England hammered Oman by eight wickets as the reigning champions revived their T20 World Cup campaign with a record-breaking win in Antigua on Thursday.

Needing a heavy victory to bolster their net run-rate as they attempt to overhaul Scotland in the race to qualify for the second round, England dismissed Oman for just 47.

England then made 50-2 in&nbsp;mere 3.1 overs, with captain Jos Buttler 24 not out and Jonny Bairstow, who hit the winning boundary, unbeaten on eight.

This overwhelming Group B victory meant England recorded the largest win in T20 World Cup history in terms of balls remaining.

Oman had no answer to England's attack, leg-spinner Adil Rashid taking 4-11, while express quicks Jofra Archer and Mark Wood both had figures of 3-12 in an innings that ended with nearly seven overs to spare.

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Number seven Shoaib Khan (11) was the only Oman batsman to reach double figures after Buttler won the toss.

England's net run rate climbed to 3.081, better than Scotland's 2.16, although they stay&nbsp;third on the points table with three points, behind the Scots' five.

Amid speculation that arch-rivals Australia, undefeated so far in Group B, might ease up in their closing pool game against Scotland to engineer England's exit, Buttler's men now know they will go second if they beat Namibia in their pool finale on Saturday.

Even a win, however, would leave England awaiting the outcome of Sunday's match between Australia and Scotland to discover if they have reached the Super Eights.

<h2>- 'Job done' -</h2>

"I thought the tone was set really well by the bowlers, picking up the early wickets," said Buttler as England returned to winning ways after a comprehensive 36-run loss to Australia last time out that followed a washout with Scotland.&nbsp;

"Job done today, another big game in two days' time."

The defeat by Australia added to the pressure on Buttler and coach Matthew Mott, himself a native Australian, that had been growing since late last year when England lost six of their nine games during a woeful defence of their 50-over World Cup title in India.

"I've been around long enough to know how things work," said Buttler. "We have confidence. We can only focus on ourselves, we've got a huge game against Namibia."

Already-eliminated Oman, who ended the tournament having lost all four of their games, just scraped past the record lowest completed total of 39 at any T20 World Cup, posted by fellow-non-Test nation Uganda against co-hosts West Indies in Guyana last week.

"We couldn't do well in the batting, it was a big collapse," said Oman captain Aqib Ilyas. “Overall, we couldn't do much. There are still many positives and you just have to get better and better. Once in a year you play against bowlers doing 150 kph (93 mph) plus."

Archer did the early damage with 2-12 in nine balls.

Oman then lost two wickets in Wood's first over as they slumped to 25-4 in six overs.

On the very next delivery, wicketkeeper Buttler luckily removed the bails at the second attempt to stump Khalid Kail off Rashid's first ball as the wickets continued to tumble.

Phil Salt struck the first two balls of England's chase for six, only to be bowled off the third by Bilal Khan, but his side was on its way to victory by then.

England hammered Oman by eight wickets as the reigning champions revived their T20 World Cup campaign with a record-breaking win in Antigua on Thursday. Needing a heavy victory to bolster their net run-rate as they attempt to overhaul Scotland in the race to qualify for the second round, England dismissed Oman for just 47.

England hammered Oman by eight wickets as the reigning champions revived their T20 World Cup campaign with a record-breaking win in Antigua on Thursday. Needing a heavy victory to bolster their net run-rate as they attempt to overhaul Scotland in the race to qualify for the second round, England dismissed Oman for just 47. England then made 50-2 in mere 3.1 overs, with captain Jos Buttler 24 not out and Jonny Bairstow, who hit the winning boundary, unbeaten on eight. This overwhelming Group B victory meant England recorded the largest win in T20 World Cup history in terms of balls remaining. Oman had no answer to England's attack, leg-spinner Adil Rashid taking 4-11, while express quicks Jofra Archer and Mark Wood both had figures of 3-12 in an innings that ended with nearly seven overs to spare. ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024: Bangladesh inch closer to Super 8 with Netherlands win; Sri Lanka officially out Number seven Shoaib Khan (11) was the only Oman batsman to reach double figures after Buttler won the toss. England's net run rate climbed to 3.081, better than Scotland's 2.16, although they stay third on the points table with three points, behind the Scots' five. Amid speculation that arch-rivals Australia, undefeated so far in Group B, might ease up in their closing pool game against Scotland to engineer England's exit, Buttler's men now know they will go second if they beat Namibia in their pool finale on Saturday. Even a win, however, would leave England awaiting the outcome of Sunday's match between Australia and Scotland to discover if they have reached the Super Eights. - 'Job done' - "I thought the tone was set really well by the bowlers, picking up the early wickets," said Buttler as England returned to winning ways after a comprehensive 36-run loss to Australia last time out that followed a washout with Scotland. "Job done today, another big game in two days' time." The defeat by Australia added to the pressure on Buttler and coach Matthew Mott, himself a native Australian, that had been growing since late last year when England lost six of their nine games during a woeful defence of their 50-over World Cup title in India. "I've been around long enough to know how things work," said Buttler. "We have confidence. We can only focus on ourselves, we've got a huge game against Namibia." Already-eliminated Oman, who ended the tournament having lost all four of their games, just scraped past the record lowest completed total of 39 at any T20 World Cup, posted by fellow-non-Test nation Uganda against co-hosts West Indies in Guyana last week. "We couldn't do well in the batting, it was a big collapse," said Oman captain Aqib Ilyas. “Overall, we couldn't do much. There are still many positives and you just have to get better and better. Once in a year you play against bowlers doing 150 kph (93 mph) plus." Archer did the early damage with 2-12 in nine balls. Oman then lost two wickets in Wood's first over as they slumped to 25-4 in six overs. On the very next delivery, wicketkeeper Buttler luckily removed the bails at the second attempt to stump Khalid Kail off Rashid's first ball as the wickets continued to tumble. Phil Salt struck the first two balls of England's chase for six, only to be bowled off the third by Bilal Khan, but his side was on its way to victory by then.

