ENG vs WI: The second match of the Super-8 was played between England and West Indies in T20 World Cup 2024. Phil Salt batted stormy and gave England a one-sided victory. Phil Salt remained unbeaten till the end. Not only this, Salt also scored 30 runs in one over of Romario Shepherd. Salt played an unbeaten innings of 87 runs.
ENG vs WI T20 World Cup Super-8
Chasing the target of 181 runs of West Indies, England opener Phil Salt played a stormy innings. Scored 87 not out off just 47 balls. During this, he hit 7 fours and 5 sixes. At one time Salt was playing after scoring 49 runs off 37 balls, but the whole story changed in one over.
Romario Shepherd was made a victim
England needed 40 runs off 30 balls. Romario Shepherd came to bowl the 16th over of England’s innings from West Indies. Phil Salt completed his half-century by hitting a four on the first ball of this over, but Shepherd will never forget what happened on the next five balls.
30 runs scored in one over
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Salt hit a six on the second ball of the over. The ball did not come on the bat properly, but there was so much power behind the shot that the ball crossed the boundary. Salt hit a four on the third ball. He hit two consecutive sixes on the fourth and fifth balls. On the last ball, Phil Salt scored four runs by sending a full-toss ball outside the boundary.
Most expensive overs in Men’s T20 World Cup
- 36 – Stuart Broad (England) vs India, Durban, 2007
- 36 – Azmatullah Umarzai (Afghanistan) vs West Indies, Gros Islet, 2024
- 33 – Jeremy Gordon (Canada) vs USA, Dallas, 2024
- 32 – Izatullah Daulatzai (Afghanistan) vs England, Colombo (RPS), 2012
- 30 – Bilawal Bhatti (Pakistan) vs Australia, Mirpur, 2014
- 30 – Romario Shepherd (West Indies) vs England, Gros Islet, 2024
Romario becomes the sixth bowler
Phil Salt scored a total of 30 runs with the help of three fours and three sixes in the 16th over. At the same time, Romario Shepherd’s name was recorded in the pages of history. He became the sixth bowler in T20 World Cup history to concede 30 or more runs in an over.
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