Breaking: England beat Pakistan and lift ICC T20 World Cup 2022

What a match, finally England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets and won ICC T20 World Cup 2022. England won ICC T20 World Cup 2022 beat Pakistan.Ben Stokes peeled off a maiden T20I half-century to remain unbeaten on 52 and guided England to a successful chase of 138 against Pakistan in the final at the MCG and become the T20 world champions for the second time in their history.

England finished with 138/5 in 19 Overs for a five-wicket win. A combined bowling display led by an outstanding Sam Curran who took 3/12 during a spell wherein he didn’t concede a single boundary to restrict Pakistan to 137/8 in 20 overs. Pakistan were never allowed to take control as England bowled well.

Adl Rashid took 2/22 while Chris Jordan finished with 2/27. England need 138 to win the world cup. Earlier, Jos Buttler, the England captain, won the toss and opted to bowl first at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Both the teams have kept faith in their respective playing XIs that got them into the final.

Though Buttler expects the wicket to remain the same throughout the contest, his decision to bowl first was also impacted by inclement weather conditions. Babar Azam said he would’ve bowled first too but says Pakistan are high on confidence and will hope to carry the winning momentum.

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Pakistan and England will be aiming to become just the second team in the history to have won multiple T20 World titles when they lock horns at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today. West Indies remain the only team to have won the title twice and now will be joined in the club by either England or Pakistan ( with weather permitting).

Pakistan are playing in their third final as are England. Both have lost twice, emerged victorious once and have a chance to create history of their own. Pakistan will be the first Asian team to win two T20 world titles while England would be targeting to become the first ever team to hold both the t20 and ODI world titles at the same time, thereby establishing their supremacy as a white-ball powerhouse.