Pakistan vs England
Live Summary, Final, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Australia, 2022, November 13, 2022
PAK 137/8 (20)
England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
ENG 138/5 (19)
Match over
Commentary :
| 0.0 : PAKISTAN (Unchanged Playing XI) - Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi. |
| ENGLAND (Unchanged Playing XI) - Jos Buttler(C/WK), Alex Hales, Philip Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid. |
| TOSS - The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favour of England. They have elected to BOWL first. |
| Jos Buttler, the captain of England, says he wants to bowl first. Adds that it's a huge game, with good energy and good nerves in the dressing room and in the stadium as well. Tells that both teams are in red-hot form and they are looking forward to the challenge. Feels that it's a good pitch, should stay true throughout, and since there is a forecast for rain, they want to chase. Wants his team to take confidence from the last victory. Informs that they are going with an unchanged XI. |
| Babar Azam, the skipper of Pakistan, says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that they will now try to put runs on the board and put pressure on England. He feels that they have good momentum and they will look to continue that in this match. Shares that their last win gives them confidence and he is happy with the way the team has bounced back after the first two losses. Informs that they are going with the same team as the last game. |
| Pitch Report - Nasser Hussain says that it is a perfect setting at the MCG for the final. Hopes that the rain stays away. Feels that it is a decent wicket. Adds that pacers will look to bang the ball short and force the batters to hit square. Reckons that bowlers need to pitch it up with the new ball. Ian Bishop adds that this wicket has dry grass as well as green patches. Ends by saying that at the MCG there is more swing in the Powerplay than any other ground. |
| We are moments away from the start of this massive game but before that, the umpires and the players of both teams have lined up in the middle for the national anthems of the two nations taking part in this final. It will be the national anthem of England followed by Pakistan's national anthem. |
| 0.1 : Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan, First ball of the final and it's a no ball for overstepping - first from England in this World Cup! There is some swing on this ball, full and around off, Rizwan covers the movement and defends it back on the off side. The crowd roars as the Free Hit is loading... |
| Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan, Free Hit stays as it's a WIDE down the leg side. Short in length, Rizwan tries to pull but misses. |
| Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan, Extra bounce this time. Back of a length and there is some extra bounce on the off. Rizwan misses the pull and gets hit on the body. |
| 0.2 : Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan, Gloved away! Short and down the leg side, Rizwan gloves his attempted pull shot down to fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0.3 : Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan, Around off, on a length, Rizwan taps it down from the crease to cover-point. |
| 0.4 : Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan, Direct hit would have been curtains for Mohammad Rizwan! Full delivery, around off, Rizwan strokes it straight to Chris Jordan at mid off and sets off for a risky run. He dives as Jordan misses his shy at the bowler's end. |
| 0.5 : Ben Stokes to Babar Azam, Some outswing there, on a length and outside off, Babar stays back, opens the face of his blade and pushes it to point. |
| 0.6 : Ben Stokes to Babar Azam, Babar Azam is off the mark! Short in length and around off, Azam goes on the back foot and slaps it through cover-point. Adil Rashid cuts it off near the fence and they get three runs. Eventful first over! |
| 1.1 : Chris Woakes to Babar Azam, Wide! An extra to start the second over as well. Woakes slips a length ball down the leg side, Azam leaves. Buttler gets wrong-footed slightly and slips but does well to stop the ball. |
| Chris Woakes to Babar Azam, Pitches it up and outside off, with a 6-3 off side field, Babar drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 1.2 : Chris Woakes to Babar Azam, Bowls it full and on off, angling in, Babar shows a straight bat as he defends it towards mid off. |
| 1.3 : Chris Woakes to Babar Azam, Fuller in length on off, Babar whips across the line, it comes off from the inner portion and dribbles through square leg. They cross for a run. |
| 0.6 : Chris Woakes will bowl from the other end and share the attack. |
