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Jos Buttler said that he and England are focussed on controlling the controllable rather than getting ruffled by outside noise. On Friday, the Three Lions defeated Oman by 8 wickets<\/strong><\/a> in the T20 World Cup 2024 Group D match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua.<\/p>\n Buttler\u2019s men needed only 16.3 overs to secure victory and stay in contention for a berth in the Super 8. After not being able to take a single wicket against Scotland, followed by their 36-run defeat to Australia, Buttler and his team faced backlash, but the skipper did not let them distract England.<\/p>\n Buttler is now eyeing England\u2019s \u2018huge match\u2019 against Namibia on June 15 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, as they look for a Super 8 spot.<\/p>\n \u201cBeen around long enough to know that people make comments. We know what’s going on in the dressing room. We have another huge match to come. We can only control what we do, all focus is on that,\u201d Buttler said in the post-match presentation ceremony.<\/p>\n T20 World Cup: Full Coverage<\/a> | Complete Schedule<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Prior to the game, England\u2019s net run rate was -1.800 as they found themselves in all sorts of strife. But after chasing down a target of 48 with 16.5 overs to spare, England lifted their net run rate to +3.081, way more than Scotland\u2019s +2.164.<\/p>\n Buttler, who scored an unbeaten 8-ball 24, said that England had the complications of net run rate in mind before their run-chase. \u201cJust looked to be positive, try to take advantage of the NRR,\u201d Buttler said.<\/p>\n After opting to field first, only needed England needed 4 bowlers to roll over Oman. Adil Rashid was the pick of their bowlers with 4 scalps. Jofra Archer and Mark Wood accounted for 3 wickets apiece while Reece Topley went wicketless.<\/p>\n \u201cDon’t think anyone expected the wicket to play like it did, looked a really good surface,\u201d Buttler added.<\/p>\n Apart from needing to beat Namibia, England are also looking at Australia defeating Scotland for a place in the next round.<\/p>\n\u2018Looked to be positive\u2019<\/b><\/h3>\n