England smash Oman in record-breaking chase to reignite T20 World Cup campaign

Two teams on the verge of elimination, England and Bangladesh, will be in action on Thursday (June 13) in the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean. While defending champions England take on Oman in Antigua, Bangladesh and the Netherlands face a crunch encounter in Kingstown. With too much happening in their respective groups regarding standings, results and outside issues, the onus would fall on the outcomes of these two matches.

In Group B, Australia has qualified for the Super 8, while Namibia and Oman are out of the race, having lost three matches played thus far. So, it boils down to England and Scotland, with only one going through to the next round.&nbsp;

After Josh Hazlewood’s comments on Australia trying to manipulate the result against Scotland to ensure England fails to qualify, the English camp has reacted, with head coach Matthew Mott saying Hazlewood must be joking.

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However, regardless of how Australia plays against Scotland in their last league match, England must beat Oman by a huge margin to stay alive in the Super 8 race. They must beat Namibia in their final group game, similarly with a daunting difference, to stay ahead of their European neighbours Scotland in the Net Run Rate.

Meanwhile, what keeps England at bay is their ageing squad and bowlers not clicking at the right time. Considering they leaked 90 runs against Scotland without picking a wicket in their opener and going for over 200 against Australia, Mott must work on bringing in the right balance.&nbsp;

Besides, Jonny Bairstow at number four for England hasn’t been the best experiment.&nbsp;

<h2>Bangladesh must cruise</h2>

With Sri Lanka almost down and out and South Africa sailing through to the next round, Bangladesh is favourites to become the second team from Group D to qualify for Super 8.&nbsp;

Against the Netherlands in their latest match in the Caribbean, Bangladesh must win this tie to stay ahead of them, else not only will they sit in the bottom half with just two points in three matches, but their NRR will also be low.&nbsp;

For The Tigers to make the most of this chance, they must walk past Holland in this tough encounter and ensure they beat Nepal in their last match to confirm their spot in Super 8.&nbsp;

Two teams on the verge of elimination, England and Bangladesh, will be in action on Thursday (June 13) in the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean. While defending champions England take on Oman in Antigua, Bangladesh and the Netherlands face a crunch encounter in Kingstown.

Two teams on the verge of elimination, England and Bangladesh, will be in action on Thursday (June 13) in the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean. While defending champions England take on Oman in Antigua, Bangladesh and the Netherlands face a crunch encounter in Kingstown. With too much happening in their respective groups regarding standings, results and outside issues, the onus would fall on the outcomes of these two matches. In Group B, Australia has qualified for the Super 8, while Namibia and Oman are out of the race, having lost three matches played thus far. So, it boils down to England and Scotland, with only one going through to the next round. After Josh Hazlewood’s comments on Australia trying to manipulate the result against Scotland to ensure England fails to qualify, the English camp has reacted, with head coach Matthew Mott saying Hazlewood must be joking. ALSO READ: T20 WC: Wrap-up in New York as bulldozers arrive to dismantle Nassau County Cricket Stadium after IND-USA tie However, regardless of how Australia plays against Scotland in their last league match, England must beat Oman by a huge margin to stay alive in the Super 8 race. They must beat Namibia in their final group game, similarly with a daunting difference, to stay ahead of their European neighbours Scotland in the Net Run Rate. Meanwhile, what keeps England at bay is their ageing squad and bowlers not clicking at the right time. Considering they leaked 90 runs against Scotland without picking a wicket in their opener and going for over 200 against Australia, Mott must work on bringing in the right balance. Besides, Jonny Bairstow at number four for England hasn’t been the best experiment. Bangladesh must cruise With Sri Lanka almost down and out and South Africa sailing through to the next round, Bangladesh is favourites to become the second team from Group D to qualify for Super 8. Against the Netherlands in their latest match in the Caribbean, Bangladesh must win this tie to stay ahead of them, else not only will they sit in the bottom half with just two points in three matches, but their NRR will also be low. For The Tigers to make the most of this chance, they must walk past Holland in this tough encounter and ensure they beat Nepal in their last match to confirm their spot in Super 8.

