'Superhuman' Ben Stokes leads England to T20 World Cup win as they beat Pakistan in final
England have won the T20 World Cup for the second time after beating Pakistan by five wickets in the final in Melbourne.
was the star of the show at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after hitting a half-century, his first in the T20 format.It’s the second time that England have won the T20 World Cup After hitting the winning runs to confirm glory, the victory will be sweet for the man who was held responsible when they lost the final back in 2016.
Pakistan scored 137 with Adil Rashid and Sam Curran putting some fine bowling displays, but with Alex Hales out for one after taking to bat, the Pakistan supporters started to feel more optimistic.Phil Salt was out for 10 before Pakistan took the wicket of Jos Buttler, paving the way for Stokes to be the hero.
On a bowler-friendly pitch, Stokes anchored a chase of 138 with an over to spare with 52 not out from 49 balls as England became the first men’s side to hold ODI and T20 World Cups simultaneously.was full of praise for Stokes, but insisted that the win belonged to two other England stars.
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