Melbourne: Pakistani middle order completely collapsed today against England in the final of ICC men’s T-20 world cup final as Pakistan set 138 meager runs target after losing 8 wickets.
England captain Jos Buttler won the toss Sunday and invited Pakistan to bat first in the final clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Pakistan had scored 38 runs on the loss of one wicket at the end of the power play. While the green shirts had made 68 runs at the end of 10th over.
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam (32) and Shan Masood (38) made starts but England’s bowlers never let the South Asians settle and wickets tumbled in the final overs as they crumbled to finish on 137 for eight.
Seam-bowling all-rounder Sam Curran finished with miserly figures of 3-12 off his four overs, bowling Mohammad Rizwan for 15 for the first wicket then grabbing another two scalps in the death overs.
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid (2-22) was also instrumental in restricting Pakistan, taking a brilliant caught-and-bowled to dismiss Babar after removing number three Mohammad Haris for eight.
England and Pakistan followed pretty much the same trajectory on their way to the final. Both teams had little chance of securing a semi-final berth at one point, yet they went on a rampage towards the business end of the Super 12, and made it to the knockouts by finishing second in their respective groups.
That wasn’t the end to their similarities, though, as both sides registered comprehensive victories in the semi-finals to book their place in the final.
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