? This looks dead-straight but Nosthush Kenjige has taken the review. This looks like a review more in hope than anything else as Kenjige missed a straight delivery there.
Nosthush Kenjige is in at number 10.Â
Chris Jordan to Ali Khan, ! BOWLED'EM! Chris Jordan finds the timber this time!
Chris Jordan to Ali Khan, Oh, so close to the off pole! Slanting in, on a length, around off, Ali Khan stays rooted in his crease and looks to play at it but gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball nips in and goes just past the off stump.
Ali Khan is in at number 9.
Chris Jordan (2-0-10-0) will bowl the penultimate over. Shadley van Schalkwyk is the new man in for the USA.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, ! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Corey Anderson holes out! After losing Harmeet Singh on the last ball of the last over, the USA needed Anderson to bat through but he departs now and this is a big blow.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! TAKEN! Sam Curran finally gets his man! Not the best of deliveries but Curran will take it.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! Gets enough on it! Pace on and on a back of a length, around off, Harmeet Singh waits deep in his crease to go over long on. Thumps it hard and manages to clear the leaping Harry Brook at long on for a six. 14 runs off the over so far.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! Up and over! Curran pulls the length back and bowls it on a good length, outside off, Harmeet Singh steps out again and this time, he gets it over Moeen Ali at extra cover for a boundary.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, PUT DOWN! Moeen Ali fails to hold onto a tough chance!
Sam Curran to Corey Anderson, Back-of-the-hand slower delivery this time by Curran and it is full and outside off, Corey Anderson fails to get underneath it and can only hit it down to long off for one.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, Slower bouncer by Curran from over the wicket, at the batter, Harmeet Singh waits for the ball to arrive and pulls it along the ground to deep backward square leg for a single.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Attacks the stumps with a length delivery, Harmeet Singh creates room and hacks it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one. The USA are struggling to get the big overs towards the back end of their innings.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Beaten! Serves it on a good length, angling away, on off, Harmeet Singh is neither forward nor back to play this one and looks to clip it away but the ball zips through to go past the bat.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Going across the batter, on a fullish length, Harmeet Singh uses his feet and makes room to go through the off side but fails to get any bat on it.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Nails the yorker, around off, Corey Anderson squeezes it out to long off and rotates the strike.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Digs it in short again, on middle, Harmeet Singh pulls it without much timing to deep square leg for one.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, 1 run.
Jofra Archer to Corey Anderson, Gets another yorker in from around the wicket, at the base of the middle stump, Corey Anderson jams it out in front of point for just a single.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Hurls it on a fullish length, on middle, Harmeet Singh knocks it down to long on for a single.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Goes into the wicket and rushes the batter up there, on off, Harmeet Singh swivels for the pull but fails to connect and wears it on the body.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Dishes out a yorker, angling in, on middle, Harmeet Singh digs it out on the leg side.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, ! Slapped away!
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Takes pace off does Archer as he comes in from over the wicket, on a good length, on middle, Harmeet Singh gets behind the line of the ball and defends it out.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Another googly around leg, Corey Anderson shuffles across the stumps to sweep it away but misses to connect it again. It misses the leg stump by a whisker and hits Jos Buttler on his helmet before dropping beside him.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, No run.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, 1 run.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, Loops up a wrong'un on the stumps, Harmeet Singh blocks it out off the back foot to the off side.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, Nice and full on the pads, Harmeet Singh looks to defend but gets beaten all ends up and wears it on the pads.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Tossed up full and around leg, Corey Anderson flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Wide!
Who walks in now?
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, ! c Jos Buttler b Liam Livingstone.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Pitches it up, full and on off, Corey Anderson drills it straight down to long off for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Drags his length this time does Livingstone, short and on the stumps, Corey Anderson goes for another reverse sweep but mistimes it straight to backward point.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, 2 runs.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, ! A much-needed six for the USA! A boundary after 34 deliveries.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Turns it away from outside off on a fuller length, Corey Anderson is early on the sweep shot and fails to connect.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Nails in a yorker on the off stump line, Corey Anderson squeezes it out through the left of mid off for a single. Yet another over without a boundary for the USA. Just 6 from it.