| 1.4 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Rizwan, Woakes lands it full and on off, at 138 kph, Rizwan tries to flick but gets an inside edge. It runs down to long leg and they collect a run. |
| 1.5 : Chris Woakes to Babar Azam, Doesn't time it well. Fullish and on off, Babar attempts a wristy flick but there is some extra bounce and he mistimes it in the air. The ball goes wide of mid on and they cross. |
| 1.6 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Rizwan, Angling in from a length around off, Rizwan falls over a bit in his stance as he works it towards mid-wicket. Dot ball to end the over, a good start for Woakes. |
| 2.1 : Sam Curran to Babar Azam, Swing and a miss! Curran begins with a delivery on a good length and outside off, Babar tries to cut but misses. |
| 2.2 : Sam Curran to Babar Azam, Bowls it full and around off, Babar drives it through covers. There is a sweeper out there and hence it's only a single. |
| 2.3 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Rizwan, Pitches it up and around leg, Rizwan works it behind square leg and comes back for the second run. |
| 2.4 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Rizwan, Around off, on a good length and shooting off the surface a bit, Rizwan pushes at it, inside the line, and gets it away off the splice. The ball drops near point and they steal a run. |
| 2.5 : Sam Curran to Babar Azam, Flashes and misses! Width there outside off, short and angling away from the batter, Babar tries to cut but misses yet again. |
| 2.6 : Sam Curran to Babar Azam, Beauty! Extra bounce and exaggerated inward movement this time. This starts from a good length around off and curls back in to cramp the batter for room. Rizwan fails to keep it out and takes a blow on his thigh pad. Superb over from Sam! |
| 3.2 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Rizwan, Shortish and on off, tapped down to point for one. |
| Square leg drops back. |
| 3.3 : Chris Woakes to Babar Azam, Very full and on middle, Babar gets behind the line and digs it out towards mid on for one. |
| 3.16 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Rizwan, SIX! Massive! This will settle the nerves somewhat. Mohammad Rizwan loves his sweep shot against the seamers. Pace off from Woakes, full and around middle at 111 kph, Rizwan kneels and smokes it over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 3.4 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Rizwan, Fuller and on off, at 111 kph, Rizwan helps it towards mid-wicket and looks for a run. He is sent back. |
| 3.5 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Rizwan, On a length and around off, Rizwan drops it with soft hands to covers and steals a single. |
| 3.6 : Chris Woakes to Babar Azam, Mistimed! Full in length, around off and angling in, Babar plays a mistimed flick shot, over wide mid on. They take three runs. A good over for Pakistan, 12 runs from it. |
| 4.1 : Sam Curran to Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan dives to complete the run and seems to have hurt himself. Back of a length, around leg, Babar turns it towards backward square leg and they cross. Rizwan rushes to the opposite end and dives to get in. While doing so, his helmet hit the ground and Rizwan has hurt himself. |
| 0.0 : A massive roar from the crowd as the pre-match formalities are completed and we are all set for the game to begin. The umpires stride over to the pitch and the England players form a huddle near the boundary line before taking their respective positions on the field. The English players have adorned black armbands in tribute to David English, founder of Bunbury schools festival, and considered the 'Godfather of English cricket', who has passed away at the age of 76. The deadly opening pair of |
| 4.2w : Sam Curran to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT! DRAGS IT ON! Sam Curran has been the go-to bowler for England throughout the tournament and he has done it again. That slight break in play and injury perhaps took the focus away. Curran serves it full and outside off, enticing the drive, Rizwan accepts the proposal but tries to do that away from his body. All he manages is an inside edge and the ball goes on to shatter the stumps. Curran jumps as Pakistan lose one of their prime batters. |
| 4.3 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Haris, On a length around off, pushed through the line towards mid off. |
| 4.2 : Mohammad Haris makes his way out to the middle at number 3. |
| 0.0 : Slight halt! Mohammad Rizwan seems to have hurt himself under his eye as he puts in the dive. The helmet bounces off the floor and catches him in the face as he calls the physios to come out immediately. He seems okay and the play is set to resume. |
| 4.4 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Haris, A bit short and wide outside off, Haris plays late but finds Rashid at short third man. |
