England wins ICC World T20 2022; defeat Pakistan in the final
The England team led by Jos Buttler has won its second T20 World title. In the final of T20 World Cup 2022, England team defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets. On the basis of the disciplined bowling of Sam Curran and Adil Rashid, England stopped Pakistan for just 137 runs. After this, powered by the innings of Ben Stokes (52 not out) and Jos Buttler (26), England achieved this target in the 19th over. This is England’s second T20 World Cup title. Earlier in the year 2010, the team won its first title by defeating Australia under the leadership of Paul Collingwood.
Chasing the target of 138 runs, England did not start well. Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi got Alex Hales (1) in the very first over. Phil Salt (10), who landed at number three, also could not stay at the crease for long. He was caught by Iftikhar Ahmed on the ball of Haris Rauf. Jos Buttler, who scored a half-century in the semi-final against India, became the victim of Rauf after scoring 26 runs.
Earlier, Sam Curran and leg-spinner Adil Rashid put the Pakistani batting lineup under so much pressure that the Pakistan team could only score 137 runs for 8 wickets. Curran, who returned from injury earlier this year, has been an excellent bowler for England. He proved his mettle in the big match by taking three wickets for 12 runs in four overs. At the same time, Rashid also did not lag behind, he controlled the run rate in the middle overs in which he and Curran together bowled 25 dot balls.
