England defeat Pakistan by 93 runs
News Desk || risingbd.com
England defeated Pakistan by 93 runs in their last match of Cricket World Cup 2023 in Kolkata on Saturday.
England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat in the game.
Ben Stokes (84), Joe Root (60) and Jonny Bairstow (59) steered them to 337-9 before Pakistan were dismissed for 244 in the 44th over.
The Babar Azam-led side was officially eliminated from the tournament after it failed to chase down the target of 338 runs in 6.4 overs -- an impossible task.
For Pakistan, Haris Rauf took three wickets while Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Wasim took two wickets each.
England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
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