Chris Jordan to Milind Kumar, 1 run.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Pitched up outside off, Corey Anderson drives it off the inner half of the willow towards long on for one.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Slower one on a length, Corey Anderson defends it to the left of the bowler.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Overthrow and an extra run for the USA!
Chris Jordan to Milind Kumar, Jordan bowls it on a hard length, outside off, Milind Kumar stands still and steers it with the pace towards deep third and rotates the strike with a single.
Change.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Excellent teamwork there in the deep!Â
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, Tossed up, outside off, Milind Kumar strides ahead and drives it along the carpet for a single at long off.
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, Provides a few revs on the ball, and tosses it on a length, outside off, Milind Kumar goes for a cut but bottom edges it on a bounce to first slip.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Short in length and on off, Corey Anderson goes back and across and pulls it towards long on for a single. The boundaries have literally dried up now.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Darts it in, on a nagging length, on middle, Corey Anderson punches it back to Liam Livingstone.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Quicker and on off, Corey Anderson defends it out to the off side.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Flighted and shorter in length around off, Corey Anderson hangs back and pushes it to covers for one.
Adil Rashid to Milind Kumar, Just in!
Drinks break! The USA has struggled to sustain the run rate and build a strong partnership with their top three blown away. Nitish Kumar has held onto one end and is battling unbeaten on 29 but he needs strong support from the other end. With Corey Anderson out to the middle, the USA would expect these two to take the innings forward resiliently. As far as England are concerned, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone are spinning a web around the opposition batters and have done well to dry up the
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, ! BOWLED'EM! Adil Rashid gets his second and the USA are in a deep trouble! Adil Rashid dishes out another deceptive back-of-the-hand wrong'un, pitching around off and sharply spinning into the batter. Nitish Kumar stands clueless and tries hit an expansive drive and misreads the googly completely. The ball sneaks past his under edge and clips the middle stump.Â
Who comes out now?
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, A googly that comes into the batter on the middle, Nitish Kumar doesn't read it well and plays it over the line and wears it onto the back pad.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Loops it up around leg, Corey Anderson leans ahead and works it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Flights it up on the pads, Nitish Kumar strides ahead and turns it to vacant mid-wicket for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, Drops it short and outside off, Nitish Kumar rocks back and drags the pull to deep mid-wicket for just a single. 14 balls since the last boundary for the USA.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Fires it in, flat and short, on middle, Corey Anderson gets down for the sweep but gets a bottom edge that rolls in front of short fine leg for another single.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, 1 run.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, 1 run.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, In the air...but it lands safely! Out comes the leg-break for the right-hander from Livingstone, full and outside off, Nitish Kumar has a swipe across the line but gets a top edge that falls behind point for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Bowls the off-break to the left-hander but it is a bit too full, on off, Corey Anderson drills it down to long off and takes a single.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Strays on the pads, on a nagging length, Corey Anderson nudges it wide of backward square leg and retains the strike with a single. End of a successful over for Adil Rashid and England.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Attacks the stumps with a full delivery, Corey Anderson reaches out in front and plays the paddle sweep, fine of fine leg for a couple of runs.
Corey Anderson is in at number 5.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, ! CLEANED HIM UP! The googly does the trick for Adil Rashid!
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Pushes it through, short and outside off, Aaron Jones lets it go through.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Serves it flat and short, on middle and leg, Aaron Jones pulls out the reverse sweep but hits it flat and it goes on the bounce to backward point.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Drifting in, on the pads, full in length, Nitish Kumar knocks it off the front foot to long on for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Beaten again!
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Big swing and a miss! Floats it up again, outside off, Aaron Jones backs away and shapes up to go back over the bowler's head but connects with thin air.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, ! No slip and it races away! Nicely tossed up by Livingstone, full and on off, Aaron Jones is lured into the drive but fails to smother the spin. The ball catches the outside edge and races Jofra Archer at short third for a boundary.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Turn and bounce!
