AUS vs ENG Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Australia triumphs by 36 runs to leave England winless

England needs 50 runs to win from 6 balls. It will still want to shave as much off it for a better NRR. Stoinis will bowl. Starts off with a wide outside off. FOUR! Brook lofts this elegantly over cover for a boundary. Punched through the off-side for one more. Jordan pulls for a single at deep midwicket. FOUR! Thick outside edge and Brook will collect a boundary at third-man off the last ball of the match. Australia won’t mind that. They win by 36 runs after losing the toss. 

Cummins will bowl. Just three singles off the first three balls. Dropped! Zampa stuck his arm out at short third-man and even had the ball in his grasp for some time but couldn’t hold on. Still, a great effort. OUT! Livingstone is caught at long-off next ball and that’s pretty much it for England. Jordan comes in and slashes outside off first ball and misses as Cummins takes the pace off. 

Zampa will bowl out now. Just a couple of singles off the first two balls for England. SIX! Livingstone steps out and clears the rope at long-on to break a 21-ball boundary-drought for England. 57 needed now from 14 balls. Zampa finishes with 2/28 in 4 overs. England needs 54 runs from 12 balls. 

Hazlewood bowls out. Just a single down the ground for Livingstone off the first ball. Pulled away for one more by Brook next ball. Just six runs from it and Hazlewood ends with 1/28 from his four overs. England now needs to score at 22 runs an over. 

Cummins comes back. OUT! Another blow for England and Moeen is caught. He shuffled across his stumps probably looking to go big down the ground but ends up slicing this to the deep cover fielder. Liam Livingstone the new batter. 

The job is getting out of hand for England now. Needs 72 runs from 24 balls at 18 rpo. 

Moeen Ali c David Warner b Pat Cummins 25 (15b 3x6)

OUT! Just as the momentum looked to be shifting in England’s favour, Bairstow falls. Hazlewood goes back of a length, pace off, and Bairstow big hit is caught at long-on. Harry Brook is in next. Excellent from Hazlewood. Just two runs from it and much-needed for Australia after that big last over. 

Jonny Bairstow c Glenn Maxwell b Josh Hazlewood 7 (13b)

SIX! Moeen breaks the shackles with a maximum off the first ball of the over as Maxwell continues. SIX! This is smashed down the ground by Moeen for consecutive maximums. This is outside off stump and Moeen misses this one. SIX! Another maximum for Moeen over midwicket to end the over. 

Zampa again. Loud appeal for lbw first ball as Moeen misses the flick on leg-side. Not given and not reviewed. The runs are coming at a trickle. Bairstow gets a couple off an inside edge after missing a slog sweep off the previous ball. Another missed slog sweep for Bairstow to end the over. 

Glenn Maxwell into the attack. Bairstow and Moeen are still new to the crease and will take some time to get going. Just a couple of runs from the over. 

Stoinis for his second over. OUT! Jacks has to go and Starc has taken a stunner at long-off. In comes Moeen Ali now. He is off the mark with a couple with an elegant drive through cover. 

Will Jacks c Mitchell Starc b Marcus Stoinis 10 (10b 1x4)

Zampa again. Buttler attempting reverse sweeps against the leg-spinner. This time Buttler goes straight and over long off for a SIX. OUT! Buttler reverses again and gives an easy catch to the fielder at point. Buttler falls for 42 off 28 balls. 

Cummins from the other end. Length ball and Jacks smashes it away towards cover for four! Seven runs from the over. 

Zampa into the attack and straightaway bags a wicket! Skidder, Salt goes backfoot to cut and misses the ball, that flicks bails. Two runs in first four balls. Will Jacks is the new man in. 

Starc for his third over. Salt slashes and it goes towards deep third. Head catches it but the foot is touching the boundary ropes. It’s a SIX! Now Buttler launches the slot ball over the long on boundary for another maximum. England in control of the chase here. Full toss and Buttler slaps it past mid off for four. 19 runs from the over. 

Marcus Stoinis into the attack. Buttler comes down the track and hits the ball over cover for four. Six runs in first five balls so far. Buttler charges, Stoinis bowls a bouncer which hits his helmet. Keeper appeals but nothing from umpire. PowerPlay ends. 

Pat Cummins into the attack. Salt knocks the first two balls towards covers and runs a double on both occasions. Plenty of work for Warner to do in the deep. Attempted wide yorker turns full toss and Salt just guides it past short third for four. 

Hazlewood continues. Length ball and Salt beautifully cuts it for four. Another length ball and another cut for four. Nine runs from the over. 

Starc continues. SIX! Salt gets one in the slot and he smacks it away towards midwicket. 106m long!! Starc trying to keep it away from the batters. This time slot ball on the body and Buttler hits the ball towards midwicket for four. 

