Brook, who promoted himself at number 3, played a captain’s knock of 100 off 51 deliveries as he showed controlled aggression and delivered a captain’s knock in one of the most important matches for England where other batters failed to score many runs. Will Jacks played a crucial knock of 28 runs off 23 balls and was more of an anchor.
Pakistan Qualification Scenario Revealed
After this loss, Pakistan’s semi-final qualification scenario is in jeopardy. With one defeat against England and one washout in the first match against New Zealand, without a ball being bowled. Currently they have one point and are second in the table. A win for Pakistan in their next match against Sri Lanka will not confirm their place in the last four.
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Furthermore, they have to keep an eye on the remaining two matches in Group 2, with New Zealand playing England and Sri Lanka playing New Zealand. Sri Lanka and New Zealand can overtake the Men in Green with two wins each. That means the Kiwis and the island nation cannot win more than one match.
If Mitchell Santner’s side beat co-hosts on February 25, they cannot beat England on February 27. Next, Sri Lanka must beat the Black Caps. Pakistan will not want the Kiwis to beat the three lions by a wide margin. This means that the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan on February 28 will determine who will progress to the semi-finals.
Pakistan’s batting was a flop
In the match, Pakistan won the toss, chosen to bat first. Shaheen Shah Afridi made a comeback to the side, while Faheem Ashraf sat out. Pakistan lost Saim Ayub early when he was dismissed by Jofra Archer.
The Pakistani batters again failed to score big runs except Sahibzada Farhan who was the leading run scorer for the side and also in the tournament with 283 runs. He scored 63 off 45 balls, while no other batsman scored beyond 30 runs.
Pakistan failed to perform against good opponents
In the chase, England lost their two openers within three overs, Phil Salt getting out on the first ball and Jos Buttler retreating after scoring two runs. Harry Brook promoted himself from number 5 to number 3 when the three lions were struggling. The skipper took his time and almost ended the match with 10 needed from the last three overs.
Pakistan turned it around at the very end and took two quick wickets in the 19th over. However, Salman Ali Agha’s side failed to cross the line as it was a problem against good opponents. They have failed to maintain the momentum of the game despite taking early wickets in the game.
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