[ad_1]
Pakistan, which came to India with the dream of becoming the world champion, not only failed miserably but also could not save its dignity. Pakistan, who came hoping to reach the semi-finals with a miracle, did not even get a win in their last match of the league stage in Kolkata. England defeated England by 93 runs due to excellent performance in batting and bowling. Along with this victory, England has also qualified for the Champions Trophy 2025. Thus former world champions England certainly ended their campaign on a better note.
Pakistan had been wiped out even before the run to the semi-finals. The only hope was that he could do something remarkable by winning by a big margin against England. These hopes were also dashed during the toss at 1.30 pm, when England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat first. After that, there was only one goal left for Pakistan – a dignified farewell with victory. But that didn’t happen either.
Finally, England’s batting started
England’s opening duo, which had failed for almost the entire tournament, is finally going. David Malan still scored consistently for England in the tournament but Jonny Bairstow was a complete flop. He also scored runs against Pakistan. Both of them shared a partnership of 82 runs in 13.3 overs. Malan (31) could not complete his half-century but Bairstow scored his second half-century in the tournament. However, he also got out after scoring 59 runs. After this, Joe Root and Ben Stokes made a great partnership and troubled Pakistan a lot.
Stokes, who scored a brilliant century in the previous match, once again batted brilliantly. Stokes, who may be playing his last ODI for England, shared a 132-run partnership with Root. Shaheen Afridi gave him life but it was the Pakistani fast bowler who stopped Stokes (84) from scoring a century. After several innings failures, Root (60) also scored a half-century. Captain Jos Buttler (27), Harry Brook (30) and David Willey (15) scored some quick runs and took the team to 337 runs. Haris Rau (3/64) was the most successful bowler for Pakistan.
Pakistani batting failed
To reach the semi-finals, Pakistan had to achieve this target in just 40 balls, which was completely impossible. Still, Pakistan expected a good start and a strong performance from their batsmen. Like the entire tournament, he was disappointed here as well. Opener Abdullah Shafique got out in the first over, while Pakistan’s biggest hope Fakhar Zaman could score only 1 run in 9 balls. Both were returned by Willey (3/56). Captain Babar Azam’s journey was also unsuccessful and he could only score 38 runs. He was returned by young fast bowler Gus Atkinson (2/45).
Like the previous match, the spin duo of Adil Rashid (2/55) and Moeen Ali (2/60) wreaked havoc in the middle overs as well and took 4 crucial wickets in 20 overs to secure the team’s victory. It started with Mohammad Rizwan (29) being bowled, which was returned by Moeen. Then Saud Shakeel and Iftikhar Ahmed were tackled one by one. Agha Salman (51) struggled for a long time and scored a powerful half-century.
Leg-spinner Rashid bowled Pakistan leg-spinner all-rounder Shadab Khan with a beautiful googly. Pakistan lost 9 wickets for just 191 runs. In the end, Harris Rauf (35) and Muhammad Wasim Jr. (16 not out) reduced the margin of defeat by making a partnership of 53 runs with 5 fours and 4 sixes. In the 44th over, the Pakistani team collapsed on only 244 runs.
[ad_2]