Ben Stokes led England to victory with his first ever T20I half century, helping them get past a fired up Pakistan at the MCG.
Pakistan may have only been able to score 137/8 but it has been anything but a straightforward chase for England. The fielding has been superb while Pakistan’s bowlers have hardly given England any quarter. England have lost four wickets but Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali then calmed things down. The pair upped the ante after the 15th over just as Pakistan were dialling up the pressure and are now inching closer to the title.
Ben Stokes hits the winning runs, of course it’s him who does it! England are the first team to hold the ODI and T20 World Cup titles together. They are the foremost white ball team of this era and they have proven it. Out come the England bench, they are all over Stokes. Jos Buttler punches his fist, it was only a couple of months ago when there were people questioning if he should be leading this team after struggling to get his first win under his belt. Well, this is his team allright, he has carried forward Eoin Morgan’s legacy.
