Nov 13, 2022: England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets to emerge as the winner of the T20 World Cup 2022 tournament.
Batting first, Pakistan put up a score of 137/8. Shan Masood and Babar Azam were the top scorers as they scored 38(28 balls) and 32(28 balls) respectively.
Wickets fell periodically as Sam Curran took 3 wickets including that of Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood. Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan took two wickets.
For England, openers Alex Hales and Jos Butler, whose 170-runs partnership helped defeat India in the semi-final, fell early. Haris Rauf took the wickets of Jos Butler and Phil Salt.
Ben Stokes’ unbeaten 52 off 49 balls helped power England to a thrilling victory with one over remaining. Following the win, Sam Curran was adjudged “Player of the Match” and “Player of the Tournament”.