| 4.5 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Haris, Haris is trying to dominate Sam Curran here. Gives the charge and the bowler bowls it short and wide, Mohammad Haris ends up swishing and missing. |
| 4.6 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Haris, Four dots to the new batter who is trying all the shots in his book but without any result. Short again, around middle, Mohammad Haris arches back and tries to ramp it over the keeper but misses. End of a successful over for Curran. |
| 5.1 : Chris Woakes to Babar Azam, Woakes is into his third over and begins it with a fuller one on middle, Azam flicks but finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 5.24 : Chris Woakes to Babar Azam, FOUR! Helped away! A 115 kph delivery, on a length and down the leg side, Babar waits and waits before placing it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : Chris Woakes to Babar Azam, Aerial but safe! Pace up this time, short and on off at 137 kph and the ball jumps onto the batter. Babar tries to pull but gets a top edge. It clears the infield at mid-wicket and they get a single. |
| 5.4 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Haris, Edged but falls short. Slower one, on a length around off at 110 kph and this one grips and holds a bit. Haris pushes inside the line and edges it towards point. The ball drops in front of point. |
| 5.5 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Haris, Swing and a miss! Six dots now for Mohammad Haris. Pressure building on him. Woakes senses the charge from the batter and bowls a full ball around leg at 105 kph, Haris makes room to swing his bat but connects only with thin air. |
| 5.6 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Haris, Wide! Angling down the leg side, Haris tries to flick but misses. |
| Chris Woakes to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! Opens his account with a wristy shot. Slower one again, on a length around leg, Haris waits and scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary. At the end of the Powerplay, Pakistan are 39 for 1. |
| 6.1 : Ben Stokes to Babar Azam, Ben Stokes starts the over with a back-of-a-length delivery angling down leg, Babar Azam pulls the ball to deep square leg and takes a single. |
| 6.2 : Ben Stokes to Mohammad Haris, Slightly short once again and in line with the stumps, Mohammad Haris pulls this to the right of mid on and takes a run. |
| 6.3 : Ben Stokes to Babar Azam, Continues bowling short and this is served outside off, Babar Azam gets on top of the bounce and knocks this to deep square leg for one. |
| 6.5 : Ben Stokes to Mohammad Haris, On a shorter length and outside the off stump, Mohammad Haris cross bats this over the mid off fielder and the ball gets stuck into the pitch. They collect two runs as the fielder collects the ball. |
| 6.6 : Ben Stokes to Mohammad Haris, Ends the over with a good length delivery nipping back in from just outside off, Mohammad Haris gets across the stumps and manages to work the ball to deep backward square leg for a single to keep strike. |
| 6.4 : Ben Stokes to Mohammad Haris, Bangs this in with pace and straight, Mohammad Haris looks to be aggressive but does not connect. The ball goes through to the keeper. |
| 6.6 : Time for some spin now. Adil Rashid has the ball in his hand. |
| 7.1w : Adil Rashid to Mohammad Haris, OUT! Adil Rashid strikes straightaway! Rashid starts off with a flighted delivery outside off, perhaps a googly, Mohammad Haris decides to take him on. Advances down the track looking to clear the straight boundary but skies this one towards long on. Ben Stokes settles under it and does the rest. Huge wicket for England as Haris had shown some good form of late. |
| 0.0 : Shan Masood walks in next, at number 4. |
| 7.2 : Adil Rashid to Shan Masood, Googly to begin with against the new batter. Lands it around off and gets it to turn away, Masood tries to push inside the line but misses. |
| 7.3 : Adil Rashid to Shan Masood, Flighted on off, Shan Masood defends this one with a straight bat back to the bowler. |
| 7.4 : Adil Rashid to Shan Masood, Flighted on off, Shan Masood gets down on one knee and sweeps it to deep square leg. Gets off the mark with a single. |
| 7.5 : Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, Tossed up outside off, Babar Azam gets forward and flicks this one gently towards deep square leg. The fielder in the deep is on the ropes which allows the batters to come back for a double. |
| 7.6 : Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, Full on middle, Babar Azam plays it with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs. Good sensible batting by Babar Azam. |
| Chris Jordan is introduced into the attack. He is fresh from a good outing against India. |
