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England (138/5) crowned T20 World Cup champions after a 5-wicket win over Pakistan (137/8)

The pitch clearly had something in it for the bowlers which should’ve suited Pakistan no excuses underserving finalists England worthy winners.
 
Ben Stokes hung in there and once again stepped up in a big occasion. Mentally toughest English cricketer of his generation.
 
Please explain grace, still remember shoaib malik starting his runner up captain speech my asking forgiveness from Muslim brethren. Irfan Pathan fittingly took the MoM. Then sizda among hindus, comment by an immensely respected bowler in India. So please...
 
Pakistani bowlers especially Haris ,Naseem bowled their hearts out.

Pretty small total but took the game deep.

Game plan while batting was wrong. Should have targeted 150. Especially Masood and Shadab should have been till the end.
 
Wonderful game Pakistan (and Eng). Just get rid of the man leading the side and you have a bright future. Final well played!
 
England are the first side to hold the 50-over and T20 World Cups at the same time.

Stokes sees England over the line both times.
 
Brilliant from Stokes in the end. But well played Pakistan, they made a great game of this. Some silly runs given away and the Afridi injury were very costly
 
This match became one sided since the beginning the way it was started by Baber & Rizwan. Bowlers (except Wasim) bowled well and took it till the end. The fact is Pak top 5 batters doesn't have any idea how to set the target while batting first.
 
Best team won.

Congratulations England - best white ball team of this generation. Pakistan tried to make it a contest but relying on 1992 fairytales and qudrat ka nizam is never sustainable.

Time for Babar and Saqlain to step aside.
 
This match became one sided since the beginning the way it was started by Baber & Rizwan. Bowlers (except Wasim) bowled well and took it till the end. The fact is Pak top 5 batters doesn't have any idea how to set the target while batting first.

This is an atrocious post
 
With this rubbish batting Pakistan was able to reach final only because of the bowling ..England would have won even with 150 on board. Ben Stokes is an absolute legend of the game.
 
Well done England! At least there will be some (British) Pakistani hands on the World Cup trophy.
 
Congrats to English Team and Fans on PP.

Good tournament for us overall, we overachieved by making the final.
 
It's hilarious that Indian fans bought tickets for the final thinking their team will be there 🤣

So !! we had as much chance to reach finals as other 3 teams in Semis. It is game. Chill and Enjoy !
Those who bought tickets will savour this Pakistan loss. It hurts more to lose at final hurdle. This one is gonna sting a lot as one that got away.
 
Well done England.

We were 20 short and Shaheen's injury just confounded it.

We had zero luck today with the ball.
So many plays and misses and it could easily have gone the other way...
 
Was always going to be difficult to beat this England team and then to only put 130 odd on the board made it harder.

Pakistan should be proud of their campaign and effort tonight, just didn't work out with the bat tonight.
 
The better team won. Pakistan did OK, didn’t let them chase it comfortably.
 
Congrats England!! Very well deserved.
Congrats Pakistan!! You showed you are the 2nd best team in the tournament. This is how you try to defend a low score.

15 more runs in the last 5 overs when you batted, or Running out Stokes when you had multiple chances or if Shaheen wasn't injured could have won the game for you. Brilliant performance and you should be proud. Brilliant final!!
 
Another heart break. Asia cup ,now world cup.

Pakistani batting is the culprit.
Pakistan should get rid of

Haris, Ifti and Newaz.

What's the point when your all rounder Newaz don't get the 5 balls left in the Shahin 's over?
 
Shameless Babar will go on demanding for being captain in PSL. Goodluck to Zalmi if he is a CHOSEN leader.
 
Glad england won. Well deserved. Pakistan lost this by poor batting. Random hoicks across the line. Masterclass by the English batsmen showed how to actually time the ball and play proper cricket shots and not wild swings.

Pakistan on the other hand will go back to the dressing room and talk about kudrat ki nizam. Garmi, Sardi. Din, Raat, din Raat, harrna jeetna. Lmao. The circle has been complete and medicority cycle restarts.

GG EZ
 
Glad england won. Well deserved. Pakistan lost this by poor batting. Random hoicks across the line. Masterclass by the English batsmen showed how to actually time the ball and play proper cricket shots and not wild swings.

Pakistan on the other hand will go back to the dressing room and talk about kudrat ki nizam. Garmi, Sardi. Din, Raat, din Raat, harrna jeetna. Lmao. The circle has been complete and medicority cycle restarts.

GG EZ
 
England are easily a better T20 team than Pakistan Australia in the final would’ve been interesting hopefully Pakistan can make changes but it won’t happen a final appearance will be used as an excuse to keep things as they are.
 
It's like another Diwali in India. Firecrackers all around in my neighborhood after England Victory over Pakistan. It was a good game of cricket for a neutral point of view.
 
Good tournament overall for Pakistan, not shocked by the result. Was always going to be tough for our batting lineup in Aus conditions.

Should do well next worldcup, we def have the best bowling lineup in the world.
 
From a batting perspective, England played the MCG the right way, instead of trying to sky it, they were flat hitting into gaps.
 
Best team vs a best bowling team. Pakistan missed a hardik pandya kinda player. India & Pak combined XI would have been so powerful in cricket.
 
Fans/critics will need to stop blaming batting. It has not been the batting, it is the conservative ideology in a game format setup for aggressive mindset.
 
Bowling wise Pakistan is a very good team. Their batting is very very fragile. Openers don't play over the top and at no. 8 u required a bowling all-arounder who can bat decently not like Wasim who failed to connect the bat to ball.
 
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