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, A bit quicker and fuller, outside off, Aaron Jones lets it go through to the keeper.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, Starts it short and around off, not much turn, Nitish Kumar cuts it late and wide of backward point where the fielder makes a good diving stop to his left to keep it down to one.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Bowls it flat and short, on off, Aaron Jones rocks back and chops it on the bounce to backward point.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, So nearly dragged it on!
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Dishes out the googly now, on nagging length, Aaron Jones misses to flick it away and wears it on the pads.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Gives the ball more air, full and around off, Nitish Kumar drives it past cover and takes a single.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Loops it up, full and on middle, Aaron Jones eases it down to long with a straight bat for a single.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, No run.
Change?
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, Quick single taken!
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, ! Skillfully done! Slanting in, full and around off, Aaron Jones opens the face of his bat perfectly and threads it through the gap between backward point and short third. Gets going with a boundary does the USA skipper.
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, No run.
Aaron Jones strides out to the middle at number 3.
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, ! TAKEN! 50TH T20I WICKET FOR SAM CURRAN!
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, ! Edged away! Curran takes pace off and keeps it full and wide on off, Steven Taylor throws his hands at it but gets an outside edge that beats Reece Topley at short third diving to his right for a boundary.
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, Curran comes into the attack and starts with a full delivery, outside off, Steven Taylor leans on it and times the drive well but picks out the man at cover.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, On the back of a length, on off, Nitish Kumar hangs back and hits it straight back to Topley. An expensive over. 13 runs from it.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Almost a half-tracker on the pads, Nitish Kumar hops and nudges it to deep mid-wicket with soft hands for a brace.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, No run.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, ! Oh, hello! Goes fuller again, and keeps the line the same as the previous ball, Nitish Kumar picks this up off the middle of the willow, and with a straight bat, and gets it over long on for a six. This is a good attacking approach from Nitish Kumar.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, ! Clears the 30-yard in style and gets a boundary! Topley bowls it full and angles on the leg and the middle stump, Nitish Kumar clears his front leg and hits it over mid on for a cracking boundary. He didn't try to hit it too hard. Pure timing.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, Bowls it fuller in length, angling onto the pads, Steven Taylor swipes it over mid-wicket on a single bounce towards deep mid-wicket. Gets a single.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Hits the deck hard, slightly outside off, Nitish Kumar goes for a slash backing away but misses.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, TOP EDGE AND !
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Bowls it full in length, at the stumps, Nitish Kumar mistimes it to mid on.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Archer spears in a leg-cutter on a length, around off, Nitish Kumar watches it closely and opens the bat's face to guide it to backward point.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, No run.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Length ball on the pads, Nitish Kumar flicks it nicely along the grass between mid-wicket and deep square leg. The two fielders converge and the fielder running from mid-wicket runs to his right, picks it up and keeps it to a double.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, Sprays it onto the pads, on a good length, Steven Taylor lifts his front leg in the air and swipes it across but straight towards Adil Rashid at short fine.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, ! Well struck! Pitches it up and keeps it on off, Steven Taylor takes a slight step ahead and clears the mid off fielder and gets a boundary at long off.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Length-delivery at the off stump, Nitish Kumar drives it to the right of mid off where Harry Brook moves a bit to his right and dives to stop the ball. Saves a certain boundary and restricts them to just a single.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, On the back of a length, around off, Nitish Kumar presses ahead and defends it to the off side.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Back of a length, outside off, Nitish Kumar rides on the bounce and pats it to backward point.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Good running! Pitched up outside off, Nitish Kumar covers his stumps and drives it crisply through covers for a brace.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Steven Taylor stays rooted in the crease and goes for the drive. The bat turns in his hand but still gets it past cover for a couple of runs. A tidy start by Archer.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, No run.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, A direct hit would have been curtains for Taylor! Length ball outside off, Steven Taylor dabs it to backward point and attempts for a single but gets a sendback from his partner. Taylor retreats back. Liam Livingstone picks the ball and has a shy at the striker's end.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, BEATEN!