| 8.1 : Chris Jordan to Shan Masood, Chris Jordan begins with a fullish delivery served wide outside off from 'round the wicket to the left-hander. Shan Masood strokes this to deep point and takes a single. |
| 8.24 : Chris Jordan to Babar Azam, FOUR! That is some sublime timing from the skipper of Pakistan! Chris Jordan goes over the wicket to the right-hander and bowls this on a good length but strays on the pads. Babar Azam glances this in the gap towards deep backward square leg and collects four runs. |
| 8.3 : Chris Jordan to Babar Azam, This is on a good length as well and outside off, Babar Azam stays back to cut but there is some extra bounce and it goes off the outside edge to third man. They cross. |
| 8.4 : Chris Jordan to Shan Masood, Angled into the pads, on a good length, Shan Masood flicks this with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket and they run well to pick up a couple of runs. |
| 8.5 : Chris Jordan to Shan Masood, Bowls this slightly full and outside the off pole, Shan Masood knocks this towards deep point and they look for a couple of runs but have to settle for a single. |
| 8.6 : Chris Jordan to Babar Azam, Gets the ball to nip back in sharply from outside off, Babar Azam blocks it towards mid on and it will be a dot ball to end the over. |
| Adil Rashid will be eyeing more wickets here. This pitch is certainly offering some assistance. |
| 9.1 : Adil Rashid to Shan Masood, Flighted delivery on middle, Shan Masood moves in the crease and works this one towards long on and comes back for two. |
| 9.2 : Adil Rashid to Shan Masood, Flatter on off, Shan Masood backs away and punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 9.3 : Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, Full and drifting at the pads, Babar Azam pushes it off the back foot towards long on for a single. |
| 9.4 : Adil Rashid to Shan Masood, Tossed up on off, Shan Masood gets across and sweeps this one on the full towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 9.5 : Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, Full on middle, Babar Azam clips it on the leg side and takes a run. |
| 9.6 : Adil Rashid to Shan Masood, WIDE! Adil Rashid loses his radar. Bowls this one wide down the leg side. Shan Masood misses the sweep. |
| Adil Rashid to Shan Masood, Short on off, Shan Masood rocks back and cuts this one past the diving Sam Curran at backward point. The fielder in the deep comes around and keeps it to two. |
| The fielders in the deep are standing up quite a bit to stop the second run, informs Ravi Shastri (on air). Clearly, they are still trying to find a way. |
| 10.1 : Liam Livingstone to Babar Azam, Liam Livingstone starts off with a low full toss outside off, Babar Azam whips this wide of long on and takes a couple of runs. |
| 10.2 : Liam Livingstone to Babar Azam, Bowls this short and outside off, Babar Azam rocks back and cuts this to the right of point to collect a run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break. We are halfway into the first innings of the final and both teams will be quite pleased with the proceedings so far. England have picked up a couple of wickets and also kept the run rate in check. Pakistan, on the other hand, are trying to build their innings and prepare a launching platform for the end overs. Babar Azam holds the key in the middle phase and then the Men in Green will hope for their power hitters to express themselves. Liam Livingstone to bowl after the break. |
| 10.3 : Liam Livingstone to Shan Masood, Another low full toss fired into the stumps, Shan Masood charges down the wicket and bumps the ball back to the bowler. |
| 10.44 : Liam Livingstone to Shan Masood, FOUR! Crunched! Shan Masood gets a hold of this one and dispatches it to the boundary! Liam Livingstone bowls this full and in line with the stumps, Shan Masood stays deep in the crease and slams this past the non-striker for a boundary to straightish long on. |
| 10.5 : Liam Livingstone to Shan Masood, WIDE! Tosses this one full and wide outside off beyond the tram line. Shan Masood leaves this one alone and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Liam Livingstone to Shan Masood, SIX! This is huge and Shan Masood is looking to be aggressive after the break! Liam Livingstone flights this full and into the batter, Shan Masood shimmies down the wicket and lifts the ball well over the long on boundary for a biggie. Pakistan are finally getting a move on here. |
| 10.6 : Liam Livingstone to Shan Masood, Liam Livingstone continues to float the ball and tempt the batter. This is served wide outside off on a fuller length, Shan Masood slices this over the backward point fielder and gets two runs in the process. A good over for Pakistan as 16 runs have come off it. |
| Change? Nopes. Jos Buttler is continuing with the leg-spin of Adil Rashid. |
