The England Cricket Team defeated Pakistan by 93 runs in the 2023 World Cup Clash
Both the England and Pakistan cricket teams failed to register a place in the semifinals of the mega tournament. England capped off World Cup 2023 with a 93-run win over Pakistan in their final league match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. David Willey took three wickets in his last game for England, while Ben Stokes starred with the bat in the first inning, hitting 84. Both England and Pakistan failed to reach the CWC 2023 semi-finals.
Jos Buttler ended Pakistan's hopes of making the semis after he won the toss and elected to bat first. Considering the best-case scenario for Pakistan to reach the final four, they had to bat first, put up a huge total on the board, and beat England by 275 or more runs. However, with that scenario down in the drain just at the toss, England marched on with the momentum they gained following a win over the Netherlands in their last match.
English openers Malan and Bairstow got off to a flyer, adding 82 runs for the first wicket. Dawid Malan and Joe Root hit the half-century as Pakistan bowlers looked out of sorts until the first half of the inning. The hero of the last match, Ben Stokes, continued from where he had left, hitting a quickfire 84.
The seam trio were among the wickets, with Haris Rauf picking three and Mohammad Wasim Jr. returning with two scalps. A late blitz from Willey helped England pose a fighting 337 for nine on the board. Chasing a mammoth total at the Eden Gardens, Pakistan lost both openers, Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman, early to Willey. Captain Babar Azam played a few fine-looking strokes but got out playing a pull shot of Gus Atkinson on 38.