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, Over the wicket, full and on the leg stump line, Steven Taylor tries to flick it but misses and wears it on the pads.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, No run.
Nitish Kumar comes in at number 3. It will be Jofra Archer to steam in from the other end.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Reece Topley strikes gold in the very first over for England.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, Length-delivery, around the leg stump, swinging in again on a fuller length, Andries Gous misses to connect and wears it on the front pad. A muted appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, ! First six of the game and it comes off the willow of Andries Gous.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, Peach! Good hard length, moving away at the very last moment on the top of off, Andries Gous plays it inside the line and goes for a push ahead but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, In the air...lands safe!
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, A single, and USA and Steven Taylor are underway in a streaky fashion! Reece Topley starts off from over the wickets, lands it touch fuller and swings it a bit away from outside off, Steven Taylor strides ahead and gets a thickish outside edge that races towards deep backward point for a single.
Done with the national anthems and we are all set to go in what will be the first meeting in international cricket between the USA and England. The sun is shining brightly at the Kensington Oval and let's hope that it stays that way. Jos Buttler and Co. make their way out to the centre. It will be the left-hand right-hand combination of Steven Taylor and Andries Gous to open the innings for the USA.
We are moments away from the first ball in this crucial Group 2 clash, but before that, Jos Buttler and Aaron Jones will lead their respective sides out for the national anthems. It will be England's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of the USA.
Aaron Jones, the stand-in skipper of the USA says they would have bowled first as well. Reckons there might be some assistance for the pacers early on. He adds they will play fearless cricket and are going to go hard on the opponents. He thinks they need to be more disciplined and haven't been at their best since a couple of games. Tells that they will try to better themselves and aim to come back strongly. Ends up by informing that they are going with an unchanged team.
The captain of England, Jos Buttler says that they want to take advantage of the early morning start and feels that the pitch will be tacky to start with. Tells that they have a quick turnaround after the defeat against South Africa but everyone is excited and looking forward to this game. Shares that they know what they need to do to make it to the semis and it is about matching the intensity. Informs that they have made one change with Chris Jordan coming in for Mark Wood.
England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C/WK), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan (In for Mark Wood), Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.
USA (Unchanged Playing XI) - Steven Taylor, Andries Gous (WK), Nitish Kumar, Aaron Jones (C), Corey Anderson, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.
TOSS UPDATE - Jos Buttler, the skipper of England calls it right and elects to BOWL first.
Right then, England have a target well within their reach, and having it below run-a-ball, they would surely look to come out all guns blazing to put things to bed in style as quickly as possible. England need to chase down this target in 18.4 overs or less to secure a direct qualification into the semifinals. Will the USA provide a stern challenge to the English batters? Stick around with us for the run chase shortly.
The man of the moment, Chris Jordan is in for a chat. He says that it is very nice to take a hat-trick in a special place like this. Feels that the team worked out the conditions well. Adds that the way Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone bowled and set the game up for them. Ends by saying that their primary aim is to get the two points but if they get the opportunity, they will look to improve their NRR.
A clinical performance throughout with the ball by the Englishmen. Cherry on the top, Chris Jordan wrapped up the first innings with a sensational hat-trick and restricted the USA to a paltry 115. The USA encountered early turbulence as their in-form opener Andries Gous fell in the opening over. However, Steven Taylor and Nitish Kumar managed to steady the ship, with Kumar taking the lead in the aggression department. Kumar's elegant strokeplay helped put the USA on course. Taylor, who was sc
England, on the flip side, got off to an ideal start with the ball. Reece Topley struck gold in the very first over, setting the tone for their bowling effort. While they did concede a few boundaries, it wasn't at an alarming rate. Sam Curran soon joined the party, adding a wicket to his name and further tightening the screws on the USA batters. Once the fielding restrictions were lifted, the spinners made life more difficult for the opposition, and Adil Rashid too, struck with a prized wicket o
Chris Jordan to Saurabh Netravalkar, ! CASTLED! HAT-TRICK FOR CHRIS JORDAN IN BARBADOS, HIS PLACE OF BIRTH! How special! The stuff of dreams this! Jordan steams in from over the wicket and dishes it out on a good length, shaping in, on middle, Saurabh Netravalkar stays leg side of the ball and fails to cover the line of the ball. Reaches out with his bat in front but the ball nips back in and zips through the gap between bat and pad to knock the middle pole down. Four wickets in the ov
Saurabh Netravalkar is the last man in for the USA and will face the Hat-Trick Ball.
