With the weather forecast citing rain, it was a difficult decision for England captain Jos Buttler to win the toss and opt to bowl, but, however, Ben Stokes’ powerful batting and young Sam Curran’s consistent wicket-taking ability helped England win the toss. made a world. The champions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 13 November.
Jos Buttler & Co. defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to lift the T20 World Cup 2022 trophy.
Pakistan’s openers did not play as expected in the powerplay and lost early wickets.
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Except for Pakistan captain Babar Azam (32) and Shan Masood (38), none of the batsmen could score more than 30 runs. Whereas, Sam Curran of England proved to be the most successful bowler by taking 3 wickets in the final. Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid also took 2 wickets each and Ben Stokes took one wicket.
As the England openers – Jos Buttler and Alex Hales – came to bat, they maintained their form since the last game and kept the current run rate above 9. However, the Pakistan fast bowlers showed their magic and took some wickets.
Then came all-rounder Ben Stokes who kept the momentum going and made England the T20 World Cup champions again. Apart from Stokes, Jos Buttler scored a crucial 26 while Harry Brook (20) and Moeen Ali (19) made the game look easy.
In bowling, Pakistan’s Haris Rauf took 2 wickets, while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Wasim took one wicket each.
For his performance, England’s Sam Curran was also adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ and ‘Player of the Tournament’.
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