US EditionBrook Ton Leads England to Nervy Win over Pakistan and T20 World Cup ...
England overcame a top-order collapse to chase 165 runs, with captain Harry Brook scoring a 50-ball century to secure a two-wicket win over Pakistan.
- On Tuesday in Pallekele, England cricket team beat Pakistan cricket team by two wickets in a Super Eight match, finishing the chase with five balls to spare.
- After a top-order collapse, coach Brendon McCullum promoted Brook to number three, and Brook said, 'Look, we might change you up and put you up at three today,' Brook recalled.
- Brook notched a rapid century, reaching a 50-ball hundred with 10 fours and four sixes as England slid to 103-5 while he lost partners.
- England's win booked a semi-final place as Mohammad Nawaz took two wickets but Jofra Archer hit a boundary to seal victory with five balls to spare.
- Salman Agha said Pakistan could still qualify with a win over New Zealand, despite Sahibzada Farhan's significant contribution and Pakistan's shortfall.
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England's Brook uncertain about continuing at number three
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Feb 25 : Harry Brook smashed a match-winning hundred in Tuesday's Super Eight match against Pakistan after being moved up the order to number three but the England captain is unsure if he will stay in the new slot for the rest of the Twenty20 World Cup.Brook struck a two-run-a-ball hundr
World-class Brook played 'the best innings of his life' – Afridi
Shaheen Shah Afridi hailed Harry Brook's century as a "world-class knock" after it took England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals and floored Pakistan to leave their hopes of making the last four out of their own hands. Brook reached his maiden T20 international hundred off 50 balls, with four sixes and 10 fours, as England went past their 165-run target with five balls to spare to win by two wickets. Afridi jolted the England top order with a …
Pakistan Vs England, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Harry Brook Sinks Green Army With Superb Ton To Enter Semi-Final
Brook, batting at No. 3 for the first time, showed admirable cricketing smarts during an innings that had 10 fours and four sixes as he picked his battles with precision
Harry Brook’s Century Powers England Into T20 World Cup Semi-Finals
Harry Brook produced one of the finest innings of his cricket career to carry England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a dramatic two-wicket win over Pakistan in Pallekele. Chasing 165, England were wobbling early, but Brook took control of the innings and refused to let it slip. He struck a superb 100 from just 51 balls, pacing the chase with authority and composure before his teammates finished the job with five balls to spare.The victo…
Idaho State Journal
Brook's first T20 century propels England into World Cup semifinals
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Harry Brook hadn't exactly been firing at the Twenty20 World Cup. England scraped into the Super Eights and the captain's contribution before Tuesday was 102 runs in five games with one half-century.
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