Chris Jordan to Nosthush Kenjige, ! TRAPPED PLUMB IN FRONT! Or is it? This looks dead-straight but Nosthush Kenjige has taken the review. This looks like a review more in hope than anything else as Kenjige missed a straight delivery there.
Nosthush Kenjige is in at number 10.Â
Chris Jordan to Ali Khan, ! BOWLED'EM! Chris Jordan finds the timber this time!
Chris Jordan to Ali Khan, Oh, so close to the off pole! Slanting in, on a length, around off, Ali Khan stays rooted in his crease and looks to play at it but gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball nips in and goes just past the off stump.
Ali Khan is in at number 9.
Chris Jordan (2-0-10-0) will bowl the penultimate over. Shadley van Schalkwyk is the new man in for the USA.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, ! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Corey Anderson holes out! After losing Harmeet Singh on the last ball of the last over, the USA needed Anderson to bat through but he departs now and this is a big blow.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! TAKEN! Sam Curran finally gets his man! Not the best of deliveries but Curran will take it.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! Gets enough on it! Pace on and on a back of a length, around off, Harmeet Singh waits deep in his crease to go over long on. Thumps it hard and manages to clear the leaping Harry Brook at long on for a six. 14 runs off the over so far.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, ! Up and over! Curran pulls the length back and bowls it on a good length, outside off, Harmeet Singh steps out again and this time, he gets it over Moeen Ali at extra cover for a boundary.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, PUT DOWN! Moeen Ali fails to hold onto a tough chance!
Sam Curran to Corey Anderson, Back-of-the-hand slower delivery this time by Curran and it is full and outside off, Corey Anderson fails to get underneath it and can only hit it down to long off for one.
Sam Curran to Harmeet Singh, Slower bouncer by Curran from over the wicket, at the batter, Harmeet Singh waits for the ball to arrive and pulls it along the ground to deep backward square leg for a single.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Attacks the stumps with a length delivery, Harmeet Singh creates room and hacks it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one. The USA are struggling to get the big overs towards the back end of their innings.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Beaten! Serves it on a good length, angling away, on off, Harmeet Singh is neither forward nor back to play this one and looks to clip it away but the ball zips through to go past the bat.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Going across the batter, on a fullish length, Harmeet Singh uses his feet and makes room to go through the off side but fails to get any bat on it.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Nails the yorker, around off, Corey Anderson squeezes it out to long off and rotates the strike.
Chris Jordan to Harmeet Singh, Digs it in short again, on middle, Harmeet Singh pulls it without much timing to deep square leg for one.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, 1 run.
Jofra Archer to Corey Anderson, Gets another yorker in from around the wicket, at the base of the middle stump, Corey Anderson jams it out in front of point for just a single.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Hurls it on a fullish length, on middle, Harmeet Singh knocks it down to long on for a single.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Goes into the wicket and rushes the batter up there, on off, Harmeet Singh swivels for the pull but fails to connect and wears it on the body.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Dishes out a yorker, angling in, on middle, Harmeet Singh digs it out on the leg side.
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, ! Slapped away!
Jofra Archer to Harmeet Singh, Takes pace off does Archer as he comes in from over the wicket, on a good length, on middle, Harmeet Singh gets behind the line of the ball and defends it out.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Another googly around leg, Corey Anderson shuffles across the stumps to sweep it away but misses to connect it again. It misses the leg stump by a whisker and hits Jos Buttler on his helmet before dropping beside him.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, No run.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, 1 run.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, Loops up a wrong'un on the stumps, Harmeet Singh blocks it out off the back foot to the off side.
