Former Pakistan cricketer Waqar Younis credited England captain Harry Brook for single handedly taking away the game from Pakistan on Tuesday. Promoting himself up the order, the batter slammed a 51-ball hundred at number 3, ensuring that England qualified for the T20 World Cup semi-final with a 2-wicket win against Salman Ali Agha and co. ENG chased down the 165-run target with 5 deliveries to spare, with Brook leading the team from the front.
‘Chanceless batting’
Speaking on JioHotstar, Younis lavished praise on Brook’s chanceless batting and noted that he took complete control of the run-chase once he came out to bat at number 3. The former cricketer noted that while Pakistan had bowled well in phases, they lost the plot in the middle over, and pointed out that Pakistan perhaps needed to add 15 to 20 more runs on the board to post a formidable total.
“In the first innings, Pakistan didn’t score enough. On this pitch, they needed another 15–20 runs. A total of 175–180 would have been par. Then Brook came in at number three and took complete control. It was chanceless batting, he was superb. He single-handedly took the game away from Pakistan. Pakistan bowled well in phases. Shaheen was outstanding, but the middle overs were where they lost the plot. The spinners couldn’t create impact and conceded too many twos,” Younis said.
Despite Shaheen Afridi rattling England in the powerplay with 3/13, Brook played a lone-warrior knock to take England home. The next best score for England was 28 by Will Jacks. Pakistan set a 165-run target for England after opting to bat on a fresh Pallekele pitch. While the batters struggled in the middle overs, Shahibzada Farhan scored 63 off 45 to help Pakistan post 164/9.
“It’s not over for Pakistan yet. In the Super 8 stage, net run-rate and other results come into play. If outcomes go their way and they get another opportunity, anything can happen,” Younis added.
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