ENG vs PAK Highlights, World Cup 2023: Stokes, bowlers shine as England beats Pakistan by 93 runs to confirm Champions Trophy spot

Chris Woakes to Haris Rauf, OUT! Rauf mistimes his slog and holes out to Stokes and this is it. England beats Pakistan by 93 runs to confirm Champions Trophy 2025 spot.

David Willey continues. FOUR! Haris Rauf and Mohammad Rauf take 13 runs as the fifty-run partnership completes for the last wicket and this has been some counter attack by the duo.

Gus Atkinson continues. Atkinson to Rauf, SIX! Rauf pulls the short ball for a maximum. Nine off the over.

The rampage is on. Mohammad Wasim Jr now takes on David Willey to first clear the mid-wicket for a FOUR and then clear the straight boundary for a MAXIMUM! 13 off the over.

Haris Rauf is fight mode. He hits Gus Atkinson for 16 runs via TWO SIXES and A FOUR!

Two singles off David Willey’s over.

Gus Atkinson to Shaheen Afridi, OUT! LBW!

David Willey continues. Willey to Salman, OUT!100th ODI Wicket for Willey! Nine and a wicket off the over.

Three off Adil over.

David Willy comes back into the attack. Agha Salman takes a quick double to complete his fifty! Three off the over.

Just three singles from Adil Rashid’s over.

Moeen Ali continues. Agha Salman hits Ali for a SIX and then a FOUR! 12 runs off the over.

Adil Rashid to Shakdab Khan, OUT! Googly that crashed onto the stumps after Shadab. Shaheen comes in at number nine and straight away gets off the mark with a SIX!

Ali continues. Ali to Iftikhar, OUT! Iftikhar holes out to Malan at mid-off. Shadab Khan walks out as the new man in at number eight. Ali to Shadab, FOUR! He gets off the mark with a boundary.

FOUR! Agha Salman hits Adil Rashid for two boundaries to take 10 runs from the over.

Moeen Ali continues. FOUR! Agha Salman gets the ball into the fence with a reverse sweep. Five singles give Pakistan nine runs from this over.

Adil Rashid continues. Rashid to Saud Shakeel, OUT! Bowled! Shakeel tries to play down the leg but the ball spins in and crashes onto the stumps around his legs. Iftikhar Ahmed comes in at number 5.

Moeen Ali continues. Three singles and a FOUR give Pakistan another seven-run over.

Adil Rashid continues. Seven off his over via a FOUR!

Three off the Ali over.

Rashid for his fourth over. Salman hits one in the air but the ball falls safe. Three runs off the over.

OUT! Rizwan comes down the track, attempts a wild slog, misses the ball that crashes into the stumps. Pakistan loses its fourth wicket. And in the process, Rizwan has pulled his hamstring and is down on the pitch.

Agha Salman is the new batter in. A single and a wicket in that over.

Rashid is back into the attack. England appeals for a caught behind against Shakeel but umpire says its not out. Buttler looks convinced but and goes for the review. Nothing on the ball tracker and decision stays. Wonder what Buttler heard. Drifting down the leg and gloves no where near. Six runs off it.

Five off the over from Moeen Ali.

This time Shakeel drives Atkinson over covers to get the boundary! Pakistan gets another seven runs off the over.

And finally Shakeel manages to find a gap. Reverse sweeps Moeen past the short fine leg fielder for a four! Seven off the over.

Atkinson for his fourth over. With pact off side ring, Shakeel isn’t able to pierce through the gap despite timing his drives pretty well. Only a single from that over.

Saud Shakeel sweeps and gets a boundary off the first ball off Moeen Ali’s over. And another one, this time paddle sweep. 10 runs from the over.

Atkinson. Another excellent over. Just two singles off it.

Moeen Ali into the attack now. Saud Shakeel is the new man in. Only a single from that over.

OUT! Atkinson removes Babar. Tight over and Babar tries to pull on the last ball but hits it straight to short midwicket fielder. Easy dismissal. Babar goes for 38.

Rashid. England bowlers attacking the stumps. Five singles off the over.

Gus Atkinson into the attack. Just two runs from it.