Hazlewood from the other end. Buttler charges and smacks a cut past extra cover for four. He again comes down the track and this time pulls it towards midwicket for another boundary. 12 from the over. 

Mitchell Starc to begin proceedings. On the pads and Phil Salt flicks it towards square leg for four to start the chase. Five runs in five balls. Six runs off the over. 

Jordan will now have to bowl the last over with an extra fielder inside the circle as England is lagging behind in the over rate. FOUR! Stoinis backs away outside leg and launches this down the ground for a boundary. Pulled away for a second at deep midwicket by Stoinis next ball. 

Wide ball from Jordan now. Wade with a pull shot to the deep midwicket fielder and he gets a single. Australia brings up 200 in 19.3 overs. OUT! Stoinis goes down the ground again but finds Brook at long-on again. That’s 100 wickets in T20Is for Jordan. OUT! Pat Cummins is run out next ball at the bowler’s end and that’s 2 in 2 for England. Wade to face the last ball of the over. Driven to mid-off and the batters scamper through for a single. Just four runs off the last five balls of the last over. Good comeback from Jordan. 

Marcus Stoinis c Harry Brook b Chris Jordan 30 (17b 2x4 2x6)

Pat Cummins run out (Jos Buttler/Chris Jordan) 0 (1b)

Archer will bowl out. FOUR! Outside edge as Wade looks to whip this through leg-side and the ball flies past short-third and runs away to the boundary. One leg-bye next ball. Pace off and outside off and Stoinis drills this to the cover fielder but doesn’t get any runs. Short and wide outside off now and Stoinis slashes it. Good effort by Brook at mid-off to dive and stop it and keep it down to a single. A couple for Wade next ball. Wade goes for the reverse but cannot connect and Buttler thinks there was some glove on it. The umpire gives it out very late and Wade reviews it immediately. There is no glove on it, confirms the TV umpire and Wade survives. End of over. 

Rashid bowls out. Stoinis with a reverse-sweep and only gets a single as the point fielder intercepts it. FOUR! Wide outside off and driven away to the cover boundary by Wade. A bit of a confusion as Wade was looking to back out of playing this shot but Rashid still bowled it and Wade also played it. The batter though wants it to be called a dead-ball but the umpire says it was a fair delivery. Wade clearly unhappy. 

FOUR! Reverse-sweep again and Stoinis finds the boundary finally with that shot. 

SIX! Jordan offers width outside off again and David slaps this over cover for a maximum. Dropped! David hits this very hard back to the bowler and Jordan can’t hold on to the catch. David dropped on 10 runs. Drilled down the ground by David for a single. Stoinis plays this with soft hands to short third for a single. OUT! David slashes this in the air on the off-side again but finds the fielder in the deep this time. Redemption for Jordan and Australia loses another wicket. 

Matthew Wade is in now. Jordan goes wide. FOUR! Short-arm jab by Wade and he finds the midwicket boundary to end the over. 

Tim David c Liam Livingstone b Chris Jordan 11 (8b 0x4 1x6)

Livingstone again. SIX! Stoinis launches this last ball of the over for a huge maximum down the ground to make it 11 runs from the over. 

Here comes Adil Rashid for his third over. Stoinis sweeps the first ball for a single through midwicket. OUT! Maxwell pulls this straight to deep midwicket and he has to go. 

In comes Tim David. Starts off with a single with a cut through point. Spinning away wide outside off and called a wide. Stoinis goes for the sweep and completely misses this classical leg-break delivery. Another dot ball next ball. SIX! Stoinis now connects the sweep and sends the ball sailing over deep backward square-leg for a maximum. 

Glenn Maxwell c Phil Salt b Adil Rashid 28 (25b 3x4 1x6)

Liam Livingstone into the attack. Maxwell starts with a reverse sweep but finds the fielder on the off-side. Three singles to follow. Marsh swings and misses this one and Buttler effects a stumping behind. Third umpire will have a look. OUT! And Marsh hasn’t pulled his leg back in time even though Buttler missed the stumps on the first attempt.

In comes Marcus Stoinis. He’s off the mark with a single at long-off and that’s the end of the over. 

Mitchell Marsh st Jos Buttler b Liam Livingstone 35 (25b 2x4 2x6)

Jordan comes back for his second over. Full toss first ball and driven by Marsh to long-off for a single. Maxwell shuffles across and has to reach out to fetch this from outside off. He ends up sweeping this awkwardly high in the air but falls just out of reach from Bairstow at midwicket. FOUR! Slashed away behind point by Maxwell for a boundary. Marginally outside the guideline outside off-stump by Jordan and called wide. FOUR! Short and slow and wide outside off-stump, and Maxwell pounces on it by slashing it to the deep cover boundary. Wide yorker now and Maxwell is happy with a single. This is well outside the guideline outside off and called wide. FOUR! Width again and Marsh slashes this to the boundary at point. Eighteen runs from the over and that certainly wouldn’t help England at this point. 