Adil Rashid to Harmeet Singh, Nice and full on the pads, Harmeet Singh looks to defend but gets beaten all ends up and wears it on the pads.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Tossed up full and around leg, Corey Anderson flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Wide!
Who walks in now?
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, ! c Jos Buttler b Liam Livingstone.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Pitches it up, full and on off, Corey Anderson drills it straight down to long off for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Drags his length this time does Livingstone, short and on the stumps, Corey Anderson goes for another reverse sweep but mistimes it straight to backward point.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, 2 runs.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, ! A much-needed six for the USA! A boundary after 34 deliveries.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Turns it away from outside off on a fuller length, Corey Anderson is early on the sweep shot and fails to connect.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Nails in a yorker on the off stump line, Corey Anderson squeezes it out through the left of mid off for a single. Yet another over without a boundary for the USA. Just 6 from it.
Chris Jordan to Milind Kumar, 1 run.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Pitched up outside off, Corey Anderson drives it off the inner half of the willow towards long on for one.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Slower one on a length, Corey Anderson defends it to the left of the bowler.
Chris Jordan to Corey Anderson, Overthrow and an extra run for the USA!
Chris Jordan to Milind Kumar, Jordan bowls it on a hard length, outside off, Milind Kumar stands still and steers it with the pace towards deep third and rotates the strike with a single.
Change.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Excellent teamwork there in the deep!Â
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, Tossed up, outside off, Milind Kumar strides ahead and drives it along the carpet for a single at long off.
Liam Livingstone to Milind Kumar, Provides a few revs on the ball, and tosses it on a length, outside off, Milind Kumar goes for a cut but bottom edges it on a bounce to first slip.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Short in length and on off, Corey Anderson goes back and across and pulls it towards long on for a single. The boundaries have literally dried up now.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Darts it in, on a nagging length, on middle, Corey Anderson punches it back to Liam Livingstone.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Quicker and on off, Corey Anderson defends it out to the off side.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Flighted and shorter in length around off, Corey Anderson hangs back and pushes it to covers for one.
Adil Rashid to Milind Kumar, Just in!
Drinks break! The USA has struggled to sustain the run rate and build a strong partnership with their top three blown away. Nitish Kumar has held onto one end and is battling unbeaten on 29 but he needs strong support from the other end. With Corey Anderson out to the middle, the USA would expect these two to take the innings forward resiliently. As far as England are concerned, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone are spinning a web around the opposition batters and have done well to dry up the
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, ! BOWLED'EM! Adil Rashid gets his second and the USA are in a deep trouble! Adil Rashid dishes out another deceptive back-of-the-hand wrong'un, pitching around off and sharply spinning into the batter. Nitish Kumar stands clueless and tries hit an expansive drive and misreads the googly completely. The ball sneaks past his under edge and clips the middle stump.Â
Who comes out now?
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, A googly that comes into the batter on the middle, Nitish Kumar doesn't read it well and plays it over the line and wears it onto the back pad.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Loops it up around leg, Corey Anderson leans ahead and works it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Flights it up on the pads, Nitish Kumar strides ahead and turns it to vacant mid-wicket for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, Drops it short and outside off, Nitish Kumar rocks back and drags the pull to deep mid-wicket for just a single. 14 balls since the last boundary for the USA.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Fires it in, flat and short, on middle, Corey Anderson gets down for the sweep but gets a bottom edge that rolls in front of short fine leg for another single.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, 1 run.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, 1 run.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, In the air...but it lands safely! Out comes the leg-break for the right-hander from Livingstone, full and outside off, Nitish Kumar has a swipe across the line but gets a top edge that falls behind point for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Corey Anderson, Bowls the off-break to the left-hander but it is a bit too full, on off, Corey Anderson drills it down to long off and takes a single.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Strays on the pads, on a nagging length, Corey Anderson nudges it wide of backward square leg and retains the strike with a single. End of a successful over for Adil Rashid and England.
