T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up: Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran shine as England thrash Pakistan at Gabba

T20 World Cup 2022: England beat Pakistan by six wickets on Monday, October 17 after chasing down 161 in 14.4 overs. Harry Brook top-scored for England with a 45-run knock.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 17, 2022 17:25 IST

T20 World Cup warm-up 2022: Brook, Stokes, Curran shine as ENG thrash PAK at Gabba. Courtesy: Reuters

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: England, on Sunday, October 17, defeated Pakistan by six wickets at The Gabba in Brisbane within the T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up match. The Three Lions chased down 161 in 14.4 overs and made a mockery of the Pakistan bowling assault.

After being put in to bat first, Pakistan scored 160 for the lack of eight wickets in 20 overs. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam did not come out to bat and it was evident that Pakistan needed to check out their middle-order batters earlier than the Super 12 matches acquired underway.

Shan Masood and Haider Ali placed on 49 runs for the opening wicket off 4.5 overs, however from there on, Pakistan struggled to inject momentum into their innings. Masood top-scored with a 22-ball 39 earlier than Liam Livingstone dismissed him.

Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim Jr. scored of their 20s and helped Pakistan in some way contact the 160-run mark. While David Willey picked up two wickets, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan and Livingstone acquired one wicket apiece.

England misplaced the early wicket of Phil Salt to Naseem Shah, however from there on, dominated within the run-chase. Ben Stokes and Livingstone scored 36 and 28 respectively and put the British crew within the driver’s seat.

Harry Brook was the standout batter for England as he stayed unbeaten on 45 runs off 24 balls with the assistance of two fours and as many as 4 sixes. Sam Curran additionally threw his bat round to remain not out on 33 off 14 with two fours and three sixes.

Shaheen Shah Afridi, who returned from a knee harm, bowled two overs and gave away seven runs. Wasim Jr picked up two wickets for Pakistan.