Adil Rashid is introduced straight up after the PowerPlay. Full and Rizwan gets on knees to slog sweeps it towards deep midwicket for four. Seven off the over.

After four dot balls, Woakes drifts towards the pads and Babar places it in the gap between midwicket and mid-on for four.

Willey has been superb in this first spell. Bowling top of the mark and not allowing loose stuff to Pakistan batters. Just three off the over.

On the length by Woakes and Babar hits it over midwicket fielder for four! Just five runs from the over.

Willey for his fourth over. Another tight over. Just two off the over.

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ENG vs PAK: Buttler creates unceremonious record, scores least runs in a World Cup by a captain

The England skipper ended the 2023 campaign with 138 runs in nine innings at an average of 15.33.

Woakes overpitches and Babar drives him for four towards covers. Follows with another backfoot punch past extra covers for four. A double on the third ball. Good fielding to cut down the boundary there. Three dots to end the over.

Willey bowling as good as it gets. Just a single in that over.

Full on the pads by Woakes and Rizwan flicks it towards midwicket for four! Six runs off the over.

Willey is getting the ball to move away from the left hander. OUT! Fakhar is gone. He comes down the track and hits it straight to mid off. He’s out for just 1. What a start for England and Willey.

Rizwan is off the mark with a single on the first ball.

Chris Woakes is introduced. Four dot ball to begin with. A single on the fifth ball. Just that.

Dawid Willey - bowling for the last time in international cricket - opens with the new ball. Swings it back into Abdullah, hits the pads and umpire raises the finger! A wicket on the second ball!

Babar Azam gets off the mark with a straight drive for four on his third ball. Gets Pakistan off the mark as well. And another four, flicked away towards midwicket to end the over.

Openers Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman are in the middle. An impossible equation to enter semifinals - chase down 338 in 6.4 overs.

Wasim for the final over. Willey reverse scoops over short third for a four. Full and Willey muscles it straight over the bowler’s head and long into the stands for a SIX! Amazing shots to start the over. And another four this time towards covers. Now he gets a leading edge and Iftikhar runs in from long on and grabs a good catch diving in front. Nice little cameo - for the last time in international cricket - by David Willey. He goes for 15. Wasim removes Atkinson on the first ball. Bowled! Two in two. No hattrick for him though just a single on the last ball and that too via bye. 15 runs and two wickets in the final over.

Good three balls from Rauf to start the penultimate over. GONE! Rauf clean bowls Moeen Ali with a slower ball. Brilliant stuff from Pakistan bowlers. There’s a delay due to a broken bail. A four to end the over by Woakes.

Buttler pulls the ball towards square leg for four on the first ball of Wasim over. OUT! Buttler is runout as he tries to sneak in a run. Direct hit.

That brings Chris Woakes to the crease. Length ball and Moeen picks it over midwicket for a SIX! Super shot.

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ENG vs PAK: Haris Rauf breaks record of most runs conceded in single World Cup edition

Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf on Saturday broke the record of conceding most runs in a single edition of a World Cup during the league match against England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Rauf is back and Brook ramps him over keeper for a four! What a brilliant shot. Rauf has some problem and physio is out there for him. He’s back. Brook takes a double. OUT! Brook is gone. Hits it straight to mid off. He goes for 30 off 17 balls.

Moeen Ali takes a single on the first ball. Eight runs from the over.

Wasim is back. He’s getting reverse and Buttler almost gets bowled. The bails don’t fall off though even if it touches the stumps. No boundaries in that over.

Afridi to Brook and he launches him for a SIX on the first ball of the over straight over long off. Full toss and Brook places the ball behind square for four. And another SIX to end the over! Full toss and Brook hits it over long on.

Buttler takes out the reverse again against Shadab and once again finds a boundary. Full and Buttler launches the ball towards long on. Haris Rauf takes it but he’s too close to the boundary. Umpires take a look. His legs are touching the rope and it’s a SIX!

Afridi for his ninth over. OUT! Root is gone. Slow ball and Root is squared up, gets a top edge and the ball goes straight to point. Root falls for 60 off 72 balls.

