Four things to take from England's scintillating win over the USA
Jos Buttler and his team confirmed their place in the semi-finals in inimitable style.
When Michael Atherton asked Jos Buttler in the post-match presentation if he had now found England's best T20 team, a little smile crossed the captain's face - a grin he well deserved after leading his team to a brilliant victory over the USA.
He explained that he liked the fact that he had so many strong options for a starting line-up. Chris Jordan had come into the side, he said, for the depth he could add to the batting line-up.
Of course, Jordan wasn't needed to wield the willow - Buttler and fellow opener Phil Salt managed things between themselves.
It means England are still in with a chance of defending their ICC Men's T20 World Cup title.
All the talking points from England's sensational win over the USA that saw them become the first team to confirm their place in the semi-final.
England enter semi-finals | USA v ENG | T20WC 2024
Ruthless England booked a semi-final spot with a clinical performance against USA.
Buttler's brilliance
If anybody needed reminding that Buttler is a top-class T20I batter, they got that nudge on Sunday. He may not have been particularly prolific thus far this tournament, but his innings against the USA brought out all the biggest shots - notably a single-over demolition of Harmeet Singh, hitting him for five sixes.
He finished on 83 not out off 38 balls - immense by anyone's standards.
Five sixes in an over from Jos Buttler | USA v ENG | T20WC 2024
Jos Buttler went berserk against Harmeet Singh to smash five sixes in a single over.
Jordan into the history books
The first man to take a hat-trick for England in a men's T20I, Chris Jordan slotted back into the line-up in place of Mark Wood.
The first two overs of his allocation were quiet; the final one was not as he mopped up the USA tail with four wickets, including that history-making hat-trick - bowling Muhammad Ali-Khan's off stump, taking Nosthush Kenjige lbw, and then a beautiful removal of Saurabh Netravalkar's middle stump to round things off. Figures of 4/10 marked an impressive return to the starting side.
Chris Jordan takes sensational hat-trick | USA v ENG | T20WC 2024
Chris Jordan took four wickets in an over, including a hat-trick, to help England bowl USA out for 115.
Rashid runs rampant
The headlines might be grabbed by the fireworks from Buttler and Jordan, but Adil Rashid's quiet mastery of spin did the real damage for England. He took 2/13 to dismantle the top order, grabbing the wickets of Nitish Kumar and Aaron Jones, and setting his side on course for a vital victory.
Adil Rashid bamboozles with the googly | USA v ENG | T20WC 2024
Adil Rashid snared two big wickets with sharp googlies against USA.
Livingstone offering support
And Liam Livingstone may only have taken a single wicket of his own, but it was valuable support as he got through the work relatively economically, going for 24 runs in his four overs. He has been a player who has perhaps struggled a little to find his niche in the side, but his contribution today should not be ignored.
