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 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 4.1 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.

Over 4.5 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Haris, no run, gives the charge, makes enough width for himself and unleashes his arms at a back of a length delivery. Doesn't connect

Over 4.6 Sam Curran bowls a back of length delivery to Mohammad Haris, no run, cramped for room as he slashes and misses.

Over 16.1 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Shan Masood, 2 runs,  gets into an awkward position and miscues the pull to square leg

Over 16.2 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Shan Masood, no run, make room and kept it well outside off, Masood cannot reach it and it is a dot

Over 16.3 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Shan Masood, out Caught by Livingstone!! It is the hard length and Masood tries his best to get under it, but can only mistime the pull to deep mid-wicket, Livingstone was well inside the rope as he took the catch.

Over 16.4 Ben Stokes bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, gets forward and drives firmly to mid-off and hence cannot rotate the stride

Over 16.5 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Mohammad Nawaz,1 run, goes on to the back foot and  pulls to deep square leg

Over 16.6 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Shadab Khan, no run, arches back to the ramp but misses.

Over 18.1 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, gets forward and  swings and misses, just inside the wide marker

Over 18.2 Sam Curran bowls it short of length to Mohammad Nawaz, 2 runs, gets back in the crease and pulls to deep square leg and races back for the second

Over 18.3 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Nawaz, out Caught by Livingstone!!  Nawaz clears his front leg and does well to middle the whip, but these are big boundaries at the MCG and Livingstone is once again well inside near deep mid-wicket to take the catch.

Over 18.4 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Shaheen Afridi,1 run, gets forward and flat-bats it towards long-on and it is only a single

Over 18.5 Sam Curran bowls a back of length delivery to Mohammad Wasim Jr, no run, goes on to the back foot and tries to pulls it hard but misses.

Over 18.6 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Wasim Jr,1 run, charges down and is met by a short of length delivery, knocks it to point and retains strike.