| 11.2 : Adil Rashid to Iftikhar Ahmed, Turning away from around off, Ahmed stays back and defends it towards the bowler. |
| 11.1 : Iftikhar Ahmed walks in next. |
| 11.3 : Adil Rashid to Iftikhar Ahmed, Tossed up outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed gets beaten on the outside edge as he looks to work it on the off side. |
| 11.4 : Adil Rashid to Iftikhar Ahmed, Beaten again, Adil Rashid is getting some sharp turn from this wicket. Flighted outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed misses as he looks to cut this one. |
| 11.5 : Adil Rashid to Iftikhar Ahmed, Flatter and quicker on off, Iftikhar Ahmed plays this one off the backfoot towards Adil Rashid. |
| 11.6 : Adil Rashid to Iftikhar Ahmed, No run. |
| 11.1w : Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What a weird dismissal. Rashid bowls a googly on off, Babar Azam fails to read it and looks to pull this one off the back foot at the last moment. Gets this one off the upper part of the bat and the ball lobs back to Adil Rashid. He reacts and dives to take the catch to his right. A much-needed wicket for England. |
| Ben Stokes to Shan Masood, Ben Stokes bowls a good-length delivery on a leg stump line, Shan Masood looks to work this leg side but misses. It perhaps hits him on the elbow and deflects to point. They cross for a leg bye. |
| Physio comes out. |
| 12.2 : Shadab Khan arrives. |
| 12.4 : Ben Stokes to Shan Masood, Bowls this on a leg-stump line and slightly short in length, Shan Masood pulls this towards deep square leg and they run well to complete a brace. |
| 12.2w : Ben Stokes to Iftikhar Ahmed, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another one bites the dust and Iftikhar Ahmed departs for a duck! Ben Stokes bowls this on a good length and just outside the off pole, there is some extra bounce off the wicket and it catches the edge of Iftikhar Ahmed's bat as he feels for the ball. Jos Buttler takes an easy catch behind the stumps and Pakistan seem to be losing their way a bit here. Another injury break results in a wicket. |
| 12.5 : Ben Stokes to Shan Masood, Ben Stokes serves this on a good length and angles away from the left-hander after pitching just outside off. Shan Masood waits for the ball and plays it late as he guides it to third man for a single. |
| 12.3 : Ben Stokes to Shadab Khan, This is on a good length as well and angled into the batter, Shan Masood charges down the wicket and gets an outside edge towards backward point as he takes a single to get off the mark. |
| 12.6 : Ben Stokes to Shadab Khan, This is on a good length as well and in line with the stumps, Shadab Khan taps this towards the off side and takes off for a single to keep strike in the next over. |
| 13.1 : Adil Rashid to Shadab Khan, Short on leg, Shadab Khan pulls this one off the back foot towards long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Ben Stokes is bowling now. Moeen Ali could be an option as well on this pitch. He would be more than handy. Meanwhile, the physio has come out and the magic spray is out to lessen the pain of Masood who was hit on the elbow. |
| 13.2 : Adil Rashid to Shan Masood, Fullish delivery on middle, Shan Masood knocks this one towards long on for a run. |
| 13.34 : Adil Rashid to Shadab Khan, FOUR! Beautiful timing. Flighted on middle, Shadab Khan gets forward and lofts this one straight over the bowler for his first boundary. Long on and long off had no chance of stopping that. A timely boundary for Shadab Khan and Pakistan. |
| 13.4 : Adil Rashid to Shadab Khan, Flighted on off, Shadab Khan taps it towards cover and collects another single. |
| 13.5 : Adil Rashid to Shan Masood, Flatter on off, Shan Masood cuts it towards deep cover for a single. |
| 13.6 : Adil Rashid to Shadab Khan, Nicely bowled! Flighted outside off and turning away from the batter. Shadab Khan gets beaten on the outside edge as he tries to work it on the off side. Adil Rashid ends with figures of 2-22 including a maiden. |
| 14.1 : Chris Jordan to Shan Masood, THUD! That has hit Shan Masood straight on the helmet! Chris Jordan begins the over with a short ball that is well-directed. Shan Masood looks to pull but misses and takes a hit on his head gear. |
| 0.0 : We'll have another stoppage here and Pakistan will be praying that this break won't result in another wicket. Shan Masood is going through a mandatory concussion check as has been the protocol if you are hit on the helmet. |
| Chris Jordan is back into the attack. |
| 14.2 : Chris Jordan to Shan Masood, Bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps, Shan Masood charges down the wicket and swings blindly. He mistimes his shot to mid on and takes a single. |
