ENG vs PAK: Brook Shares Thoughts After Leading England into Semis with Blazing Ton 

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England captain Harry Brook expressed his delight at their narrow two-wicket win over Pakistan in the Super Eight fixture, which secured them a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony after being adjudged Player of the Match, Brook said:

“Very happy with the way we played there. It’s just nice to get through to the semi-finals now. We’ve got one more game against New Zealand and we’ll focus on that, but the bigger prize is on the other side. In T20 cricket, getting early wickets is crucial. Jofra Archer has been brilliant – I think he’s taken eight powerplay wickets now. He’s been doing that for years and it really puts the opposition on the back foot.”

Batting first, Pakistan got off to a poor start as the England bowlers made two early breakthroughs within the fourth over. After that, Sahibzada Farhan stitched together a 46-run partnership with Babar Azam, which provided some stability to the innings. Farhan then added another 49 runs with Fakhar Zaman. These two partnerships were instrumental in taking Pakistan to 164/9. Farhan top-scored with 63 off 45 balls. Liam Dawson took three wickets, while Jofra Archer and Jamie Overton finished with two wickets each.

In reply, England struggled after losing both their openers within the third over. Soon, Jacob Bethell departed as well. However, Brook took responsibility and played a match-winning knock of 100 off 51 balls, including 10 fours and four sixes, at a strike rate of 196.08. England achieved the target with five balls to spare.

 

 

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