T20 World Cup Super 8s, Group 2, Pallekele
England chase 165 to win by two wickets with five balls to spare and secure spot in semi-finals
Captain Brook hits sublime maiden T20 international century off 50 balls
Brook falls next delivery but England survive nervy finish
Pak 164-9 (20 overs): Farhan 63 (45); Dawson 3-24
Pakistan must hope other results go their way and beat Sri Lanka in final Group 2 game
Adil Rashid is really not happy with his man at deep mid-wicket, or with Jofra Archer.
His latest over could've gone for just two runs, but Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan manages to find another four.
It brings him up to six fours in this innings.
Rashid only had to bowl that extra ball because Archer drifted outside the ring at the start of the over, conceding a no-ball.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Fakar Zaman averages just 18 against leg-spin since the start of 2025. Adil Rashid is the perfect match up for him here on a turning track.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Pakistan's middle order is shaky. There aren't the players at the moment you can bank on to get you a big score. They think they can put a target on, though, and then back their bowlers.
Pakistan might still be on the hunt for their first six of this innings, but Fakhar Zaman manages to find back-to-back fours off Will Jacks.
They claim 11 runs off his first over with the ball in hand, but their run rate is still all the way down at 7.00...
Another over bites the dust for Pakistan - and it is another brilliant over for Jamie Overton, who claims one wicket and concedes just three runs.
Clinical stuff.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Babar Azam was looking for a big booming pull shot and that length was perfect from Jamie Overton.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist in Pallekele
It's not quite got up as much as Babar Azam thought it would and it has gone under his bat.
Babar b Overton 25 (Pak 73-3)
Jamie Overton gets the third by whipping the bails off the off stump!
Babar Azam is sent back to the pavilion for 25 off 23.
He was only getting around a run per ball though, with a more aggressive batter in Fakhar Zaman coming in now.
Pakistan are 73-3 - not ideal reading for their fans.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It's been very impressive from England's bowlers at the halfway stage. Pakistan's batters have lacked a bit of dynamism.
Pakistan fail to find a boundary for the third consecutive over.
It feels as though Sahibzada Farhan and Babar Azam have gone into consolidation mode out there, which is definitely not what they need.
The England spinners are bowling really well though, they are doing their part to restrict the runs - just four came off Adil Rashid's latest over.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
We have seen 2.8° of spin on average so far in this game - the highest of any game in the tournament to date. Still early days but all indications are that chasing will be tricky on this pitch.
This run rate definitely feels below-par for Pakistan.
Salman Ali Agha's team take just five runs off the ninth over, we are rapidly approaching the halfway stage and it feels they are below target.
I suppose it's a sign of great bowling from England's Liam Dawson!
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Early indications are that this pitch will take spin - Liam Dawson found 2.4° of spin on average from his first two overs - far more than in the previous game played in Kandy (1.9°)
Adil Rashid steps up for his first over of the evening.
The leg-spinner, tidy as ever, keeps Pakistan to just six runs off the over.
Brilliant tight bowling in these early stages.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Most of the Sri Lanka fans are supporting England here tonight - they need England to win to boost their own semi-final hopes.
Sahibzada Farhan hits another nifty four to top off the latest over.
Sam Curran will be relatively happy with his opening over with the ball in hand, keeping Pakistan to just a handful of runs before Farhan found the boundary rope at long-off.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist in Pallekele
We've praised the attendances during this tournament. This is an underwhelming one.
Liam Dawson brings Pakistan's powerplay to a nice close for England.
Only six runs come off his latest run with a total of four dot balls. Sahibzada Farhan did manage to find the boundary with a four tapped out towards deep square leg.
There's a nice partnership building between Farhan and Babar at the moment. Let's see what they can do in this seventh over.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farhan,leg before wicket, bowled Overton Farhan, leg before wicket, bowled Overton | 63 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 140.00 |
Saim,caught Bethell, bowled Archer Saim, caught Bethell, bowled Archer | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 100.00 |
Agha,caught Overton, bowled Dawson Agha, caught Overton, bowled Dawson | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 83.33 |
Babar,bowled Overton Babar, bowled Overton | 25 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 104.17 |
Fakhar,caught Dawson, bowled Rashid Fakhar, caught Dawson, bowled Rashid | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 156.25 |
Shadab,run out Bethell Shadab, run out Bethell | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 209.09 |
Usman,caught Overton, bowled Dawson Usman, caught Overton, bowled Dawson | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 160.00 |
M Nawaz,leg before wicket, bowled Dawson M Nawaz, leg before wicket, bowled Dawson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Shaheen,caught Curran, bowled Archer Shaheen, caught Curran, bowled Archer | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.67 |
Salman Mirza,not out Salman Mirza, not out | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66.67 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 4 Extras, no balls 1, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 4 | |||||||
Total,164 for 9 20.0 overs Total,164 for 9 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8.00 |
Overton | 3.0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8.66 |
Dawson | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 |
Curran | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.00 |
Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.75 |
Jacks | 2.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
14 for 1 (2.1 overs) | Saim |
27 for 2 (3.3 overs) | Agha |
73 for 3 (10.5 overs) | Babar |
122 for 4 (15.4 overs) | Farhan |
132 for 5 (16.3 overs) | Fakhar |
146 for 6 (17.4 overs) | Usman |
146 for 7 (17.5 overs) | M Nawaz |
149 for 8 (18.3 overs) | Shaheen |
164 for 9 (19.6 overs) | Shadab |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,caught Usman, bowled Shaheen Salt, caught Usman, bowled Shaheen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Buttler,caught Usman, bowled Shaheen Buttler, caught Usman, bowled Shaheen | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 66.67 |
Brook,bowled Shaheen Brook, bowled Shaheen | 100 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 85 | 196.08 |
Bethell,caught Farhan, bowled Shaheen Bethell, caught Farhan, bowled Shaheen | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 80.00 |
Banton,caught Usman, bowled Usman Tariq Banton, caught Usman, bowled Usman Tariq | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 33.33 |
Curran,caught M Nawaz, bowled Usman Tariq Curran, caught M Nawaz, bowled Usman Tariq | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 106.67 |
Jacks,bowled M Nawaz Jacks, bowled M Nawaz | 28 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 121.74 |
Overton,stumped Usman, bowled M Nawaz Overton, stumped Usman, bowled M Nawaz | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 |
Dawson,not out Dawson, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.00 |
Archer,not out Archer, not out | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 250.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 4 | |||||||
Total,166 for 8 19.1 overs Total,166 for 8 19.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaheen | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.50 |
Salman Mirza | 3.1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8.21 |
Saim | 2.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.50 |
M Nawaz | 3.0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8.66 |
Shadab | 3.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10.33 |
Usman Tariq | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.1 overs) | Salt |
17 for 2 (2.3 overs) | Buttler |
35 for 3 (4.5 overs) | Bethell |
58 for 4 (7.1 overs) | Banton |
103 for 5 (11.5 overs) | Curran |
155 for 6 (16.6 overs) | Brook |
160 for 7 (18.1 overs) | Jacks |
161 for 8 (18.5 overs) | Overton |