In the PAK vs ENG T20 World Cup Super-8 match, England defeated Pakistan and made it to the semi-finals. Harry Brook scored 100 runs in 51 balls. Pakistan batted first and scored 164 runs, but England achieved the target.
PAK vs ENG T20 World Cup Match Result: In the 5th Super-8 match of the T-20 World Cup, England registered an important victory by defeating Pakistan by 2 wickets. With this victory, England has confirmed its place in the semi-finals from Group B. The match was played in Kandy, where England won the match by achieving the target. However, England lost two-three wickets in quick succession in the last overs, which added some excitement to the match, but Joffra Archer gave England the victory by hitting a four off Mirza. Captain Harry Brook was adjudged player of the match for his brilliant innings.
Captain Harry Brook’s stormy century
England captain Harry Brook batted brilliantly and played a explosive inning of 100 runs in 51 balls. His innings included 10 fours and 4 long sixes. Brooke brought the team closer to victory. However, he was bowled by a sharp yorker from Shaheen Shah Afridi. But by then he had done his work and taken England to a winning position.
Even Shaheen Afridi’s 4 wickets could not make Pakistan win
For Pakistan, fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi took 4 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs. He dismissed Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Henry Brook and Jacob Batal. However, despite good bowling, he could not lead the team to victory. Apart from him, Mohammad Nawaz and Usman Tariq took 2-2 wickets.
Pakistan gave target of 165 runs
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy. The start was not good and the team lost 2 wickets in the powerplay itself. Opener Sahibzada Farhan played an important inning of 63 runs and took control of the team. Apart from this, Babar Azam contributed 25 runs, Fakhar Zaman contributed 25 runs and Shadab Khan contributed 23 runs. Pakistan scored 164 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Strong performance by England bowlers
For England, Liam Dawson bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets for 24 runs. Joffra Archer and Jamie Overton took 2-2 wickets. At the same time, Adil Rashid got a success. A Pakistani batsman was also run out. England’s bowlers stopped Pakistan from reaching a big score.