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The 44th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 took place between England and Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata where the English team managed to register a victory by 93 r🉐uns and finished their campaign in the multi-team tournament on a high note. With the victory, Engl🦩and eliminated Pakistan from the competition and also secured berth in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Ben Stokes lead England to a formidable total
Opting to bat after winning the toss, England set a formidable total of 337/9 in their allotted 50 overs. The English batting display was led by Ben Stokes, who played a scintillating innings of 84 runsไ off 76 balls, including 11 fours and 2 sixes.
Other notable contributions came from Jonny Bairstow (59), Joe Root (60), and Harry Brook (30). Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf were the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan🎃, ﷺclaiming 2 wickets each.
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David Willey sizzles with the ball
In response, Pakistan struggled to chase down the target, ultimately being bowled out for 244 in 43.3 overs. Agha Salman‘s resilient knock of 51 and Rauf’s aggressive 35 provided some resistance, but the English bowlers were relentless.
David Willey starred with the ball for England, picking up 3 wickets for 56 runs in his 10 overs. Gus Atkinson and Adil Rashid also made significant contributions, taking ﷽2 wicket꧟s each. In the end, England emerged victorious, winning the match by a convincing margin of 93 runs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
We end our 2023 Worldꦚ Cup 🍌campaign with a win ✅ |
— England Cricket (@englandcricket)
England have reminded everyone today of how good t🌜hey can be .. Won’t count for much but just a reminder .. Pakistan have been so bad .. they look along way short of a collective team to me .. The lack of a quality spinner hurts them ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Kai padosi X cricketers ke dil ke arman ansuoo mein behe gay❀e.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
ENGLAND HAVE QUALIFIED FOR CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025…!!!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
ENGLAND DEFEATED PAKISTAN BY 93 RUNS…..!!!!!
Defending Champions e𒈔nded the World Cup🙈 on a high.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Congratꦅulations to England for winning by 93 runs 😉
— Wazhma Ayoubi 🇦🇫 (@WazhmaAyoubi)
Indians after watching Kudrat Ka Nizam for Pakistan team! Lumber one team🥂 qualified for Karachi Bus Stand🥵
Babar | Rizwan | Haris | Shaheen
— Saurabh Singh (@100rabhsingh781)
David Willey🌠 becomes the first ever England left-arm bowler to take 100 ODI wickets.
Reaches the milestone in his final ODI.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Indians after Pakistan qualified for Karachi Bus Stand. The best Diw๊ali wee🌺kend going on for Indians!
Rizwan | Babar | Pakistan | Qudrat
— Saurabh Singh (@100rabhsingh781)
Pakistan end a very poor and disappointing World Cup with 4 ♏wins and 5 losses. They🌺 deserve nothing from this tournament
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
Bye Bye Pakistan …. Flight is ready to take off Kolkata to Karachi…
— Virat (@mVkohlii)
England have qualified for the 2025 Champions Trophy which will beꦓ played in Pa꧅kistan 👏🏼👏🏼
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan)
