New Delhi: In the title match of T20 World Cup 2022, England (England T20 World Cup 2022 Winner) registered a spectacular victory. England won the World Cup by defeating Pakistan (ENG vs PAK) by 5 wickets. Batting first, Pakistan scored just 137 runs in the allotted 20 overs. The target of 138 runs was easily breached by the English team and won the title.
WHAT A WIN!
England are the new #T20WorldCup champions!#PAKvENG , #T20WorldCupFinal , https://t.co/HdpneOINqo pic.twitter.com/qK3WPai1Ck
— ICC (@ICC) November 13, 2022
In this match, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. His decision proved to be correct. Because, due to the excellent bowling of England, the Pakistan team was seen in a lot of trouble. The top order of the Pakistan team was completely destroyed by the England bowlers. Batting first, Pakistan could score only 137 runs.
Shan Masood scored 38 runs for Pakistan, while captain Babar Azam scored 32 runs. However, Pakistan’s start was not so good, as Rizwan lost his wicket early. For England, Sam Curran took three wickets for 12 runs in four overs, while Adil Rashid dismissed two players for 22 runs from a maiden in four overs.
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At the same time, the start of the England team, chasing the target, was not very special. In the first over itself, Afridi took the wicket of Hales. After which Captain Butler also could not do much and returned to the pavilion after scoring only 26 runs. The Pakistani bowlers had already got their hold on England, but Ben Stokes proved them wrong and played their best innings to win their team.
Ben Stokes scored a brilliant half-century in this final match and remained at the crease till the last. This was also his first half-century in Ben Stokes’ T20 career. In this match, Haris Rauf took 2 wickets for Pakistan. While Afridi, Shadab and Wasim got one wicket each.