T20 World Cup: England does their arithmetic well, and calculators are back in the pocket
T20 World Cup 2024, England vs. Oman: Jos Buttler's team crushed Oman for 47 runs and reached the target in just 19 deliveries, giving their Net Run Rate a significant boost. The match was done in 99 balls.
In a contest that lasted 99 deliveries, or just short of an entire English innings, Jos Buttler's team defeated an unfortunate Oman side with brutality. In a "Net Run Rate 101" masterclass, England prevailed with 101 balls left.
There were some raised eyebrows when Buttler chose to bowl first after winning the toss. According to conventional wisdom, a team trying to improve their net run rate would want to bat first, load up as many runs as they could, and then apply pressure on the scoreboard to limit the opposition to a modest total. England would have been lucky to win by a significant enough margin to have a real edge, but Oman might have managed to scrape through a score close to 100.
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