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 0.5: No runs. Ben Stokes to Babar Azam,

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

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 1.5: Single. Chris Woakes to Babar Azam,

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 2.5 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 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 3.6 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 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 5.1 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and  flicks to midwicket.

Over 5.2 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and whips it over short fine leg and gets a boundary.

Over 5.3 Chris Woakes bowls it short of length to Babar Azam,1 run, gets forward and  pulls and he's not in any control. But it loops over midwicket

Over 6.1: Single. Ben Stokes to Babar Azam,

Over 6.3: Single. Ben Stokes to Babar Azam,

Over 7.5 Adil Rashid bowls it flat in the air to Babar Azam, 2 runs, gets forward and nudges it gently through the midwicket region. It's a long boundary and the fielder has a lot of ground to cover running in off the rope. 

Over 7.6 Adil Rashid bowls a quicker arm ball to Babar Azam, 2 runs, gets back in the crease and playing it with very soft hands into the on-side and racing back for two

Over 8.2 Chris Jordan bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and whips it away to the long leg boundary!

Over 8.3 Chris Jordan bowls it short of length to Babar Azam,1 run, backs away in the crease and cuts it down to third man.

Over 8.6 Chris Jordan bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, no run, comes on to the front foot and drives it straight to the man at mid-on.

Over 9.3 Adil Rashid bowls it short of length to Babar Azam,1 run, gets excited for a moment but he manages to knock it down to long-on


Over 9.5 Adil Rashid bowls it flat in the air to Babar Azam,1 run, gets forward and works it behind square

Over 10.1 Liam Livingstone slips in a full toss to Babar Azam, 2 runs, gets forward and flicks it wide of long-on and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 10.2 Liam Livingstone bowls it short of length to Babar Azam,1 run, goes on to the back foot and chops the cut towards backward point

Over 11.1 Adil Rashid bowls it flat in the air to Babar Azam, out Caught and Bowled! The wrong 'un and Babar does not read it, he hangs back and is cramped for room, tries to cut and ends up chipping it off the inner part back down the pitch, Rashid moves forward and takes a good diving catch.