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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It has been a very bizarre tournament from England's perspective. Loss to West Indies, followed by very nervy wins against minnows. But then Australia actually go out. Then we beat Sri Lanka quite well, who had beaten Australia. It's not a perfect start to a chase, but I can't count England out yet.
Joe, Leeds
Deep in his crease to Mohammad Nawaz and Harry Book proceeds to dispatch the Pakistan spinner back over his head for six.
A meaty bottom-handed wallop from the England skipper.
Tom Banton the new batter as Mohammad Nawaz begins his first over.
"Shabash, Shabash" chirps Usman Khan from behind the stumps after his first couple of deliveries but Harry Brook ups the ante when he gets on strike.
The England skipper strikes back-to-back fours including a flamboyant inside-out drive which flies through the covers.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That almost sums up everything we've seen from England throughout this tournament.
The batters get in, get a little bit of a start and then pick out a fielder in the deep. It has happened all the way through this tournament, again and again.
Target 165
As Aatif said between innings, this was a fairly competitive score from Pakistan on a tricky-looking pitch.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Nobody will be breathing a bigger sigh of relief than Usman Tariq right now!
He is smiling, he joins the huddle, he is relieved. Jacob Bethell doesn't make his second life count.
Bethell c Farhan b Shaheen 8 (Eng 35-3)
Uh ohh.
Jacob Bethell looks to go leg side again against Shaheen Afridi but this time Sahibzada Farhan claims a fine sliding take in the deep.
Bethell curses himself in frustration.
Usman Tariq will be a very relieved man.
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We all feel for Buttler, but it is also the brutality of T20 cricket. An option could be to drop him down the order and promote Will Jacks. Either way, I want him in my team every day of the week.
Will, Cambridge
Buttler's record counts for nothing right now. He has to be dropped. His cross batted shots also look dreadful when he is out of form.
Ricardo, Edinburgh
Harry Books is playing expansively, but with the precision of a surgeon's knife.
He backs away a fraction and thrashes Shaheen Adridi through the covers for four.
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Good call by Harry Brook to promote himself up the order. Now he has time and overs to play himself in, then go bang - he didn't have that earlier. Come on England!
AP, London
Salt in the wound for Saim Ayub as Harry Brook pummels him through long-on for four.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That's got to be the worst drop of the World Cup so far!
It was spooned up in the air and he had all the time in the world to get underneath it. He got underneath it and he got his hands to it, but somehow the ball broke through his palms and dropped to the ground.
Usman Tariq - goodness gracious me, that was appalling!
Straight up the chimney from Jacob Bethell off Saim Ayub.
Three Pakistan fielders converge but Usman Tariq fumbles and drops what is, for all intents and purposes, a sitter
"Listen to the ground, There is movement all around" are the opening lyrics from Night Fever, by the way.
An appropriate segue for how England should play spin this evening as Saim Ayub is the first tweaker into the frary.
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Buttler has to be dropped, he is just a walking wicket at the moment. His confidence is all shot.
Derek, Sunderland
Pakistan are pumped and sharp in the field as Jacob Bethell arrives into the middle.
Bethell takes two balls to have a look before he steps across his stumps and whips Shaheen Afridi to leg to get off the mark with a single.
A song by the Bee Gees - Night Fever, I think - belts on the PA system at the Pallekele Cricket Stadium.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Shaheen Afridi pushes one across Jos Buttler, it stays a little low, and he gets an under edge behind.
Buttler c Usman b Shaheen (Eng 17-2)
Shaheen Afridi, beard neatly trimmed and hair coiffured, gracefully runs in before powerfully flicking his wrist to generate that bit of pace as he delivers.
He bags the wicket of Jos Buttler, who perishes cheaply, with his second ball of the over.
It's a bit of slash at wider one from Buttler and an under edge is well caught by Usman Khan. Another bad day at the office for the England opener.
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I'm worried about England against spin. This will be the game to show they are capable
Zillur, London
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
High, handsome and over the boundary at mid-wicket! A big six for the England captain.
| 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 |