Adam Zampa is happy that he chose to skip IPL 2024 because that has helped him prepare better for the ongoing T20 World Cup.

Zampa played a pivotal role in Australia's 36-run win against arch-rivals England at the Kensington Oval on Saturday with the leg-spinner getting rid of both the openers, Phil Salt and Jos Buttler, in quick succession after they had given the defending champions a solid 73-run start in the chase of 201/7.

"Yeah, obviously made that decision a little while ago to pull out of the IPL and I thought it was the best thing for me moving forward into this World Cup," Zampa said after the game.

"I was tired, I had some niggles and I'm a family man as well, so trying to put them first over work sometimes is pretty important.

"I actually am a bit of a slow starter and I put in a little bit of extra work. My body feels great and I just did that bit of extra work. Maybe a bit more bowling than I usually would before a tournament like this. And then the practice games and everything just feels nice at the moment," he added.

With the win, Australia climbed to the top of Group B with four points, while England slumped to fourth.

Zampa played a crucial role in Australia's title-winning run at the 2021 T20 World Cup and also in last year's ODI World Cup triumph. Looking back at his journey, the 32-year-old said: "I had to fight for my position in the team for a long time. And then I was lucky enough to have captains that backed me, (Aaron) Finch really backed me in. And it's the same with (Pat) Cummins and (Mitchel) Marsh as well.

"And under this coaching management, my role is clear, I've done the work over time to build up that skill level. But in terms of actually my role in the team, I get backed to take wickets and try and win the game for us and I absolutely feel that with our leadership.

Brief scores: Australia 201/7 in 20 ovs (Travis Head 34, David Warner 39, Mitchell Marsh 35, Marcus Stoinis 30). England 165/6 in 20 ovs (Phil Salt 37, Jos Buttler 42). Australia won by 36 runs.