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England vs Pakistan, forty fourth Match at Bengaluru, Nov 11, 2023
Printed on: Nov 11, 2023
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England ended their torrid 2023 ODI World Cup marketing campaign on a excessive, hammering Pakistan by 93 runs in match quantity 44 of the event on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, November 11. With the win, the Englishmen confirmed their place within the 2025 Champions Trophy and in addition formally knocked Pakistan out of the World Cup.
In a dominating efficiency that England would have hoped had come within the earlier video games, they 2019 champions batted first after successful the toss and put up 337/9 on the board as Ben Stokes (84 off 76), Joe Root (60 off 72) and Jonny Bairstow (59 off 61) made vital contributions. David Willey then signed off from worldwide cricket on a excessive, registering figures of three/44 and in addition finishing 100 ODI scalps as Pakistan had been bowled out for 244 in 43.3 overs.
England obtained off to a fantastic begin with the bat as their openers added 82 in 13.3 overs. The partnership was damaged when Dawid Malan (31) was brilliantly caught by Mohammad Rizwan off Iftikhar Ahmed’s bowling as he top-edged a reverse sweep.
Bairstow and Root took England previous the 100-run mark earlier than the previous smacked Haris Rauf (3/64) straight to cowl. Bairstow hit seven fours and a six in his spectacular knock. Senior males Root and Stokes then featured 132-run stand for the third wicket. Whereas Root batted steadily and hit solely 4 fours, Stokes was extra adventurous, smacking 11 fours and two sixes.
The wonderful stand ended when Shaheen Afridi (2/72) denied Stokes 100 with a reverse-swinging yorker. Root was then completed in by a slower ball from the Pakistan left-arm pacer. Harry Brook scored a swift 30 off 17 however perished in his effort to go after Rauf. England skipper Jos Buttler (27 off 18) lastly gave the impression to be discovering some kind, however a direct him to run him out was an apt symbolism of his lack of luck within the event.
Chasing 338, Pakistan obtained off to a horror begin, because the retiring Willey dismissed each the openers cheaply. Abdullah Shafique was trapped lbw for a duck, whereas Fakhar Zaman perished for 1, attempting to hit the left-armer over the infield. Skipper Babar Azam (38) and Mohammad Rizwan (36) each obtained begins, however couldn’t keep it up.
Agha Salman (51) was the one batter to cross the half-century mark in Pakistan’s innings earlier than he turned Willey one hundredth ODI scalp. Afridi (25) and Rauf (35) had some enjoyable on the finish, however Pakistan fell method quick. Whereas Willey completed with three wickets in his farewell ODI, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson and Moeen Ali claimed two wickets every.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
