The last group stage match of England is going on. After that, they will be saying goodbye to this edition of the World Cup. Throughout the tournament, they faced disappointments. England won their maiden World Cup trophy in 2019. They defeated New Zealand in that final match and won the trophy. England is facing Pakistan at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. In that match, Star Batter created a history.
History Created:
England and Pakistan are locking horns at the Eden Gardens in their last group stage match. Both teams will be knocked out after the match. In this match, star England batter Joe Root created a history. He completed 1000 runs in the World Cup as the first England player. Before entering in this fixture, he was 26 runs away from this achievement. After completing those 26 runs, he achieved this milestone. He reached this milestone just in 26 games with an average of 44+. Before him, English player Graham Gooch scored 897 runs in the World Cup.
In the 2019 World Cup, Root scored 556 runs. He finished as Enngland’s highest run-getter. In this World Cup, the English scored only 240 runs. England has faced a hard time in the tournament. They only registered two wins in the whole tournament. That was extremely disappointing for them. They struggled all over the World Cup. Their two wins came against Bangladesh and the Netherlands.
Match Summary:
England and Pakistan, both teams are playing their last match of the World Cup. They will end their World Cup journey in Kolkata. At the beginning of this match, England won the toss and decided to bat first. While batting first, Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow started extremely well. Bairstow played a knock of 59 runs in 61 balls. Root and Ben Stokes are still hustling hard. Joe Root is batting on 35 runs and Stokes completed his half-century and batting on 58 runs.
It is the last match of Pakistan in this World Cup. they were in the Semifinal stage. But New Zealand’s win over Sri Lanka destroyed their team. While bowling first in the match, Shaheen Afridi started well. But lost control. Iftikhar Ahmed took 1 wicket in 38 runs. Haris Rauf picked up 1 wicket in 44 runs. All other bowlers are hustling hard to dominate England.
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