Australia nails England and Miller rescues South Africa against bogey Dutch in T20 World Cup

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7:50 AM on Saturday, June 8, 2024

The Associated Press

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — Defending champion England has charged at Australia’s tournament-best 201 total and come up 36 runs short in a one-sided Twenty20 World Cup contest in Barbados. The first big heavyweight match failed to live up to the billing as Australia impressively squeezed England, which hit only three boundaries in the last six overs at Kensington Oval. Australia posted 201-7, the highest total in the week-old tournament. England's chase was on target at the halfway point but decayed to 165-6. Earlier, David Miller bailed South Africa out of deep trouble against their bogey team the Netherlands in a four-wicket win on Long Island. Miller’s unbeaten 59 off 51 balls rescued South Africa from 12-4 in the fifth over. This was after the Netherlands was restricted to 103-9.