Adil Rashid to Corey Anderson, Attacks the stumps with a full delivery, Corey Anderson reaches out in front and plays the paddle sweep, fine of fine leg for a couple of runs.
Corey Anderson is in at number 5.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, ! CLEANED HIM UP! The googly does the trick for Adil Rashid!
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Pushes it through, short and outside off, Aaron Jones lets it go through.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Serves it flat and short, on middle and leg, Aaron Jones pulls out the reverse sweep but hits it flat and it goes on the bounce to backward point.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Drifting in, on the pads, full in length, Nitish Kumar knocks it off the front foot to long on for a single.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Beaten again!
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Big swing and a miss! Floats it up again, outside off, Aaron Jones backs away and shapes up to go back over the bowler's head but connects with thin air.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, ! No slip and it races away! Nicely tossed up by Livingstone, full and on off, Aaron Jones is lured into the drive but fails to smother the spin. The ball catches the outside edge and races Jofra Archer at short third for a boundary.
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, Turn and bounce!
Liam Livingstone to Aaron Jones, A bit quicker and fuller, outside off, Aaron Jones lets it go through to the keeper.
Liam Livingstone to Nitish Kumar, Starts it short and around off, not much turn, Nitish Kumar cuts it late and wide of backward point where the fielder makes a good diving stop to his left to keep it down to one.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Bowls it flat and short, on off, Aaron Jones rocks back and chops it on the bounce to backward point.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, So nearly dragged it on!
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Dishes out the googly now, on nagging length, Aaron Jones misses to flick it away and wears it on the pads.
Adil Rashid to Nitish Kumar, Gives the ball more air, full and around off, Nitish Kumar drives it past cover and takes a single.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, Loops it up, full and on middle, Aaron Jones eases it down to long with a straight bat for a single.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Jones, No run.
Change?
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, Quick single taken!
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, ! Skillfully done! Slanting in, full and around off, Aaron Jones opens the face of his bat perfectly and threads it through the gap between backward point and short third. Gets going with a boundary does the USA skipper.
Sam Curran to Aaron Jones, No run.
Aaron Jones strides out to the middle at number 3.
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, ! TAKEN! 50TH T20I WICKET FOR SAM CURRAN!
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, ! Edged away! Curran takes pace off and keeps it full and wide on off, Steven Taylor throws his hands at it but gets an outside edge that beats Reece Topley at short third diving to his right for a boundary.
Sam Curran to Steven Taylor, Curran comes into the attack and starts with a full delivery, outside off, Steven Taylor leans on it and times the drive well but picks out the man at cover.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, On the back of a length, on off, Nitish Kumar hangs back and hits it straight back to Topley. An expensive over. 13 runs from it.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Almost a half-tracker on the pads, Nitish Kumar hops and nudges it to deep mid-wicket with soft hands for a brace.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, No run.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, ! Oh, hello! Goes fuller again, and keeps the line the same as the previous ball, Nitish Kumar picks this up off the middle of the willow, and with a straight bat, and gets it over long on for a six. This is a good attacking approach from Nitish Kumar.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, ! Clears the 30-yard in style and gets a boundary! Topley bowls it full and angles on the leg and the middle stump, Nitish Kumar clears his front leg and hits it over mid on for a cracking boundary. He didn't try to hit it too hard. Pure timing.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, Bowls it fuller in length, angling onto the pads, Steven Taylor swipes it over mid-wicket on a single bounce towards deep mid-wicket. Gets a single.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Hits the deck hard, slightly outside off, Nitish Kumar goes for a slash backing away but misses.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, TOP EDGE AND !
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Bowls it full in length, at the stumps, Nitish Kumar mistimes it to mid on.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Archer spears in a leg-cutter on a length, around off, Nitish Kumar watches it closely and opens the bat's face to guide it to backward point.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, No run.
Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar, Length ball on the pads, Nitish Kumar flicks it nicely along the grass between mid-wicket and deep square leg. The two fielders converge and the fielder running from mid-wicket runs to his right, picks it up and keeps it to a double.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, Sprays it onto the pads, on a good length, Steven Taylor lifts his front leg in the air and swipes it across but straight towards Adil Rashid at short fine.
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, ! Well struck! Pitches it up and keeps it on off, Steven Taylor takes a slight step ahead and clears the mid off fielder and gets a boundary at long off.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Length-delivery at the off stump, Nitish Kumar drives it to the right of mid off where Harry Brook moves a bit to his right and dives to stop the ball. Saves a certain boundary and restricts them to just a single.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, On the back of a length, around off, Nitish Kumar presses ahead and defends it to the off side.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Back of a length, outside off, Nitish Kumar rides on the bounce and pats it to backward point.
Reece Topley to Nitish Kumar, Good running! Pitched up outside off, Nitish Kumar covers his stumps and drives it crisply through covers for a brace.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Steven Taylor stays rooted in the crease and goes for the drive. The bat turns in his hand but still gets it past cover for a couple of runs. A tidy start by Archer.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, No run.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, A direct hit would have been curtains for Taylor! Length ball outside off, Steven Taylor dabs it to backward point and attempts for a single but gets a sendback from his partner. Taylor retreats back. Liam Livingstone picks the ball and has a shy at the striker's end.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, BEATEN!
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, Over the wicket, full and on the leg stump line, Steven Taylor tries to flick it but misses and wears it on the pads.
Jofra Archer to Steven Taylor, No run.
Nitish Kumar comes in at number 3. It will be Jofra Archer to steam in from the other end.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Reece Topley strikes gold in the very first over for England.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, Length-delivery, around the leg stump, swinging in again on a fuller length, Andries Gous misses to connect and wears it on the front pad. A muted appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, ! First six of the game and it comes off the willow of Andries Gous.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, Peach! Good hard length, moving away at the very last moment on the top of off, Andries Gous plays it inside the line and goes for a push ahead but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Reece Topley to Andries Gous, In the air...lands safe!
Reece Topley to Steven Taylor, A single, and USA and Steven Taylor are underway in a streaky fashion! Reece Topley starts off from over the wickets, lands it touch fuller and swings it a bit away from outside off, Steven Taylor strides ahead and gets a thickish outside edge that races towards deep backward point for a single.
Done with the national anthems and we are all set to go in what will be the first meeting in international cricket between the USA and England. The sun is shining brightly at the Kensington Oval and let's hope that it stays that way. Jos Buttler and Co. make their way out to the centre. It will be the left-hand right-hand combination of Steven Taylor and Andries Gous to open the innings for the USA.
We are moments away from the first ball in this crucial Group 2 clash, but before that, Jos Buttler and Aaron Jones will lead their respective sides out for the national anthems. It will be England's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of the USA.
Aaron Jones, the stand-in skipper of the USA says they would have bowled first as well. Reckons there might be some assistance for the pacers early on. He adds they will play fearless cricket and are going to go hard on the opponents. He thinks they need to be more disciplined and haven't been at their best since a couple of games. Tells that they will try to better themselves and aim to come back strongly. Ends up by informing that they are going with an unchanged team.
The captain of England, Jos Buttler says that they want to take advantage of the early morning start and feels that the pitch will be tacky to start with. Tells that they have a quick turnaround after the defeat against South Africa but everyone is excited and looking forward to this game. Shares that they know what they need to do to make it to the semis and it is about matching the intensity. Informs that they have made one change with Chris Jordan coming in for Mark Wood.
England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C/WK), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan (In for Mark Wood), Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.
USA (Unchanged Playing XI) - Steven Taylor, Andries Gous (WK), Nitish Kumar, Aaron Jones (C), Corey Anderson, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.
TOSS UPDATE - Jos Buttler, the skipper of England calls it right and elects to BOWL first.