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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 managꦗed to register a victory by 93♕ runs and finished their campaign in the multi-team tournament on a high note. With the victory, England eliminated Pakistan from the competition and also secured berth in the 2025 Champion𒀰s 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 runs 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 o♏f the bowlers for Pakistan, claiming 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 1ಞ0 overs. Gus Atkinson and Adil Rashid also made significant contributions, taki💜ng 2 wickets 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 World C🎉up campaign with a win ✅ |
— England Cricket (@englandcricket)
England have reminded everyone today of how good they 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 cricketꦐers ke dil ke arman ansuoꦜo mein behe gaye.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
ENGLAND HAVE QUALIFIED FOR CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025…!!!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
ENGLAND DEFEATED PAKISTAN BY 93 RUNS…..!!!!!
Defending Champions ended the World Cup on a high𝔍.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Congra♚tulations to England fo💞r winning by 93 runs 😉
— Wazhma Ayoubi 🇦🇫 (@WazhmaAyoubi)
Indians afteꦆr 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 Diwali weekend 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 th♒e 2025 C෴hampions Trophy which will be played in Pakistan 👏🏼👏🏼
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan)