T20 World Cup: England, Bangladesh on brink of elimination as Super 8 race gets tight

After beating Namibia in their T20 World Cup group stage game on Wednesday (June 12), Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood said his team could manipulate any margin of win against Scotland to ensure England fails to qualify for the Super Eight. With Australia sealing its Super Eight spot already, they will likely play their benched players in their final group game before pulling up their socks for the next stage. However, if found guilty of doing so, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh could face severe repercussions, including a two-match ban in the Super Eight stage.

Unsure if he was serious about those remarks or if it was a casual loose talk case, Hazlewood said Australia would not like facing England later in the semis (knowing the Poms hold a better record against them in the T20Is), and if they have to manipulate the result against Scotland for that, they will.

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"In this tournament, you potentially come up against England at some stage again," Hazlewood said after Australia's win over Namibia.&nbsp;

"They're probably one of the top few teams on their day, and we've had some real struggles against them in T20 cricket, so if we can get them out of the tournament, that's in our best interest as well as probably everyone else.

"It'll be interesting to see. We've never really been in this position before as a team, I don't think, so whether we have discussions or not, we'll just try and play it again the way we did tonight. That'll be up to [other] people, not me,” he continued.

<h2>Marsh’s participation under scanner</h2>

Going by the norms and notion around fair play cricket, no team attempts to fall for such tactics at this level in this day and age. But if Australia decides to go ahead with it, they will risk their captain’s participation in the Super Eight stage, who will be charged under Article 2.11 of the ICC's code of conduct, facing a possible two-match ban.

Per this code of conduct, the captain will be responsible for ‘the inappropriate manipulation of a net run rate,' resulting in&nbsp;several charges under Level Two offence. The concerned captain could face a minimum sanction of a 50% match fee fine, including bagging a maximum of four demerit points and two suspension points, ruling him out of two games straight.

Meanwhile, for Australia to knock England out of the T20 World Cup, who have just one point in two matches played owing to the washout against Scotland in their first group game, they can beat Scotland by a narrow margin, if not go down against them.&nbsp;

"Whether you get close and you just knock it around and drag it out," Hazlewood said of one of many ways Australia could deploy against Scotland.&nbsp;

"There's a few options there, but… to take confidence from winning and winning well, I think that's almost more important than potentially trying to knock someone else out. They [England] have still got a lot to do on their behalf as well, so I think it'll become clearer the closer we get to that sort of stuff,"&nbsp;he added.

(With inputs from agencies)

After beating Namibia in their T20 World Cup group stage game on Wednesday (June 12), Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood said his team could manipulate any margin of win against Scotland to ensure England fails to qualify for the Super Eight.

After beating Namibia in their T20 World Cup group stage game on Wednesday (June 12), Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood said his team could manipulate any margin of win against Scotland to ensure England fails to qualify for the Super Eight. With Australia sealing its Super Eight spot already, they will likely play their benched players in their final group game before pulling up their socks for the next stage. However, if found guilty of doing so, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh could face severe repercussions, including a two-match ban in the Super Eight stage. Unsure if he was serious about those remarks or if it was a casual loose talk case, Hazlewood said Australia would not like facing England later in the semis (knowing the Poms hold a better record against them in the T20Is), and if they have to manipulate the result against Scotland for that, they will. ALSO READ: T20 World Cup: India set to face Australia on June 24 in Super 8s! Here's how "In this tournament, you potentially come up against England at some stage again," Hazlewood said after Australia's win over Namibia. "They're probably one of the top few teams on their day, and we've had some real struggles against them in T20 cricket, so if we can get them out of the tournament, that's in our best interest as well as probably everyone else. "It'll be interesting to see. We've never really been in this position before as a team, I don't think, so whether we have discussions or not, we'll just try and play it again the way we did tonight. That'll be up to [other] people, not me,” he continued. Marsh’s participation under scanner Going by the norms and notion around fair play cricket, no team attempts to fall for such tactics at this level in this day and age. But if Australia decides to go ahead with it, they will risk their captain’s participation in the Super Eight stage, who will be charged under Article 2.11 of the ICC's code of conduct, facing a possible two-match ban. Per this code of conduct, the captain will be responsible for ‘the inappropriate manipulation of a net run rate,' resulting in several charges under Level Two offence. The concerned captain could face a minimum sanction of a 50% match fee fine, including bagging a maximum of four demerit points and two suspension points, ruling him out of two games straight. Meanwhile, for Australia to knock England out of the T20 World Cup, who have just one point in two matches played owing to the washout against Scotland in their first group game, they can beat Scotland by a narrow margin, if not go down against them. "Whether you get close and you just knock it around and drag it out," Hazlewood said of one of many ways Australia could deploy against Scotland. "There's a few options there, but… to take confidence from winning and winning well, I think that's almost more important than potentially trying to knock someone else out. They [England] have still got a lot to do on their behalf as well, so I think it'll become clearer the closer we get to that sort of stuff," he added. (With inputs from agencies)

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