England were defeated heavily by India in their 2024 Men's T20 World Cup semi-final in Guyana, bringing their title defence to an end. Here are the player ratings for each of England's squad members.
Jos Buttler - 6.5
8 matches, 214 runs at 42.80, strike-rate: 158.51, HS: 83*
Ahead of the tournament, Buttler was looking at his captaincy potentially on the line if England went out of the competition early following their 50-over World Cup disaster last winter. Halfway through the group stage and that looked like a likely possibility, with England relying on others to make sure they secured their place in the Super Eights. While they did eventually reach the knock out stage and Buttler himself scored a blistering 83* against USA to pretty much secure their qualification for the semi-finals, it wasn't the ruthless campaign of the great white ball side. Buttler also tactically mistepped in the semi-final by not bowling Moeen Ali on a slow surface.
Phil Salt - 7
8 matches, 188 runs at 37.60, strike-rate: 159.32, HS: 87*
Although effective in getting England off to a blistering start in the powerplay, and having hit an unbeaten 87 off 47 balls against the West Indies in the Super Eights, Salt's issues against spin, particularly the left-arm variety, hampered England as the campaign went on. While now emerging as one of the prominent T20 openers in the world, it's a side to his game he must fix to make it into the true elite.
Will Jacks - 2
3 matches, 15 runs at 7.50, strike-rate: 88.23, HS: 10
Jacks was the one to miss out when England shuffled their pack of batters to break up their long line of right-handers. Having only played two innings in the tournament, scoring five and 10 in each, there's a limited pool to judge his campaign from. He also bowled an expensive over in the powerplay against Australia when thrown the ball against Travis Head and David Warner.
Jonny Bairstow - 4
8 matches, 110 runs at 27.50, strike-rate: 134.14, HS: 48*
Having started badly, out early against Australia with a scratchy innings where he looked all at sea against Adam Zampa, Bairstow grew in momentum during the latter group stage and early Super Eights. He looked back to near his best with an unbeaten 48* against West Indies. However, he was back to hacking his way through against South Africa and was bowled by Axar Patel for a three-ball duck in the semi-final.
Harry Brook - 7.5
8 matches, 145 runs at 72.50, strike-rate: 157.60, HS: 53
Brook was England's stand-out batter of the tournament, accelarating the pace towards the end of the shortened innings against Namibia, almost getting them over the line against South Africa and he top scored against India. With limited support, however, his impact couldn't sustain England's campaign.
Liam Livingstone - 5.5
8 matches, 72 runs at 18.00, strike-rate: 146.93, HS:33
3 wickets at 27.66, ER: 7.54, BBI: 1-15
Livingstone was unable to provide either stability in the middle order England needed in a post-Ben Stokes campaign, while the fire-power his brand of cricket promises was only visible in flashes. His partnership with Brook nearly got England home against South Africa, but aside from that his impact with the bat was limitted. He was, however, effective with the ball, getting through four overs in the semi-final against India and conceding just 24 runs from them. He also took 1-24 against the USA and 1-15 against Australia, and bowled more overs in the tournament than Moeen Ali.
Moeen Ali - 3
8 matches, 71 runs at 14.20, strike-rate: 139.21, HS: 25
3 wickets at 24.33, ER: 8.11, BBI: 1-15
After starting the tournament batting in the middle order, Moeen was moved up to three against the West Indies to break up the right-handers. It wasn't an effective move, with Moeen's highest score in the remainder of the tournament coming in that innings with 13 off 10. While he was decent with the ball, his opportunities were limited, Buttler choosing to go to his seamers in the middle overs against India rather than using the extra overs of spin he had available on a turning surface.
Sam Curran - 3
5 matches, 3 wickets at 38.33, ER: 9.58, BBI: 2-23
12 runs at 12.00, strike-rate: 109.09, HS: 10*
While it was known going into the tournament that Curran would not be the force he was in the previous edition of the tournament, the difference was stark. His economy and average both more than doubled, and he didn't once get through his full four-over quota. He took his first wicket of the competition in England's final match of the Super Eights, and bowled a decisive over against India which was taken for 19.
England have crashed out of the T20 World Cup after a comprehensive 68-run semi-final defeat to India 😬
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) June 27, 2024
They finish the tournament with just one win in four games against Full Member nations.
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Chris Jordan - 5
5 matches, 10 wickets at 13.40, ER: 9.68, BBI: 4-10
Back in for a T20 World Cup in his home-town, Jordan ended-up as England's joint-leading wicket-taker in the competition. He did however, pick up seven of his ten in the final two matches, three of them in consecutive balls against the USA's tailenders, and was fairly expensive throughout. Nevertheless, he took two crucial wickets in quick succession against India.
Adil Rashid - 8
8 matches, 10 wickets at 18.60, ER: 6.64, BBI: 4-11
Characteristically brilliant, Rashid rammed home what England will miss whenever he retires with another masterclass. While he was slightly short of his best early on, he levelled up during the Super Eights. He also took the key wicket of Rohit Sharma in his final over against India.
Jofra Archer - 8
8 matches, 10 wickets at 19.00, ER: 7.21, BBI: 3-12
Finally getting Archer back at full fitness for an entire World Cup campaign was crucial to England getting as far as they did. Back up to top speed, he was at his best against the West Indies in the Super Eights, bowling a decisive over of wide yorkers to Nicholas Pooran as he threatened to take the West Indies up to 200, eventually nicking him off. He followed that with three wickets against South Africa, and getting Suryakumar Yadav out at a crucial time against India.
Reece Topley - 6.5
6 matches, 2 wickets at 60.50, ER: 6.72, BBI: 1-25
Topley struggled to find wickets early on in the tournament, picking up his first in England's final Super Eight game against the USA. He was, however, the most economical of England's seamers, and was effective in keeping a lid on scoring during the powerplay.
Mark Wood - 3
5 matches, 3 wickets at 37.66, ER: 9.58, BBI: 3-12
Wood's only wickets in the tournament came against Oman, where his took 3-12. He was expensive against the West Indies, and bowled two overs for 22 runs against South Africa. A pace attack off Archer, Topley, Curran and Jordan was preferred for England's final two matches.
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