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Pull the trigger – Phil Salt sparks England to eight-wicket Super 8 victory
England's Phil Salt (right) bats during the men's T20 World Cup cricket match against the West Indies at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, June 19, 2024

PHIL SALT decided it was time to “pull the trigger” just before the 30-run blitz that put England on track for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.

Salt batted brilliantly in his side’s opening Super 8 match against the West Indies in St Lucia, smashing 87 not out from 47 balls as the defending champions romped to an eight-wicket win, chasing 181.

The crowning moment came in the 16th over, when the opener took down Romario Shepherd in merciless fashion, crashing three sixes and three fours to render the result a formality.

 

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