England race to victory in just 19 balls
Crucially, Buttler's side now have better net run-rate than Scotland
Oman bowled out for just 47 - England's best bowling performance in T20 World Cup
Rashid takes 4-11 with mesmerising leg-spin
Archer takes two wickets with new ball, ends with 3-12
Wood also picks up 3-12, bowling with real pace
Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Maqsood c & b Wood 1 (Oman 24-3)
A third wicket in the powerplay!
Zeeshan Maqsood fends off a sharp opening delivery from Mark Wood, offering up a nice leading edge that is snaffled by the England pacer.
Typical jocular celebration from Wood, who mimes a bit of juggling. Oman, meanwhile, are in deep trouble.
Goodness!
Prajapati gets hold of Topley's fifth ball and sends it flying for six over a short boundary at point.
Topley responds with a dot ball to finish off his six, a likely his spell for now.
Geoff Lemon
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Oman are in a bit of strife losing two wickets already.
Oman 16-2
And Archer should have another!
New batter Zeeshan Maqsood offers an outside edge off the penultimate delivery of the over, snicking the bottom of the bat while attempting the drive. It should be a simple take for Moeen Ali at slip...
I say should, because it bounces straight out of his hands and Maqsood survives to complete the over with a missed pull shot.
Geoff Lemon
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
That was a low catch and cover. Will Jacks was confident it was out.
Aqib c Jacks b Archer 8 (Oman 16-2)
Another batter falls to Archer!
Aqib is cramped for room a tad and cuts straight to Will Jacks at a short backward point. Again, the catch is taken just above the ground and the umpires take a look.
Replays show his fingers curl upwards to take the ball cleanly and the Oman captain has to go.
Reece Topley, returning to the side today, is looking neat and tidy straight away.
Three singles from the over, the last a neat little cross-batted scoop sweep square.
Geoff Lemon
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's been an eventful start.
Captain Aaqib Ilyas Sulehri in the next man in and he gets a four from his second ball, getting on top of the bounce and lashing through point.
Athavale c Salt b Archer 5 (Oman 6-1)
Pratik Athavale had just struck his side's first four, timing Jofra Archer through the covers.
But there was a bit of extra bounce to the following delivery and the Oman batter didn't get on top of his drive, instead dropping the ball just in front of Phil Salt, who takes the catch just above the ground.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
A quiet and tentative start for Oman. They are just getting used to the surface.
It's a quiet start from both sides in truth.
Jofra Archer is going to share the new ball.
There's swing for Reece Topley early on but he hasn't quite found his length yet.
Opener Kashyap Prajapati got a first baller against Namibia but has avoided that.
Away we go...
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The anthems are done.
The stands are pretty empty in front of me but Reece Topley has the ball in hand.
Feeling confident, England fans?
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland coach Matthew Mott said he hopes Hazlewood’s comments about potentially manipulating net run-rate in their match against Scotland to help knock England out of the T20 World Cup were “tongue in cheek”.
“Having grown up in Australia and the will to win every game, I am sure they will come to the fore,” Australian Mott told BBC Sport.
“I am very much hoping it was an off-hand remark by a really good bloke who is having fun.”
Getting England out is in Australia's best interest - Hazlewood
The build-up to this match has been dominated by comments made by Australia bowler Josh Hazlewood.
He said it is in Australia's "best interest" for England to be eliminated in the T20 World Cup group stage and mused about how they could help Scotland when the sides' meet in the final game of the group in the early hours on Sunday.
England need to win both of their games and overhaul Scotland's net run-rate advantage to progress so if Australia were to take their time in beating the Scots it would negatively impact England.
Were Scotland to beat Australia, England would be out regardless.
"Whether you get close and just knock it around and drag it out," Hazlewood said of how Australia might try to thwart England.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland have such a tough task because Scotland managed to thrash Oman by chasing 151 in just 13.1 overs in their previous game.
That gave Scotland a big net run-rate boost.
Oman lost their opener to Namibia on a Super Over and were then comfortably beaten by 39 runs when they played Australia.
Oman are ranked 19th in the world and have never played England in an international fixture.
It's all very complicated, Mark, but yes, kind of.
Because NRR is taken as an average of the whole tournament, Scotland's rate would come down after the Australia game even if they lose on a Super Over.
It's that point England really have to get beyond.
To keep their NRR going up Scotland would have to beat Australia, at which point it wouldn't matter anyway because Scotland would have more points!
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Athavale,caught Salt, bowled Archer Athavale, caught Salt, bowled Archer | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 166.67 |
Prajapati,caught Livingstone, bowled Wood Prajapati, caught Livingstone, bowled Wood | 9 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 56.25 |
Aaqib Ilyas Sulehri,caught Jacks, bowled Archer Aaqib Ilyas Sulehri, caught Jacks, bowled Archer | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 80.00 |
Zeeshan Maqsood,caught and bowled Wood Zeeshan Maqsood, caught and bowled Wood | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20.00 |
Khalid Kail,stumped Buttler, bowled Rashid Khalid Kail, stumped Buttler, bowled Rashid | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.33 |
Ayaan Khan,bowled Wood Ayaan Khan, bowled Wood | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20.00 |
Shoaib Khan,caught Buttler, bowled Archer Shoaib Khan, caught Buttler, bowled Archer | 11 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 47.83 |
Mehran Khan,caught Ali, bowled Rashid Mehran Khan, caught Ali, bowled Rashid | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Fayyaz Butt,bowled Rashid Fayyaz Butt, bowled Rashid | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.57 |
Kaleemullah,bowled Rashid Kaleemullah, bowled Rashid | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 100.00 |
Bilal Khan,not out Bilal Khan, not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 4 | |||||||
Total,47 all out 13.2 overs Total,47 all out 13.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Topley | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
Archer | 3.2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.60 |
Wood | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 |
Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
6 for 1 (1.2 overs) | Athavale |
16 for 2 (3.3 overs) | Aaqib Ilyas Sulehri |
24 for 3 (5.1 overs) | Zeeshan Maqsood |
25 for 4 (5.6 overs) | Prajapati |
25 for 5 (6.1 overs) | Khalid Kail |
32 for 6 (7.6 overs) | Ayaan Khan |
33 for 7 (8.4 overs) | Mehran Khan |
36 for 8 (10.5 overs) | Fayyaz Butt |
47 for 9 (12.5 overs) | Kaleemullah |
47 for 10 (13.2 overs) | Shoaib Khan |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,bowled Bilal Khan Salt, bowled Bilal Khan | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 400.00 |
Buttler,not out Buttler, not out | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 300.00 |
Jacks,caught Prajapati, bowled Kaleemullah Jacks, caught Prajapati, bowled Kaleemullah | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 71.43 |
Bairstow,not out Bairstow, not out | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 400.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 1 Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 1 | |||||||
Total,50 for 2 3.1 overs Total,50 for 2 3.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bilal Khan | 2.0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18.00 |
Kaleemullah | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.00 |
Fayyaz Butt | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
12 for 1 (0.3 overs) | Salt |
20 for 2 (1.5 overs) | Jacks |