Harry Brook: If the captain is like Harry Brook. The bigger the match, the bigger innings played. Winning the match against Pakistan was necessary for England to reach the semi-finals and understanding the need of the team, Harry Brook played the captaincy innings. He scored a brilliant century in difficult times. Took out his team which was stuck in limbo against Pakistan. Harry Brook did not just defeat Pakistan by scoring a century. Only England did not reach the semi-finals. In fact, apart from that, he did three more feats.
Harry Brook scored a century against Pakistan
Harry Brook scored 100 runs in 51 balls against Pakistan. In this innings played at a strike rate of 196.07, he hit 10 fours and 4 sixes. This is the first century of Harry Brook’s T20 International career. Now let us know about the 3 feats that Harry Brook did after scoring this century.
Harry Brook did 3 feats
The first feat that Harry Brook did was that he became the first captain of any team to score a century in the T20 World Cup. Brook achieved the second feat by becoming the third England player to score centuries in all three formats. His third feat was that he equaled the record of the second fastest century in the T20 World Cup. Harry Brook’s innings against Pakistan definitely lasted for 51 balls but he completed his century on the 50th ball only.
Scored a century by playing captaincy innings in difficult times
Harry Brook’s century is also special because his script was written in difficult conditions against Pakistan. When England fell for 4 wickets for 58 runs against Pakistan, Harry Brook stood as a troubleshooter for them. He first provided stability to the collapsing innings and then gave the pace to his innings which took away the match from Pakistan and helped England reach the semi-finals.
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