Summary

  • 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

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Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham & Millie Sian

  1. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I quite like the intent of the running still from England.

    They are only taking singles at the moment, plus a wide in this over, but they are running the first one hard every time, so if the option is there for a second they could get back for it.

    It is putting pressure on the fielders.

  2. 50 runs

    Fifty for Brook

    The promotion up to three appears to have done the trick.

    Harry Brook makes his seventh T20 half-century - this one off 28 balls - with a sweep off Saim Ayub.

  3. Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    England’s top six as a whole are averaging 22.06 per wicket this World Cup. Only Namibia’s (20.65) and Oman’s (14.70) top order are averaging less.

  4. Eng 72-4

    It's not "unfair play" if it's consistent is the interpretation of the law, Dan.

    I.e. If one ball there's a delay, and the next ball there isn't it would be. But because he does it every ball there's no issue.

    England milk Shadab Khan before Sam Curran flogs his last delivery to the long-on boundary where there is a misfield from Shaheen Afridi who allows it to bounce through his hands.

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    Is Tariq's action in the spirit of the game? The rules state that an unnatural pause or delay is deemed “unfair play”.

    Dan, Maidstone

  6. Eng 65-4

    Usman Tariq has two elbows in his arm which I think partially explains the kink that Matthew is referring to.

    Shadab Khan continues for Pakistan. Their spinners are turning the screw, now.

    Will England wilt under the pressure?

  7. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Usman Tariq was celebrating not too far away from Tom Banton there.

    People may remember the International League T20 earlier this year, where there was a lot of talk about Tariq's action.

    I would like to add that he's been cleared twice, but Banton was one who seemed to suggest there is a kink in the arm of his action. He actually questioned it to the umpire during a game.

    Tariq has obviously got him on the first ball there and then celebrated quite close to his face - a bit of revenge perhaps?

  8. Eng 63-4

    Tidy over from Usman Tariq to start.

    A good battle this.

  9. Eng 60-4

    Harry Brook waits patiently with the delay-release action from Usman Tariq, and punches it through the covers for a single.

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    I keep saying this, but our cricket is a joke. The powerplay has just finished and Sam Curran is in. What a shambles of a batting side we are! Harry Brook is the only class player we have. The others are nothing more than mediocre county players, at best.

    John, Poulton-le-Fylde

  11. Eng 59-4

    The left-handed Sam Curran off the mark with a dab into the off side off Usman Tariq.

    Harry Brook vs Usman Tariq should be interesting here.

  12. Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    3.1° of spin seen so far in this match, 0.4° more than the next highest.

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    WICKET

    Banton c Khan b Tariq 2 (Eng 58-4)

    First ball from the delay-release action of Usman Tariq and it does for Tom Banton.

    The England batter attempts to cut the Pakistan mystery spinner's googly and edges into the gloves of Usman Khan.

    A slip goes in. Pakistan smell blood.

  14. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's interesting to see that Pakistan coach Mike Hesson has come out in all three drinks breaks so far.

    It's not something we've seen from Brendon McCullum, which isn't a criticism but it shows how different coaches do different things. Hesson much more hands-on.

  15. Eng 58-3

    Shadab Khan outfoxes the advancing Harry Brook with a googly but the England skipper escapes with an inside edge which just misses leg stump.

    Brook is unbeaten on 45 off 23 balls.

  16. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Harry Brook is benefitting from being in during the powerplay because he is by no means middling some of his shots.

    They may not have carried to a fielder running off the boundary, if there was one there, but he can play these shots because of that.

  17. Eng 56-3

    Tom Banton bungles a reverse sweep off Shadab Khan then picks up a single with a more orthodox poke down the ground.

    Harry Brook then picks up a couple with a nudge through mid-wicket.

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    Play yourself in and chase down the total. Why, oh why, are we throwing away our wickets?

    Colin, New Forest

  19. Eng 53-3

    Shadab Khan fizzes the ball in his palms as he prepares to bowl the first over after the drinks break.

    Tom Banton punches his first ball square but there's no run on offer.

    How long before we see Banton sweep and reverse sweep?

  20. England 53-3 at drinks

    Beverage time at the Pallekele Cricket Stadium.

    England have lost a few wickets but will be happy with their run rate.

    Much depends on Harry Brook here, you sense.