Jos Buttler, Jordan star in England's 8-wicket win over Australia

DUBAI: Jos Buttler's quickfire fifty (71 off 32) and Chris Jordan's sensational bowling (3/17) powered England to a convincing eight-wicket win over Australia in a Super-12 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, here on Saturday.

This was England's third successive victory and they are at the top position in Group 1 points table of the tournament.

England bowlers -- Chris Jordan (3/17), Chris Woakes (2/23), and Tymal Mills (2/45) chipped in with wickets to bowl out Australia for 125 in 20 overs.

Chasing a small target, Jason Roy (20) and Jos Buttler (71) gave England a flying start. Both Buttler and Roy dealt in boundaries and took England to 66/0 after the powerplay.

Australia finally broke the partnership through Adam Zampa, who trapped Roy in front of the stumps. However, the wicket did not slow Buttler's knock as he smacked Starc for two more fours before bringing up his fifty with a massive six.

Agar then dismissed Dawid Malan (8) with the arm ball before Jonny Bairstow (16) and Buttler smashed Zampa for three sixes in the next over to bring the required runs down to single digits. Bairstow hit the winning runs for England as they got home with 50 balls to spare.

Earlier, batting first, Australia were off to a terrible start as England pacers made good use of the slight covering of grass on the surface. A sensational bowling performance by Chris Jordan (3/17), Chris Woakes (2/23), and Tymal Mills (2/45) helped England bowl out Australia for 125 in 20 overs.

Brief scores: Australia 125-10 in 20 overs (Aaron Finch 44; Chris Jordan 3/17, Chris Woakes 2/23) lost to England 126-2 in 11.4 overs (Jos Buttler 71, Jason Roy 22; Ashton Agar 1/15). IANS

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