| 14.3 : Chris Jordan to Shadab Khan, This is on a good length as well and outside the off stump, Shadab Khan heaves and gets a thickish outside edge that falls just short of the third man fielder. They take a single. 100 up for Pakistan. |
| 14.44 : Chris Jordan to Shan Masood, FOUR! That is a cracking shot from Shan Masood! Chris Jordan keeps bowling on a good length but offers width outside off, Shan Masood punches this past the fielder and finds the deep cover boundary for four useful runs. |
| 14.5 : Chris Jordan to Shan Masood, Bowls this a fraction short and follows the batter as he looks to make room on the leg side. Shan Masood cuts this towards cover and takes a run. |
| 15.1 : Ben Stokes to Shadab Khan, Khan exposes all his stumps by stepping back and Stokes follows him with a fuller delivery, Shadab works it towards deep mid-wicket and collects two. |
| 14.6 : Chris Jordan to Shadab Khan, Goes fuller this time and outside the off pole, Shadab Khan gets across the stumps and flicks the ball towards deep backward square leg. It will be a single to end the over. |
| 15.2 : Ben Stokes to Shadab Khan, Wide! Again Stokes tries to follow the batter down the leg side, Shadab tries to tickle it fine but misses. It's called a wide. |
| 14.6 : Ben Stokes (3-0-19-1) has been brought back into the attack. |
| 15.3 : Ben Stokes to Shadab Khan, Sliding down the leg side, it's worked behind square leg for a single. |
| 15.4 : Ben Stokes to Shan Masood, Slower one, full and around leg at 113 kph, Masood steps back and drives it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 15.24 : Ben Stokes to Shadab Khan, FOUR! Bang! This one is on a good length and outside off, Shadab blazes it through covers and the ball races away. Philip Salt tries his best to cut it off near the fence but fails in his attempt. |
| 15.5 : Ben Stokes to Shadab Khan, Picks the gap. Short in length, around leg and following the batter, Shadab pulls it in front of square on the leg side and the ball scoots away. Sam Curran does well to stop it before the fence and saves one run for his side. |
| 15.6 : Ben Stokes to Shan Masood, Digs it in short, around off, Masood pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. 13 from the over. |
| 16.1 : Sam Curran to Shan Masood, Miscued. Curran gets a length ball to angle in from around off, Masood tries to heave but it takes the higher par of his blade and loops towards square leg. They take two runs. |
| 16.2 : Sam Curran to Shan Masood, Delivers it on a short length and outside off, Masood tries to give himself room but ends up chasing the ball. Misses. |
| 16.3w : Sam Curran to Shan Masood, OUT! Masood holes out! In the quest to score quick runs, Masood perishes. It's a body blow to Pakistan as a set batter is going at this stage of the innings. Curran continues to be magical for his team, both in the Powerplay and at the death. He takes the pace off this one and delivers it on a length around off, Masood's attempted heave over the leg side is mistimed badly and Liam Livingstone, who is standing up by a few yards at deep mid-wicket, takes a simple c |
| 16.4 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Nawaz, Fuller and on off, Nawaz drives but finds mid off. |
| 16.3 : Mohammad Nawaz comes out to the middle and Pakistan will be hoping he plays an attacking cameo here. |
| 16.5 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Nawaz, Short on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.6 : Sam Curran to Shadab Khan, Beaten! A touch short and on off, angling away, Shadab leans back and tries to guide it down to third man but misses. A top over from Sam! |
| 17.1 : Chris Jordan to Mohammad Nawaz, Change of pace, short and around leg, Mohammad Nawaz pulls it down to fine leg for one. |
| 17.2 : Mohammad Wasim makes his way out to the crease. |
| 17.3 : Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, Gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it to mid on. |
| 17.4 : Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT THE MCG! Short in length and outside off, at 141 kph, Mohammad Wasim cuts it aerially to point where Harry Brook dives but drops the catch. He throws the ball to Jordan as the batter attempt for a single. The bowler has a shy at his end but misses and Stokes, who is backing up, has to chase it down in the deep. They take two more runs but a bit hesitantly as Jordan collects the throw from the deep and tries to deflect it onto the stum |
| 17.2w : Chris Jordan to Shadab Khan, OUT! TAKEN! Shadab Khan falls as well! Chris Jordan goes short and digs it in around middle and leg, Shadab Khan stays leg-side to this one and attempts for a big shot. He loses his shape and ends up skying a simple catch for Chris Woakes at mid off. It's going from bad to worse for Pakistan at the backend as now they will have two new batters at the crease to face the final few deliveries. |
