England vs Pakistan, 45th Match, Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y3), ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Shaheen Afridi to Harry Brook, out Bowled!! Shaheen Afridi has the last laugh! He bowls a pinpoint yorker, Harry Brook tries to slice it away, gets beaten and the middle stump goes for a toss. Fourth wicket of the innings for Shaheen Afridi and he congratulates Harry Brook for his special innings. England need only 10 runs in 3 overs. Harry Brook walks back to the pavilion to a standing ovation from one and all. Harry Brook b Shaheen Afridi 100(51) [4s-10 6s-4]

Shaheen Afridi to Harry Brook, FOUR, what a spectacular century! Has to be the best knock of this tournament. He takes off his helmet and raises his bat. Looks towards the heaven as his teammates give him a standing ovation. Was a length delivery around off, Harry Brook makes room and chips it over the infield at mid-off. Gets to the milestone in style

Shaheen Afridi to Harry Brook, SIX, what a special knock this has been by Harry Brook! He advances down the wicket and smashes this shortish delivery over wide long-off for a maximum yet again

Shaheen Afridi to Will Jacks, 1 run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged down the pitch towards long-on for one

Shaheen Afridi to Will Jacks, FOUR, more runs! Back of a length delivery around off, skids along the deck as Will Jacks swipes it away to the fine leg fence. Even Shaheen Afridi goes for a boundary. Less than run-a-ball required now

Shaheen Afridi to Will Jacks, 2 runs, pitched up by the bowler outside off, pushed through the off-side by Will Jacks for a couple of runs

Shaheen Afridi to Tom Banton, leg byes, 1 run, 139ks length delivery hits Tom Banton on the knee roll, huge cry for leg before but they decide against the review. Height was an issue there, but the batters were alert enough to pinch a quick single as the ball rolled into the off-side

Shaheen Afridi to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Sahibzada Farhan!! No-one's dropping this one. 137ks short ball angled in at the body, Bethell goes for the pull but because of the extra pace he couldn't time it as well as he would have liked. Was cramped for room and ended up dragging it off the thick inside half to the right of deep square where Sahibzada Farhan takes a well-judged low-sliding catch. Was a relatively tough chance and the Pakistan opener made that look easy. Jacob Bethell c Sahibzada Farhan b Shaheen Afridi 8(10) [4s-1]

Shaheen Afridi to Jacob Bethell, no run, full and just outside off at 140ks, Bethell drills it straight to Fakhar at mid-off

Shaheen Afridi to Harry Brook, 1 run, 140ks full on leg stump, Brook toe-ends the drive to the left of the diving fielder at mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Harry Brook, FOUR, makes room early and spanks the 125ks length ball in the gap between cover and mid-off. The gap was huge in that area and Brook did well to give himself enough space on the off-side to place it to perfection...

Shaheen Afridi to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, direct hit, but Bethell is safe! Juicy full toss outside off, Bethell slams it to Fakhar at mid-off and hustles through for a quick single

Shaheen Afridi to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 133ks short on off stump, Bethell shuffles and plays the swivel-pull to the left of backward square leg

Shaheen Afridi to Jacob Bethell, no run, 137ks in the fuller length zone outside off, Bethell mistimes the drive to Babar at short extra cover

Shaheen Afridi to Jacob Bethell, no run, 137ks pitched up outside off, Bethell pings the drive to mid-off

Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, out Caught by Usman Khan!! Jos Buttler's World Cup goes bad to worse. He has only scored 60 runs from 5 innings before this and the numbers are not going to improve any further. He slashes at a 135ks away swinger and feeds a healthy inside edge to the right of the keeper. The feet were cemented to the crease and Buttler tried to force it on the off-side with hard hands, no dice. Jos Buttler c Usman Khan b Shaheen Afridi 2(3)

Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, 135ks good length on middle and leg, Buttler nudges it in the gap between deep square and deep mid-wicket. Easy two...

Shaheen Afridi to Harry Brook, 1 run, short of length outside off at 139ks, Brook opens the bat face and steers it to the left of square third man

Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, no run, Shaheen Afridi thinks he's got Jos Buttler out caught behind. Will Pakistan go for a review? Nope. 133ks swinging away sharply in the corridor of uncertainty, lures Buttler into a poke and rips it past the outside edge. Nothing on UltraEdge.

Shaheen Afridi to Harry Brook, 1 run, 139ks short of length just outside off, Brook drops it in front of cover and hurries across for a quick single

Shaheen Afridi to Harry Brook, no run, 139ks swinging away from a length outside off, Brook advanced down the pitch and left it alone at the last moment

Shaheen Afridi to Harry Brook, 2 runs, 140ks good length on off stump, Brook drops it into the mid-wicket pocket and backs it up with excellent running between the wickets

Shaheen Afridi to Harry Brook, no run, Brook comes dancing down the wicket and flicks the inswinging full ball to the right of mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, out Caught by Usman Khan!! Gone first ball. 130ks swinging away from a length outside off. Phil Salt without any feet plays inside the line of the ball and was all hands at that. Thick outside edge and the keeper dives full length to his right to take an excellent catch. This is a dream start for Pakistan. Phil Salt c Usman Khan b Shaheen Afridi 0(1)