Buttler (101 not out off 67 balls) and skipper Eoin Morgan (40 off 36 balls) shared a century stand for the fourth wicket to take England to a challenging 163 for 4 after early setbacks
There is something about Eoin Morgan's England, which is becoming the cynosure of all eyes, and the envy of every team competing at the ICC T20 World Cup her
Set a modest target of 111 to win the Group 2 fixture, Kiwi opener Daryl Mitchell top-scored in a comfortable chase, hitting a quickfire 49 as his side chased it down with 33 balls to spare.
The defeat that puts India in serious danger of losing out on a semi-final berth also raises questions about outgoing T20 skipper Virat Kohli's abject failure to win an ICC tournament
Asghar Afghan played a nice little cameo to score 31 off 23 balls in his farewell game, which helped Afghanistan post 160 for 5.
After their demoralising defeat to England, Australia would need to quickly pick themselves up as they face Bangladesh in almost a must-win match in the T20 World Cup
Jos Buttler's quickfire fifty (71 off 32) and Chris Jordan's sensational bowling (3/17) powered England to a convincing eight-wicket win over Australia in a Super-12 match at Dubai on Saturday.
England thus completed a hat-trick of wins, while Australia suffered their first loss of the tournament after beating South Africa and Sri Lanka in their previous two games
In case of four retentions, it could be either three Indians and one foreign player or at the maximum two Indians and as many foreigners
Chasing 143 for victory, South Africa reached the target with one ball to spare after Wanindu Hasaranga picked up a hat-trick to bring Sri Lanka back into the game. Check SA vs SL full scorecard
Seen as a virtual do-or-die match, both India and New Zealand are looking to open their accounts in the tournament after losing their opening matches to Pakistan
Match starts 3:30 PM IST
Batting first, Afghanistan scored a competitive 147 for six against Pakistan in their Group 2 Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup on Friday
Bangladesh could manage 139 for five in 20 overs as all West indies bowlers picked one wicket each
The southpaw is expecting the game against England to be a tough one
Pakistan, against whom India have never lost a World Cup event previously, finally beat them on the 13th occasion
Pakistan started their World Cup campaign with a thumping 10-wicket victory over arch-rivals India and then followed it by the resounding win against New Zealand by five-wicket.
Warner, who has gone through a lean patch, was back in his element as his 10 fours made it easy for Australia to chase down the target of 155 in only 17 overs.
In his long statement, de Kock asserted that Black lives mattered to him due to his family background and not because of an international campaign
Opting to bowl, Namibia first restricted Scotland to 109 for eight and then chased down the target in 19.1 overs