| 17.5 : Chris Jordan to Mohammad Nawaz, Short and on off, Nawaz hits it to covers for one. |
| 17.6 : Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, Sliding down the leg side, Wasim tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to the keeper. Nawaz turns down the leg bye. |
| 18.1 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Nawaz, Outside off, Nawaz swings his bat at it and misses. |
| 18.2 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Nawaz, Short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a couple. |
| 18.3w : Sam Curran to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT! CAUGHT! Sam Curran has his third and once again he combines with Liam Livingstone to hunt down one more batter. Delivers it full and around off, at 126 kph, Mohammad Nawaz heaves it without much timing and Liam Livingstone takes the simplest of catches at deep mid-wicket. Pakistan's innings derailed at the backend. |
| 18.4 : Sam Curran to Shaheen Afridi, A touch short around off, Shaheen drags it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 18.3 : Shaheen Afridi strides out to the middle and he has a bit of work to do with the bat before getting the ball in his hand. |
| 18.5 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Wasim, Clever. Curran drops it short and takes the pace off this one. Wasim tries to pull but it flies over his bat. |
| 18.6 : Sam Curran to Mohammad Wasim, Short and slow on off, Wasim walks forward and taps it down to point for one. Excellent from Curran, 4-0-12-3. |
| 19.1 : Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, Short and on off, at 141 kph, Wasim turns and attempts a mighty heave over the leg side but fails to connect. |
| 19.2 : Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, Another dot. Short and on middle, angling in at 135 kph, once again Wasim tries to power it over the leg side but connects only with thin air. |
| 19.3w : Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, OUT! CAUGHT! One more wicket goes down. Slower one from Jordan this time, he delivers it short and around off. Wasim, for once, gets some connection but it's not crisp. The ball flies to deep mid-wicket and Liam Livingstone sprints forward to secure the catch by going down low. Third catch for Liam who has been kept busy in the field. |
| 19.4 : Chris Jordan to Haris Rauf, Shortish and on off, Haris swings his bat at it and drags it to deep square leg for one. |
| 19.3 : Haris Rauf comes out to the middle now. |
| 19.54 : Chris Jordan to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR! Edgy! Back of a length, around leg, Shaheen steps back and tries to pull but it takes the top edge and flies behind the keeper for a much-needed boundary for Pakistan. |
| 19.6 : Sent into bat first, Pakistan got off to a cautious start in the Powerplay. They had a couple of partnerships but nothing substantial to help them reach a par total. Pakistanâs batters failed to make it count despite getting starts. With contributions from Babar Azam, Shan Masood and Shadab Khan, they have something to bowl at. |
| Earlier, England were unable to take full advantage of the overcast conditions managing to pick just one wicket in the Powerplay. However, they kept picking wickets at regular intervals which did not allow Pakistan to get away with any partnerships. Adil Rashid and Sam Curran were the stars with the ball for England accounting for five Pakistan wickets. To back their bowling, England were clinical in the field too. |
| Chris Jordan to Shaheen Afridi, Shortish and around off, Shaheen swings his bat at it again but misses this time. They cross for a bye as Jos Buttler misses his shy at the striker's end. Pakistan end on 137 for 8. |
| Right then, it's not a big total on the board but the pressure of a grand finale can make you do funny things. The onus will be on Shaheen Afridi and co. to create some early inroads for Pakistan while England will look to bat the same way as they usually do. Who will it be to clinch their second T20 World Cup title? Chase coming up in a bit⦠|
| Perfect planning and execution with the ball from the English team. They were on the money in the Powerplay and their performance at the death was exceptional. Four wickets in the last five overs and that never allowed Pakistan to hit the top gear. |
| Here is Adil Rashid giving a flash interview. The leggie says that he has been pretty calm about the lack of wickets. Adds that the seamers have been doing well and it is a collective effort with him doing his bit, so long as the team is doing well. Mentions that they wanted to assess the pitch and conditions initially. Goes on to say that the opponents may prefer the ball coming quicker so he bowled a bit slower and gained confidence over time. Claims that he has been sticking to his strengths |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