Harry Brook is here. He isn’t able to get off the mark. Just a single and a wicket in that over.

Shadab for his ninth over. Outiside off and Root sweeps the ball in front of midwicket for a four! He finds the gap brilliantly. Buttler too gets his first four of the innings with a reverse sweep! 10 runs off the over.

Afridi is here and Stokes is gone. First ball, yorker, Stokes misses it and ball uproots the off stump. Stokes departs for 84 off 76 balls.

Jos Buttler joins Root. He gets off the mark with a single on the first ball. Six runs and a wicket in that over.

Stokes attempts a scoop off Rauf on the first ball but is beaten. Another good quiet over him. Just five runs off it. Root reaches his fifty as well.

On the pads by Wasim and Root picks it towards square leg for four to start the over. Follows it up with a cut past point for another boundary. Four singles in the next four balls.

Rauf is back. Root attempts a reverse hit but fails to connect. On the next ball he connects but only for a single. Just two runs off the over.

Wasim for his sixth over. Gets a hint of reverse into Root, who is hit on the pads and Pakistan is interested. Umpires are not. But after a discussion, Babar reviews it. The ball is missing the stumps and Pakistan’s review is wasted. Root hasn’t been able to time Wasim well. Just one run from the over.

Stokes comes down the track against Salman and muscles the ball over the bowler’s head and gets boundary! And then perfectly hits a reverse sweep over point for a SIX! How good was that shot. Another four. This time a genuine edge goes past the keeper and find the fence. 16 runs from the over.

Wasim Jr is back into the attack and Stokes picks him over midwicket for a SIX! Such a clean hit that. Follows it up with a four towards midwicket. Just pushes the length ball. A good over for England, 12 coming from it.

Salman continues. Fifty for Stokes in 53 balls and that too with a four via reverse sweep. Six runs in that over.

Iftikhar drops it short on the second ball and Stokes gets on his knees and sweeps it towards square leg for four! Two singles more makes it six off the over.

Salman Agha is introduced for the first time today. He begins with a three-run over.

Stokes now begins the Iftikhar over with a boundary towards midwicket. Three singles more in that over. Seven off it.

Another Shadab over that results in just four singles. The bowlers haven’t threatened a lot so far.

Iftikhar is back into the attack. Just four singles off the over.

Shadab Khan continues. Four runs in that over including an inside edge that just went past the stumps and gave Root a double.

Afridi continues. Full on the pads and Stokes flicks it through midwicket for four! Now Stokes makes room towards the off side and hammered the length ball past the covers for another boundary! He ends the over with another slap, this time straight past the bowler for four!

Shadab bowls his sixth. Four singles and a double make it a six-run over.

Shaheen Afridi comes back into the attack. Afridi to Sokes, DROPPED! Afridi could not get a hold of the ball and missed a big chance. Afridi to Stokes, FOUR! Fuller ball and dispatched over the bowler’s head for a boundary. Two singles fetch England six from the over.

Shadab Khan continues. Khan to Stokes, FOUR BYES! It was going down the leg and Stokes tried for a reverse sweep but failed to find a connection, but the ball beat Rizwan and raced away for a boundary. Six runs from this over and England looks comfortable.

Just three singles from Haris Rauf’s over who is very close to conceding the most runs in a single edition.

Shadab Khan continues. Shadab to Root, FOUR! Low full-toss and dispatched with authority over deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Seven runs from this over.

Haris Rauf with his fifth over. Rauf to Stokes, FOUR! Close chance as Shadab dived but the ball past raced past him at a backward point. Six runs from this over.

Just two singles from Shadab Khan’s over. The run rate has stopped under six.

Haris Rauf comes back into the attack. Rauf to Bairstow, OUT! Full on off and Bairstow went for a drive but gave an easy catch to Agha Salman at cover. The second wicket for Pakistan but it is not the end of its pursuit of the semifinal. Ben Stokes, who came in at number four gets off the mark with a single after playing two dots.

Bairstow c Agha Salman b Haris Rauf 59(61)

Four singles from Shadab’s second over.

Mohammad Wasim Jr. to Bairstow, FOUR! Bairstow gets another boundary as he punches at the deep backward point which also brings 100 up for England. Six off the over.

