Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi was dismissed in the 16th over of England’s chase during the 2022 T20 World Cup Final in Melbourne Cricket field on Sunday.
Shaheen started the second innings with a bang as he dismissed Alex Hales for just one run off the last ball of the first over.
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Pakistan were ready to defend their set target of 138 when Shadab Khan took a humiliating wicket to Shaheen in the deep with the wicket of Harry Brooke. But in the process of taking the catch, the left-handed star pacer got hurt in the right knee.
He had to walk off the field to be examined by Peshio, only returning to bowl at the start of the 16th over. He could only manage the first ball as he looked in discomfort almost immediately. He could not continue and was forced to call it a night.
His figures on the night were one wicket for 13 runs in 2.1 overs and an over of 6.00 overs.
With Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali at the crease, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam turned to off-spinner Iftikhar Ahmed to complete the over.
Iftikhar started well, conceding only three runs in the first three balls, but Stokes took advantage of the short boundary down the ground to hit him for a four and a six.
This turned the tide for England as they oozed confidence and ended the game with a 5-wicket win and their 2nd T20 World Cup. With the win, England became cricket’s first dual white-ball champions after winning the 50-over World Cup in 2019.
“In the final especially when chasing.. you probably forget all the hard work before, how we bowled, Adil Rashid and Sam Curran won us the match. It was a difficult wicket and one that you never felt, so a lot of credit goes to them for restricting them to 130 bowlers. With it (the loss to Ireland) happening so early in the competition we obviously had to address it, say what we had to say and then let it go. In this kind of tournament you can’t take baggage with you, it was a small setback along the way, credit to Ireland and beating us, but the best teams learn from their mistakes and don’t let it affect them. very nice evening Representing your country in the World Cup is amazing.. but it’s been good,” said Ben Stokes after the win.
Earlier, Pakistan were restricted to 137/8 in 20 overs as seam-bowling all-rounder Sam Curran finished with poor figures of 3-12 in his four overs, leaving Mohammad Rizwan on 15 for the first wicket. Bowled, then took two more wickets. Death over.
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