: T20 World Cup: England defeat Pakistan to clinch title – ‘Undoubtedly best team in the tournament’ #IndiaNEWS Sam Curran and Ben Stokes starred as England edged Pakistan by five wickets to win

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T20 World Cup: England defeat Pakistan to clinch title – ‘Undoubtedly best team in the tournament’ #IndiaNEWS
Sam Curran and Ben Stokes starred as England edged Pakistan by five wickets to win the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Sunday and became the first men’s team to hold both the 50 and 20-over titles.Jos Buttler’s side held Pakistan to 137-8 in front of a partisan 80,462 fans at a heaving Melbourne Cricket Ground, with player-of-the-match Curran bagging 3-12 and Adil Rashid chipping with 2-22.In reply, England slumped to 49-3 in the sixth over against a fiery pace attack.But Stokes (52 not out) and Moeen Ali (19) used their experience and cool heads to guide England to 138-5 with six balls to spare, climaxing a riveting tournament that spanned 45 games over nearly a month.The victory added to the 50-over title England won in 2019, building on the legacy of former captain Eoin Morgan, who retired this year after transforming the team into a white-ball juggernaut.It was England’s second T20 crown after tasting success in 2010, joining the West Indies as the only two-time winners since the tournament’s inception in 2007.The game was billed as a showdown between Pakistan’s attack and England’s top order, and Shaheen Afridi bowled danger man Alex Hales in the first over of the run chase.But that only fired up Buttler...Read more

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