Another change in the bowling attack. Shahab Khan replaces Iftikhar Ahmed. Shadab to Bairstow, FOUR! Clears the backward point. He gets a single to bring his 50!

Mohammad Wasim Jr. continues to keep things tight. Four singles and a couple fetch England six from this over.

Iftikhar Ahmed continues. Itfikhar to Malan, OUT! A failed reverse sweep attempt, which directly goes to the keeper as Pakistan finally gets the first wicket. Walks out Joe Root at number three. He gets off the mark with a single. Two from this over.

Malan c Rizwan b Iftikhar Ahmed 31(39)

Mohammad Wasim Jr. gives three runs from his second over.

Iftikhar Ahmed, from the other end, is keeping it tight as he gives five from his over.

Mohammad Wasim Jr. comes into the attack as he replaces Shaheen. He gives only two singles from his first over.

Just four singles off Iftikhar’s over as England posts 72 for none after the end of the first PowerPlay.

Shaheen continues. Malan hits Afridi for back-to-back FOURS! Nine off the over.

Skipper Babar Azam makes the first change in the bowling attack. Iftikhar Ahmed replaces Haris Rauf from his end. Iftikhar to Bairstow, FOUR! Cuts it past the backward point for a boundary that also brings 50 up for England. This has been a very positive start for the defending champions, who are eyeing to confirm their Champions Trophy 2025 berth. Iftikhar to Malan, FOUR! Inside-out played by Malan over extra covers for a boundary. 11 runs off the over.

The attack from the openers continues without much difficulty. Shaheen gives 11 runs from his over courtesy of a ramp shot from Bairstow for a SIX before punching the short ball for a FOUR!

Rauf continues. He gives just a single from the first three deliveries. Rauf to Malan, FIVE WIDES! Another extra five runs, but this time, he bowls a bouncer that went over a crack and bounced a mile over the batter and keeper to add to Pakistan’s misery. Rauf to Malan, FOUR! Pulled away with authority by Malan to clear the deep mid-wicket boundary. He takes a quick double as 12 runs come from the over.

Shaheen continues as he bowls his third over. Shaheen to Bairstow, FOUR! Another back-of-the-length ball, but Bairstow was ready as he pounced on it and slammed it over deep mid-wicket for a boundary. A single in the last four deliveries makes it a five-run over.

Haris Rauf gets his length right to start in this over. He beats Bairstow in back-to-back deliveries to start his second over. Rauf to Bairstow, FOUR! Bairstow leaned on and slapped a punch at backward point for the first boundary of the innings. Rauf to Bairstow, FOUR! Poor line and length this time from Rauf, who went too full and down the leg as Bairstow just guided it fine for the second boundary in succession. Rauf to Malan, FOUR! Make it the third boundary of the over as this time Malan leaned on the half-volley to caress through the extra covers. 13 runs from this over.

Malan gets off the mark with a single on Shaheen’s second over. He pushed the ball forward and went very close to the bowler’s hand. Bairstow, too, gets off the mark with a single on the fourth delivery. Just two off this over after Afridi beats Malan on the last delivery with a hint of late swing.

Haris Rauf comes from the other end. Rauf to Bairstow, FIVE WIDES! Poor start from Rauf, who came from over the wicket and bowled a ball that went down the leg past Rizwan for five extra runs to start his spell. He makes a brilliant comeback after beating Bairstow with a pin-point length delivery on the middle line. Rauf to Bairstow, WIDE! All extra runs till now for England. Rauf ends the over five dots.

Shaheen comes from over the wicket against left-hander Malan. Afridi shapes the first ball out for Malan as he lets it go. The second ball shaped sharply out for Malan. Afridi to Malan and edged! The batter anticipated the ball to come into him but experienced Afridi lured him to open his bat face. Three more dots as he ends the first over with a MAIDEN!

Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow open for England and Shaheen Afridi has the new ball in hand,

Matches played: 10

England: 4

Pakistan: 5

No Result: 1

Last result: Pakistan beat England by 14 runs

ENG (highest score) vs PAK: 444/3 (50) - ENG won by 169 runs (2016)

ENG (lowest score) vs PAK: 122 (31.6x8) - ENG lost by 36 runs (1978)

PAK (highest score) vs ENG: 361/7 (50) - PAK lost by 12 runs (2019)

PAK (lowest score) vs ENG: 74 (40.2) - No result (1992)

ENG (highest individual score) vs PAK: Alex Hales - 171 (122)

ENG (best bowling) vs PAK: Chris Woakes- 5/54 (10)

PAK (highest individual score) vs ENG: Babar Azam- 158 (139)

PAK (best bowling) vs ENG: Waqar Younis- 7/36 (10)

Matches played: 91

England won: 56

Pakistan won: 32

Tied: 0

No Result: 3

Last result: England won by three wickets (Birmingham; 2021)

Last five results: ENG won - 4; PAK won - 1

- Win against Pakistan would take England to 6 points, for starters.

- Hope either Bangladesh or Netherlands loses their last league match.

- England’s NRR will go below Bangladesh if it loses to Pakistan with a deficit of over 140 runs.

Now that it is bowling first.

England score - 20 | Pakistan to chase within 1.3 overs

England score - 50 | Pakistan to chase within 2 overs

England score - 100 | Pakistan to chase within 2.5 overs

England score - 150 | Pakistan to chase within 3.4 overs

England score - 200 | Pakistan to chase within 4.3 overs

England score - 300 | Pakistan to chase within 6.1 overs

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

An all important toss is coming.

Babar Azam would be hoping to call it right today.

England wins the toss and opts to bat.

England unchanged; Pakistan one change in the playing XI.

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, Mark Wood, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Brydon Carse

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Imam-ul-Haq

Wicketkeepers: Mohammed Rizwan, Jos Buttler

Batters: Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Ben Stokes

All-rounders: Iftikhar Ahmed

Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Hasan Ali

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Usama Mir/Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf

250.

Eden isn’t a high scoring ground. It will take a lot from Pakistan batters (if they bat first) to set a mammoth target and give themselves a chance to win by a 287-run margin.

A lot at stake when England meets Pakistan at Eden Gardens today.

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ENG vs PAK qualification scenarios: How can Pakistan reach World Cup semifinal; England Champions Trophy chances explained

For Pakistan to go beyond New Zealand in the points table, it needs to win by 287 or 288 runs if it bats first. If it bowls first, Pakistan needs to chase the target with 284 deliveries to spare.

The 44th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between England and Pakistan will be telecasted live on Star Sports network and streamed on Disney+Hotstar. The match is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM.

A ‘dead-rubber’ militates against everything elite sport packages so well -- excitement, anticipation, nervousness, jubilation and energy-sapping exhaustion.

But for players who have no hope left, it is an opportunity for one precious final triumph. For coaches who are increasingly smitten by corporate speak, it is about the search for takeaways. And for the paying public, it is a chance to deepen their belief that that there is still bang for their buck.

At the Eden Gardens on Saturday when Pakistan takes on England, the expectation is for all of this to come true.

In fairness, the contest is not quite a ‘dead-rubber’, but near enough. For Pakistan to enter the World Cup semifinals at New Zealand’s expense, it needs to win by 287 runs at a venue where the average first-innings score is 242. Or it has to chase a target down with 47.2 overs to spare. For England, the only thing to play for is a seventh-place finish, which will guarantee a spot in the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Both teams have landed in the City of Joy on the back of victories. Pakistan, powered by a sensational century from Fakhar Zaman, beat the Kiwis last Saturday to breathe fresh life into its campaign only for the same Black Caps to nearly snuff it all out with a convincing victory over Sri Lanka.

England’s 160-run win over Netherlands in Pune on Wednesday snapped a wretched five-match losing run and seemingly released the handbrake which Jos Buttler & Co. has been playing with. It remains to be seen if it can galvanise England into finally resembling the champion unit that it was until not so long ago.

Also at test will be one of the widely accepted truisms that ‘cricket is a funny game where anything can happen’. Pakistan progressing will be blockbuster evidence, but on this occasion, it is likely to prove a fanciful prophecy.

- N. Sudarshan

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