In Photos: ICC World Cup 2023 – Pakistan Bow Out With Defeat to England
#Photos #ENGvsPAK| Pakistan's #CWC23 campaign came to an conclusion with a 93-run defeat to England.
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ICC World Cup 2023: In the penultimate league stage match of the competition, England handed Pakistan a 93-run defeat in Kolkata's Eden Gardens.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Indian fans in Kolkata displayed their admiration for the Pakistani skipper, Babar Azam, comparing him with Argentine football icon, Lionel Messi.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Meanwhile, flag of Palestine was also on display at the Eden Gardens.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Opting to bat first, England had a good start with the bat, courtesy of the opening pair of Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Bairstow was the more impressive of the two, scoring 59 runs in 61 deliveries.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Haris Rauf dismissed Bairstow in the 19th over of the match.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Post the openers' downfall, Joe Root and Ben Stokes stitched a game-defining second-wicket partnership of 132 runs.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Stokes was England's leading run-scorer of the game, accumulating 84 runs in only 76 deliveries.
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ICC World Cup 2023: The English Test skipper lost his wicket to Shaheen Afridi in the 41st over.
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ICC World Cup 2023: But with a 17-ball 30-run cameo from Harry Brook, England managed to post a mammoth total of 337 runs.
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ICC World Cup 2023: England had an excellent start with the ball, as David Willey – who was playing his last international game – dismissed both Pakistani openers, Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman, in the first couple of overs.
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ICC World Cup 2023: However, skipper Babar Azam stabilised Pakistan's innings.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Babar scored 38 runs in 45 deliveries, before falling prey to Gus Atkinson.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Mohammad Rizwan could not capitalise on his good start as well, as he lost his wicket whilst batting on 36 runs.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan's lone warrior in the run chase was Agha Salman. The all-rounder scored 51 runs in 45 deliveries.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Adil Rashid had a decent outing with the ball, dismissing Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan.
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ICC World Cup 2023: But the star of the show was David Willey. He bowed out with a three-wicket haul.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Haris Rauf played an entertaining knock of 35 runs from 23 deliveries, but that was nowhere near enough to avoid a defeat.
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ICC World Cup 2023: England, hence, ended their campaign with a clinical win.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Meanwhile, a Pakistan fan in Kolkata jokingly rues the lack of 'Qudrat ka Nizam' (nature's miracles).
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