Pakistan has set a target of 138 runs to win England in the T20 World Cup final being played in Melbourne.
England won the toss and decided to field first, Pakistan scored 137 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, no batsman from Pakistan could score a half century and no big partnership was established, Shaan Masood. He was the top scorer by scoring 38 runs.
Pakistan suffered its first loss in the form of Mohammad Rizwan when he scored 15 runs off a total of 29 and was bowled by Curran. Mohammad Haris left the team on a total of 45. But gave the catch to Stokes.
Pakistan team’s half-century was completed in 8 overs, the total score reached 84 runs, then captain Babar Azam’s brilliant catch was caught by Adil Rashid on his own ball and he was controlled. Babar scored 32 runs, in the next over Pakistan got the fourth. The axis of hope had to be borne in the form of Iftikhar Ahmed, who gave away the wicket of Ben Stokes without scoring any runs.
Pakistan suffered their fifth loss on 121 when left-handed batsman Shaan Masood scored 38 to become Curran’s second wicket. Woakes caught, Mohammad Nawaz was the guest of just five runs this time again the successful bowler was Sam Curran.
Shaheen Afridi scored five runs and Haris Rauf remained not out.
Sam Curran was the most successful bowler for England who took 3 wickets for just 12 runs, including the valuable wickets of Shaan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan. Adil Rasheed took 22 wickets and Chris Jordan took two wickets for 27 runs.
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