England vs Pakistan Final at Melbourne, 13 Nov, 2022

Toss: England, who chose to bowl
Pakistan 137/8 (20)
England 138/5 (19)
England won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Sam Curran
  • Liam Livingstone 1 * (1)
  • Ben Stokes 52 * (49)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: Wide ball. Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 0.1: No runs. Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 0.2: Two runs. Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 0.3: No runs. Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 0.4: Single. Ben Stokes to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 0.5: No runs. Ben Stokes to Babar Azam,

Over 0.6: Three runs. Ben Stokes to Babar Azam,

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Wide ball. Chris Woakes to Babar Azam,

Over 1.1: No runs. Chris Woakes to Babar Azam,

Over 1.2: No runs. Chris Woakes to Babar Azam,

Over 1.3: Single. Chris Woakes to Babar Azam,

Over 1.4: Single. Chris Woakes to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 1.5: Single. Chris Woakes to Babar Azam,

Over 1.6: No runs. Chris Woakes to Mohammad Rizwan,

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and  throws his hands at it but misses. It finishes just inside the wide marker

Over 2.2 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets forward and drives on the up and nails it through the covers. But there is a fielder protecting that boundary in the deep

Over 2.3 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs, gets across the line and flicks it behind square and charges back for the second

Over 2.4 Sam Curran bowls a back of length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, cramped for room on the cut and it strikes him on the glove before rolling in front of backward point

Over 2.5 Sam Curran bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, no run, goes on to the back foot and looks to cut but misses.

Over 2.6 Sam Curran bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, no run, backs away in the crease and looking to cut but he gets hit on the glove

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Chris Woakes bowls a slower one to Mohammad Rizwan,Six! Gets forward and dispatches it with the slog-sweep over square leg for a six.

Over 3.2 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, gets back in the crease and knocks it wide of point and picks up a single.

Over 3.3 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets forward and pushes wide of mid-on for a single

Over 3.4 Chris Woakes bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, no run, gets back in the crease and tucks it wide of midwicket and looks for a single but it's not there. 

Over 3.5 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, gets a thick leading edge wide of cover as he looks to flick

Over 3.6 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, 3 runs, moves across in the crease and whipped in the air wide of mid-on and picks up three runs.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Sam Curran bowls it short of length to Babar Azam,1 run, tucked to short fine leg for a quick single. Rizwan would've been comfortably home even without the dive. He's getting some attention from the physio

Over 4.2 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, out Bowled! Rizwan has a go at it looking to crash it through the covers, and he drags it back on to the stumps off the inside edge.

Over 4.3 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Haris, no run, gets forward and  crashes it hard to mid-off.

Over 4.4 Sam Curran bowls it short of length to Mohammad Haris, no run, backs away in the crease and tries using the pace but fails to get it wide of short third man.

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