Wood is back. A couple for Marsh as the ball ricochets off the stumps after Livingstone’s throw, allowing an extra run. FOUR! Maxwell hammers this to the long-on boundary as Wood continues to bowl full. Good bouncer, pace on, and Maxwell is looking to flay this over the infield on off-side but misses. Three dot balls to end the over. 

Archer comes back. Marsh heaves across the line but only gets an inside edge to short fine-leg for a single. Maxwell pulls through midwicket for one more. Marsh is again looking to swing across the line but it’s pace off and he only gets a toe end back to the bowler. SIX! Pace on and Marsh launches this over wide long-on for a maximum. Archer ends the over with a single and a dot. 

Chris Jordan into the attack. Three singles in three balls. Five runs off the over. 

Rashid. Maxwell slogs him away for a four towards midwicket. SIX! Marsh slams a very long six over midwicket. Short ball pulled away. 12 runs from the over. 

Wood is back. A good start to his over this time, just one single in three balls. Just three runs in five balls so far. An LBW appeal on the last ball but umpire isn’t interested. England doesn’t review after discussing. 

Adil Rashid into the attack. Two singles in two balls. FOUR! Marsh sweeps towards square leg. Eight runs from the over. 

Archer. Short ball and Head cuts it past point for four. OUT!! Head’s stumps are destroyed by Archer. Head makes room to go over off side and misses the length ball. England is crawling back into the game. 

Two new batters at the crease - Maxwell and Marsh. Just four runs from the over and a wicket. 

Moeen is back. Full and Head smacks it straight past mid on for four. SIX! Full ball and Head hits it straight over the bowler’s head. After a gap of two balls, Moeen bowls short and Warner drags it for four towards midwicket. OUT! Similar ball but this time Warner tries to cut it, misses and the ball crashes into the stumps. Much needed breakthrough for England. 

Mark Wood is here. On the pads and Warner just flicks it over midwicket for a SIX! Superb shot that. Follows it up with another SIX! On the hips and Warner picks it over fine leg. And another one! Full toss on the pads and Warner flicks it towards midwicket for another maximum. Three sixes in four balls. FOUR! Short ball and Warner pulls it towards midwicket. Superb batting. Another 22-run over. 

Jofra Archer into the attack. Around the wicket, Warner chips in the air but far from the fielder at mid on. Head takes a quick single and Warner had to dive to reach the batting end. Archer attacking Warner’s body in this over, not allowing any room whatsoever. Eight runs from the over. 

Will Jacks from the other end. Another off spin option but Head slog sweeps him on the first ball for a SIX. And again! Two in two for Head. Similar ball and similar shot for same result. Now Head tries to make room on the leg side, Jacks follows him with a quicker one. Head slashes, gets a thick edge past keeper but a terrific fielding saves the four. Now Warner joins the party! Slightly drifting towards leg side and Warner slog sweeps it behind square. 22 runs from the over. 

Moeen from around the wicket, Head defends it towards covers. Overpitch and Head drives towards covers and gets a double. Three dot balls on the trot since. Ball is gripping a bit for Moeen. A single on the last ball. Three runs off the over. 

We are done with the national anthems and players are walking out in the middle. 

Travis Head and David Warner to open the innings for Australia. Looks like Moeen Ali will open the bowling for England. 

58m and 67m square boundaries, the straight hit is at 72m. A fresh pitch today, but very similar to the other pitches with cracks on both ends. This ain’t a 180-190 run wicket, reckon Mathew Hayden and Nasser Hussain. 

England: Jos Buttler(w/c), Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

England wins the toss and opts to bowl. 

Same team for England. Pat Cummins replaces Nathan Ellis in Australia playing XI. 

The weather in Barbados is slightly overcast, but there is no cause for concern. The sun is also out, although it is quite windy, says Ayan Acharya from the venue. 

Matches played: 4

Australia won: 1

England won: 2

No result: 1

Last result: England won by eight wickets (Dubai, 2021)

Matches played: 23

Australia won: 10

England won: 11

No result: 2

Last result: England won by eight runs (Canberra, 2022)

Last five results: AUS won - 1; ENG won - 4

Jos Buttler (c & wk), Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood. 

David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins/ Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood. 

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Adam Zampa. 

England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood.