Pakistan vs England Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard PAK vs ENG, Final, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Australia, 2022, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
18.6: Mohammad Wasim to Ben Stokes, ENGLAND ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Fuller in length and around leg, Ben Stokes clears his front leg and whips it through mid-wicket for the winning run. Stokes is all pumped up. He has his redemption for Kolkata. The English players run out to the middle to celebrate. Fireworks go off! What scenes! England win the game by 5 wickets!
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18.5: Mohammad Wasim to Ben Stokes, England will have to wait. Full in length and outside off, Stokes swings hard at it but fails to connect.
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18.4: Mohammad Wasim to Ben Stokes, FOUR! England inch closer. Full toss from Wasim, around off, Stokes stays back and forces it through covers for a boundary. Maiden T20I fifty for Ben Stokes - he is the man for big occasions!
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18.3: Mohammad Wasim to Liam Livingstone, Nothing fancy from Liam. A full toss on middle, Liam Livingstone knocks it down to long on for a single.
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18.2: Mohammad Wasim to Moeen Ali, OUT! STUMPS SHATTERED! Is there another twist in the tale? One thing is certain - Pakistan won't go down without a fight. Yorker length from Wasim, outside off, Moeen hangs back to drill it through the line but all he manages is to drag it onto the stumps off the inside edge. England are one big hit away from lifting the trophy!
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18.1: Mohammad Wasim to Ben Stokes, Spears it very full and on middle, Stokes clears his front leg to whip it across the line. But he gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball deflects to the off side and they cross.
End of over 18
ENG131/4
ENG Batting B Stokes 46(45) M Ali 19(12)
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17.6: Haris Rauf to Ben Stokes, Length ball on middle and off, Stokes drops it down with soft hands, adjacent to the pitch on the off side and retains strike. 7 needed off 12 balls.
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17.5: Haris Rauf to Ben Stokes, Perfect bouncer, quick and targeting the head of the batter, Stokes sways away from the line of fire.
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17.4: Haris Rauf to Ben Stokes, Gets behind the line of the ball and defends it back off the splice.
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17.3: Haris Rauf to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, around off, Stokes jumps and cuts it through backward point for a single. Stokes races back for the second run as the throw comes to the bowler. He has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Another chance for a run but Ben has gone too deep to complete the second run.
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17.2: Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, Bowls it full and around off, Ali crunches it down to mid off for one. 10 needed more.
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17.1: Haris Rauf to Ben Stokes, Delivers it short and on middle, Stokes tries to pull but it takes the inner edge and rolls behind. They cross.
End of over 17
ENG126/4
ENG Batting M Ali 18(11) B Stokes 42(40)
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16.6: Mohammad Wasim to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Only formalities left in this final now, then. Shortish and around off, Moeen attempts to pull but it takes the top edge and flies down to third man for a boundary. The tide has turned completely. 12 needed off 18 balls.
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16.5: Mohammad Wasim to Ben Stokes, A near-yorker on off, Stokes digs it out through mid off and rotates the strike.
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16.4: Mohammad Wasim to Ben Stokes, Wasim goes short and on middle, Stokes swivels and pulls it through square leg. Places it well and returns for the second run.
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16.3: Mohammad Wasim to Moeen Ali, Too full and around leg, Moeen eases it down to long on for one.
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16.2: Mohammad Wasim to Moeen Ali, FOUR! England are motoring. Mohammad Wasim digs it in short, around off, Moeen turns and pulls it with authority over square leg for a boundary. 20 needed off 22 balls.
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16.1: Mohammad Wasim to Moeen Ali, FOUR! 14 off the last three balls for England and this final has swung in their favour. Back of a length, outside off, Moeen packs a punch, over extra cover for a boundary.
End of over 20
PAK137/8
PAK Batting S Afridi 5(3) H Rauf 1(1)
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19.6: Chris Jordan to Shaheen Afridi, Shortish and around off, Shaheen swings his bat at it again but misses this time. They cross for a bye as Jos Buttler misses his shy at the striker's end. Pakistan end on 137 for 8.
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19.5: Chris Jordan to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR! Edgy! Back of a length, around leg, Shaheen steps back and tries to pull but it takes the top edge and flies behind the keeper for a much-needed boundary for Pakistan.
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19.4: Chris Jordan to Haris Rauf, Shortish and on off, Haris swings his bat at it and drags it to deep square leg for one.
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19.3: Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, OUT! CAUGHT! One more wicket goes down. Slower one from Jordan this time, he delivers it short and around off. Wasim, for once, gets some connection but it's not crisp. The ball flies to deep mid-wicket and Liam Livingstone sprints forward to secure the catch by going down low. Third catch for Liam who has been kept busy in the field.
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19.2: Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, Another dot. Short and on middle, angling in at 135 kph, once again Wasim tries to power it over the leg side but connects only with thin air.
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19.1: Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, Short and on off, at 141 kph, Wasim turns and attempts a mighty heave over the leg side but fails to connect.
End of over 19
PAK131/7
PAK Batting M Wasim 4(5) S Afridi 1(1)
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18.6: Sam Curran to Mohammad Wasim, Short and slow on off, Wasim walks forward and taps it down to point for one. Excellent from Curran, 4-0-12-3.
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18.5: Sam Curran to Mohammad Wasim, Clever. Curran drops it short and takes the pace off this one. Wasim tries to pull but it flies over his bat.
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18.4: Sam Curran to Shaheen Afridi, A touch short around off, Shaheen drags it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
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18.3: Sam Curran to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT! CAUGHT! Sam Curran has his third and once again he combines with Liam Livingstone to hunt down one more batter. Delivers it full and around off, at 126 kph, Mohammad Nawaz heaves it without much timing and Liam Livingstone takes the simplest of catches at deep mid-wicket. Pakistan's innings derailed at the backend.
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18.2: Sam Curran to Mohammad Nawaz, Short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a couple.
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18.1: Sam Curran to Mohammad Nawaz, Outside off, Nawaz swings his bat at it and misses.
End of over 18
PAK127/6
PAK Batting M Wasim 3(3) M Nawaz 3(4)
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17.6: Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, Sliding down the leg side, Wasim tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to the keeper. Nawaz turns down the leg bye.
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17.5: Chris Jordan to Mohammad Nawaz, Short and on off, Nawaz hits it to covers for one.
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17.4: Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT THE MCG! Short in length and outside off, at 141 kph, Mohammad Wasim cuts it aerially to point where Harry Brook dives but drops the catch. He throws the ball to Jordan as the batter attempt for a single. The bowler has a shy at his end but misses and Stokes, who is backing up, has to chase it down in the deep. They take two more runs but a bit hesitantly as Jordan collects the throw from the deep and tries to deflect it onto the stumps at the non-striker's end.
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17.3: Chris Jordan to Mohammad Wasim, Gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it to mid on.
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17.2: Chris Jordan to Shadab Khan, OUT! TAKEN! Shadab Khan falls as well! Chris Jordan goes short and digs it in around middle and leg, Shadab Khan stays leg-side to this one and attempts for a big shot. He loses his shape and ends up skying a simple catch for Chris Woakes at mid off. It's going from bad to worse for Pakistan at the backend as now they will have two new batters at the crease to face the final few deliveries.
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17.1: Chris Jordan to Mohammad Nawaz, Change of pace, short and around leg, Mohammad Nawaz pulls it down to fine leg for one.
