{"id":13335,"date":"2026-02-24T18:37:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13335"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:37:54","slug":"england-beat-pakistan-by-two-wickets-to-enter-t20-world-cup-semifinals-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13335","title":{"rendered":"England beat Pakistan by two wickets to enter T20 World Cup semifinals | ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Captain Brook\u2019s century guides England home in chase of 165 with Pakistan staring at the prospects of an exit.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this 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knockouts.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Brook formed a 52-run partnership with in-form all-rounder Will Jacks, who scored 28 runs in the winning cause.<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s win, though, began with a tumble and ended with a wobble as their top-order and lower-middle-order batters slumped in the face of a par total of 164-9 set by Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time champions went through to the last four by winning their second game of the Super Eights stage to bag four points while Pakistan remain on one point after two games.<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s run chase got off to a horrible start when Shaheen Shah Afridi removed opener Phil Salt off the first ball of the innings. <span style=\"font-size:22px\">Salt edged a length delivery to wicketkeeper Usman Khan, who obliged with a diving catch. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:22px\">Afridi, who was dropped from the Pakistan team for their washed-out match against New Zealand, carried on his dream return with a wicket in his second over as former captain Jos Buttler was dismissed in a similar manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jacob Bethell, caught in the deep off Afridi, and Tom Banton, caught behind off Usman Tariq, were the next two wickets to fall as Pakistan seemed to have the upper hand in the second innings.<\/p>\n<p>However, Brook\u2019s measured yet attacking onslaught combined with some poor fielding by Pakistan to help England revive their innings in the middle overs.<\/p>\n<p>Just as his team looked certain of victory, Brook fell after scoring his 100, triggering a late batting collapse that gave Pakistan some hope before it was crushed by a Jofra Archer boundary on the first ball of the 20th over to seal England\u2019s win.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Sahibzada Farhan continued his imperious run-scoring form to score 63 runs off 45 balls, which became the cornerstone of Pakistan\u2019s innings.<\/p>\n<p>The opener was briefly supported by Babar Azam, who fell for 25 runs.<\/p>\n<p>Fakhar Zaman\u2019s 25 and Shadab Khan\u2019s 23 runs helped Pakistan cross the 160-run mark in a must-win game.<\/p>\n<p>Spin bowler Liam Dawson\u2019s figures of 3-24 in four overs were supported by two wickets each from pacers Jofra Archer and Jamie Overton as England made it four wins in their last four games in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>They will face New Zealand in their last Super Eight fixture on Friday while Pakistan will play against hosts Sri Lanka the following day.<\/p>\n<p>The next Group 2 match is between Sri Lanka and New Zealand on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan must now hope that Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by a big margin and England do the same two days later to dent the Kiwis\u2019 net run rate.<\/p>\n<p>Salman Ali Agha\u2019s side must then follow it up by handing Sri Lanka a third defeat to knock them 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