Adil Rashid dismissed Babar Azam for 32.© Twitter
Arguably the best leg spinner in T20 World Cup 2022, adil rasheed He has illuminated the tournament with his performance. England spinners have been incredibly difficult to play in Australia, especially if batsmen are looking to score quick runs. In the final against Pakistan on Sunday, Rashid gave England two important wickets in the form Mohammed Hariso And Babar Azmi, It was Babur’s dismissal that earned him much praise. Rashid not only bowled a superb delivery but also took a brilliant catch to send the Pakistan skipper.
On the very first ball of the 12th over, Rashid bowled a row to Babar, who tried to cut the ball and tossed it into the air. Rashid went ahead and claimed a brilliant diving catch to win his fight against Azam.
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Rashid was not among the best players for England at the start of the tournament. He failed to take a single wicket against Afghanistan, Ireland and New Zealand. But, coming into the final stages of the tournament, the leg-spinner took incredible figures of 1/16 and 1/20 against Sri Lanka and India respectively.
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In the final, Rashid took his game further and took 2 for 22 in his quota of 4 overs. England did a great job with the ball. While Rashid took two wickets. Sam Curran was once again the shining star with the ball, producing figures of 3/12 in 4 overs.
Pakistan were eventually restricted to 137/8 in 20 overs.
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