England defeats Pakistan in the final of T20 world cup 2022.
Here is a summary of the match:
England made 97 runs at the loss of four wickets in 15 overs against Pakistan. Right, Afridi is back.
Shadab to Brook, OUT
Crashed hard, flat, straight to long-off! Brook falls, you sensed he had to take this over on with Pakistan’s quicks so rampant. He connected well with a hard-handed drive, but Afridi reached above his head, clung on coolly, and the pendulum swings again! 12.3 overs.
END OF OVER 10
England made 77 runs at the loss of three wickets in 10 overs. Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf’s good bowling spell restricted English batsmen to 77 runs. As per DLS pars. at the 10-over mark, the par score would be 65 for 3. If they lose another wicket, 69, and if they are five down, it’s 75.
Haris Rauf to Buttler, OUT
Now the edge! Finally the edge! Naseem kept going past it, and perhaps he was moving the ball too much. This is quick, in the corridor, back of a length, and he hits the pitch hard and gets it to nip away just a little bit, while getting it to bounce steeply. Jabs at a back-foot defensive, and the edge carries comfortably to Rizwan .5.3 overs.
END OF OVER 5
England’s batters made 43 runs at the loss of two wickets in the five overs. Despite the low total, Pakistani bowlers have set the momentum.
Haris Rauf claims Salt
Pacer Haris Rauf struck in the fourth over as he has Phil Salt caught at mid-wicket by Iftikhar Ahmed. Salt could only score 10.
Afridi clean-bowls England opener in first over
Shaheen Shah Afridi clean-bowled England opener Alex Hales in the first over as they chased a target of 138 runs in the World Cup final.
Earlier, Sam Curran bagged three wickets for just 12 runs as England held Pakistan to 137-8 in the Twenty20 World Cup final at a heaving Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
With forecast rain staying away, England produced disciplined and economical bowling to stymie the 2009 champions who never really got going, with Shan Masood’s 38 the top score.
Curran was deadly, accounting for Mohammad Rizwan, Masood and Mohammad Nawaz.
Adil Rashid’s leg spin also proved crucial, removing the dangerous Mohammad Haris with his opening ball then getting the crucial wicket of Babar Azam to end with 2-22.
Jos Buttler’s England, who reached the final with a thumping 10-wicket win over India, are aiming to become the sport’s first-ever dual white-ball champions after winning the 50-over World Cup in 2019.
Both teams are looking for a second T20 title after Pakistan’s success in 2009 and England’s a year later.
England, who were again without injured batsman Dawid Malan and pace bowler Mark Wood, won the toss and sent Pakistan into bat.
Ben Stokes was given the new ball and Pakistan were lucky to survive the over intact, with a nervy Mohammad Rizwan almost run out going for a risky single.
If Chris Jordan’s throw had been a direct hit he would have been gone.
Rizwan and Azam shared a century partnership in the semi-final against New Zealand and soon settled, with Rizwan clearing the ropes off Chris Woakes for the first six of the night in the fourth over.
But another big stand wasn’t to be, with Rizwan dragging a delivery from Curran on to his stumps on 15.
Pakistan, who powered past New Zealand by seven wickets to make the final, managed just 39-1 off the six-over powerplay, where only two fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle.
The introduction of Rashid soon after reaped an immediate reward with Haris (8) attacking him on his first ball only to sky a simple catch to Stokes.
Azam led Pakistan to 68-2 at the halfway point of the innings and then Masood began swinging the bat, hitting a four and six off Liam Livingstone.
But once again Rashid got the breakthrough, pulling off a diving catch from his own bowling to claim the vital wicket of Azam, whose 32 came off 28 balls.
Iftikhar Ahmed only lasted six balls before Masood and Shadab Khan (20) fell in the space of two runs as Curran and Chris Jordan kept the lid on any hope Pakistan had of a late flurry.
England: Jos Buttler (capt), Alex Hales, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI), Marais Erasmus (RSA)
TV umpire: Chris Gaffaney (NZL)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
