T20 World Cup Final 2022: England confirmed their status as masters of short-form cricket by claiming the Twenty20 World Cup with a surprising five-wicket win over Pakistan on the MCG on Sunday.
A mixture of poor bowling and balanced batting proved the distinction as England lifted their second T20 World Cup since their triumph within the West Indies in 2010.
Pakistan made comeback by making 137 runs, suppressing the England batsmen throughout the powerplay. But with Shaheen Afridi leaving the sphere as a consequence of damage, England felt the strain had eased and rapidly completed the match with one over remaining.
England had one over to spare when Stokes hit the profitable run via midwicket, the left-hander leaping within the air in celebration after an excellent innings.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam (32) and Shan Masood (38) began however the England bowlers by no means let the boys within the inexperienced cool down and wickets fell within the last overs as they fell in direction of the tip.
Seam-bowling all-rounder Sam Curran completed with poor figures of 3-12 in his 4 overs, conceding 15 runs for the primary wicket to Mohammad Rizwan, taking two extra wickets within the demise overs. Leg-spinner Adil Rashid (2-22) additionally performed a key position in stopping Pakistan.
In reply, England chased down the goal with ease as Ben Stokes as soon as once more carried them dwelling.
Here’s a fast form-check after the sport:
Rizwan (wk) (15 out of 12)
Mohammad Rizwan began off with warning as he had been doing for the previous one 12 months. However, after enjoying nearly two overs, the right-hander did not speed up and fell on Sam Curran. This was the third time that Rizwan was bowled out from the within on this event. It was a wobble-seam ball, not that a lot pace, and Rizwan may solely pull it off and get it again to his stumps.
Babar Azam (32 off 28 balls)
Babar hit just a few boundaries however as has been standard for him, it was extra of a wrestle to maintain the scoreboard alive. He died after failing to learn the googly as Rashid trounced him for room. Babar tries to chop the ball however the ball goes straight in direction of the bowler. An awkward shot led to a easy catch and bowled.
Mohammad Haris (8 runs off 12 balls)
Mohammad Haris, the discover of the event for Pakistan, sometimes struggled earlier than ending Rashid’s distress. He took a flight and lofted Harris down the observe however he was too near the pitch of the supply and was dismissed at long-on.
Shan Masood (38 out of 28)
Shan Masood (38 off 28), who took his time earlier than withdrawing the assault into the opposition camp, appeared extra aggressive than his skipper.
Shaan would definitely curse himself as he constructed a launchpad for himself and made it away as Curran examined his endurance with cross seam deliveries and variations of the cutter.
Iftikhar Ahmed (0 out of 6)
Iftikhar Ahmed (0) want to neglect a night as he was saved below a good leash by Rashid after which Stokes lofted a ball into the channel as Pakistan slumped to 85 for 4 within the thirteenth over.
Shadab Khan (20 off 14)
Shadab Khan promised lots however did little. Shadab Khan will get a high edge as he tries to drag off a brief supply by Chris Jordan and takes a easy catch by Chris Woakes. With the ball in hand, Shadab didn’t get as a lot flip as his counterpart Adil Rashid managed to extract. However, he was efficient in taking one wicket for under 20 runs in his four-over spell.
Mohammad Nawaz (5 out of seven)
Mohammad Nawaz had a day to neglect as he did not get going with the bat and did not even get to bowl.
Mohammad Wasim Jr. (4 out of 8)
After a easy contribution with the bat, Mohammad Wasim Jr bowled 4 overs and conceded 38 runs and took a wicket.
Shaheen Afridi (3 of 5)
After an excellent first over with the brand new ball the place he caught the dreaded Alex Hales, Shaheen Shah Afridi’s dismissal turned out to be a catastrophe as he was injured and was caught within the deep for 20 off Harry Brooke on the bottom. needed to depart. He returned to bowl a dot ball however couldn’t proceed, and it proved to be a turning level as Stokes and Moeen Ali (19) put England forward of the required run-rate within the assault on the bowlers.
Haris Rauf (1 run 1)
Experienced Haris Rauf was the decide of the bowlers and bowled an excellent spell of 4 overs the place he conceded 23 runs and took two essential wickets.
Naseem Shahi
Young Naseem Shah gave his all to stop the sport from changing into a one-sided recreation, however Stokes eased the strain with Ali and the 2 shared a 48-run fifth-wicket stand to seal victory and seal England’s victory. Avenged the defeat. Same opponent in ’92 World Cup last.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
