ICC Men’s T20  at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

United States  115 ao (18.5ov) Kumar 30 off 24, 1 four, 2 six, Anderson 29 off 28,  1 six, Jordan 4-10, S Curran 2-23, Rashid 2-13, Livingstone 1-24, Topley 1-29.

England 117-0 (9.4ov)  Buttler 83  not out off 38, 6 fours, 7 sixes, Salt 25 not out  off 21, 2 fours.

England win by 10 wickets

Chris Jordan took a hat-trick England’s first in men’s T20s as USA were dismissed for 115 in Barbados, Defending champions England chase their target in just 904 overs  and gained excellent run-rate, as captain Jos Buttler ended on a brutal 83 not out, including five sixes in one Harmeet Singh over which cost 31. Earlier Jordan’s hat0trick was part of a run of five wickets in six balls , four taken by the 35-year-0ld  who returned figures 4-10

England will play their semi-final either on Wednesday (Thursday 1:30 BST) in Trinidad or Thursday (15:30BST) in Guyana depending on the results of the other group.

Afghanistan upsets Australia by massive shock win

23 Jun 2024m ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Arnos Vale Playing Field, Kingstown.

Afghanistan  148-6 (20 ov) Gurbaz 60 off 49, 4 fours, 4 sixes, I Zadran 51 off 48, 6 fours, Cummins 3-28, Zampa 2-28,Stoinis 1-19.

Australia 127 ao (19.2 ov) Maxwell 59 off 41, 6 fours, 3 sixes, Naveen 3-20, Azmatullah 1-10, Nabi 1-1, Rashid 1-23, Gulbadin 4-20

Afghanistan win by 21 runs

Afghanistan who must win to avoid elimination, shocked Australia to keep their T20 World Cup hopes alive, with an historic 21-run win in St Vincent. Afghanistan posted an imposing 148-6 on a challenging surface including an opening stand of 118 between Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran. After the partnership was broken Cummins nipped in to claim his own landmark late in the innings. In the chase Australia collapsed 32-3 before Glenn Maxwell’s 35-ball half-century steadied the ship. But Gulbadin Naib removed Marcus Stoinis and Tim David before bowling Maxwell. So Australia collapsed form 106-6 t0 113-9 and Afghanistan sealed a shock victory their first over Australia in any form of cricket in the final over.

Player of the Match Gulbadin said “ We’ve been waiting for a long time, it’s a massive win for us and we have very chance of making the semis”.

Afghanistan are coached by former England batter Jonathan Trott.

Next Australia take on India in St Lucia on Monday 15:30 BST and will likely need a win to progress to the last four.