ENG vs PAK Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Jofra Archer hits the winning runs! ENGLAND WIN BY 2 WICKETS AND MAKE IT TO THE SEMI FINAL. Salman Mirza bangs this into the pitch, pace on. Archer gets on top of the bounce and pulls it away, to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Jofra Archer knocks it down the pitch to the right of the bowler. Nawaz moves to his right, but Dawson comes in his way and he ends up diving over the ball, allowing a run. 3 needed in the last over.

OUT! STUMPED! Is there a twist still left in the tale? Mohammad Nawaz gives this one some more air, full and on off, lures the batter. Jamie Overton skips down the track to go for the glory shot but gets beaten on the flight, and Usman Khan behind the stumps does the rest. England are 161/8, still needing 4 runs in 7 balls.

Oh..two dots! Flighted, full and on middle, Jamie Overton tucks it towards mid-wicket. Liam Dawson wants the run but he is sent back just in time.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Jamie Overton pushes it back to the bowler.

Short and around off, Liam Dawson punches it to sweeper cover for a single. England one hit away from the win now.

OUT! TIMBER! Mohammad Nawaz gets a wicket but it is too little too late for Pakistan. He bowls this slower through the air, shortish and on middle, angling in. Will Jacks moves to the leg side to make room and go over covers, but plays all over it. The ball goes through and hits the top of the leg stump. England are 160/7, needing 5 more from 11 balls.

Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, Will Jacks slashes hard at it. Gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to third man. They cross. 5 needed in 12 balls now.

Another dot! Full again and on off, Will Jacks pushes it straight to short cover.

Three dots in a row now! Goes fuller and on leg, angling in and keeps a bit low. Will Jacks makes room to drive it but fails to connect.

Short of a length and around of, Will Jacks tries to pull but gets a bottom edge to the left of the keeper.

A good wide yorker this time, outside off, Will Jacks jams it out towards backward point.

WIDE! Good length but way outside off, Will Jacks leaves it alone. Another wide. England just one big hit away from the win now.

Pitched up and on middle, Will Jacks flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

WIDE! Slower bouncer, outside off, Will Jacks leaves it alone. Wided.

OUT! CASTLED! Hundred and out for Harry Brook. Shaheen Afridi nails the yorker this time, on middle. Harry Brook backs away and tries to open the face of his bat to guide it away but fails to get it down in time. The ball goes through and hits the base of the middle stump. Brook is frustrated as he cannot stay till the end. Gets a pat on the back from Shaheen and a big applause from the crowd as well. Fourth wicket for Shaheen and England are 155/6.

FOUR! HUNDRED FOR BROOK! This has been a special knock from the English skipper. When others struggled, he stood tall and has all but sealed a semi-final spot for his country. Fuller delivery, on off, Harry Brook shows the full face of the bat and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. He roars in delight as this is his maiden T20I century, which has come in just 50 balls.

SIX! Harry Brook is in a hurry now! Shaheen Afridi bangs this into the pitch, outside off, pace on as well. Brook comes down the track, stays leg side of the ball and slaps it over the deep extra cover fence for half a dozen more.

On a length and on middle, Will Jacks pats it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Gets it away! Back of a length and on middle, takes pace off. Will Jacks looks to swipe it away, but goes through the shot a bit too early. Gets an inside edge that races to the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary. 21 needed in 22 balls now.

Fuller and on off, Will Jacks drives it away towards sweeper cover for yet another double.

FOUR! Harry Brook moves into the 90s now. Flatter delivery, short and around off. Brook throws his hands at it and gets an outside edge that races to the third man fence for a boundary. An expensive end to Tariq's final over, but still a good spell from him with figures of 4-0-31-2.

Short again and outside off, Will Jacks cuts it away to deep point for one.

SIX! Goes all the way! Usman Tariq tries to bowl the googly but drags it way back, around leg. Will Jacks opens up his stance and heaves it away, hitting it flat and over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Drops it a bit short and on middle, turns in, Will Jacks pats it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, full and on off, Harry Brook eases it to long off for a single.

Overthrows! Floated, short and down the leg side, Harry Brook paddles it away towards short fine for a single. Shaheen Afridi throws it at the bowler's end, where Usman Tariq fails to collect it and lets it through, which allows an extra run.

Not that short, just around off. Brook hangs back and punches it wide of long off for an easy single again.

Short and outside off, Jacks knocks it to the left of cover for a tight single.

Fuller and slower through the air, allowing the ball to grip from middle and leg. Will Jacks leans on and nudges it gently to deep square leg and they scamper back for the second run.

Low full toss, on the pads, Brook clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. And according to Michael Atherton on air, this is Brook's highest T20I score.

Sees Brook advance down the pitch, Nawaz drags his length back and keeps it on middle. Brook adjusts well and eases it to cover.

Good running again! Full and drifting on the leg stump line, Brook flicks it along the ground in the long on and deep mid-wicket gap and they hustle back for the second run.

Goes deep in the crease again and cuts this length ball to deep backward point for a single.

Fantastic running between the wickets! A touch shorter than the previous ball, outside off, Harry Brook goes back in the crease and crunches it to deep cover for a couple of runs.

Very slow, at 78.5 kph, on a good length, outside off, Jacks punches it through widish mid off for a single.

Quicker one, skids through from a length, on middle, Harry Brook is rushed on the back foot and heaves it off the inside edge to square leg for a single. Usman Khan appeals for LBW, but the umpire walks away.

Floated, shortish and on off, turns in. Harry Brook clips it towards the vacant square leg region and turns around for the second run quite comfortably, making it as well.

Flatter, full and around off, Harry Brook waits for it and steers it to short third.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Will Jacks backs away and looks to swat it but gets a bottom edge onto his pads as the ball goes nowhere. Just the one six from the over.

Back of a length around off, and Jacks once again can only nudge it tamely back down the pitch off the inside half of the bat.

Nagging length, on off, Jacks chops it to the off side.

SIX! That's a glorious hit! Mirza hurls it on a good length, but offers a lot of width outside off. Will Jacks stays leg side, hits it through the line and clubs it over deep cover for a huge six. England need 55 more from 45 balls.

On a back of a length, around off, Will punches it to cover.

From around the wicket. Length ball at 134.9 kph, on off, Will Jacks stabs it to backward point off the back foot.

Loopy full toss, on off, at 79.8 kph, Will Jacks leans on the front foot and eases it to long off for a single.

OUT! FLATLY HIT AND TAKEN! Curran couldn't have picked a fielder any better in the outfield. Tariq's magic continues with the ball as he picks up his second and his 10th wicket in this T20 World Cup. On a lower trajectory, short and on middle and leg. Sam Curran gets crouched a bit and goes for a pull shot, but cannot find the correct timing on that one. Hits it flatly towards deep mid-wicket, where Mohammad Nawaz gets a simple catching practice. Usman breaks the 45-run partnership as England are 103/5, chasing 165.

There comes the dramatic pause again from Tariq. A touch short, drifting on the leg stump. Brook hangs deep in the crease and whips it behind square on the leg side for a single.

The high-arm delivery, short and outside off, Curran rocks back and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Slower through the air, on a fullish length, Sam chips it on the bounce to Tariq.

Slides one onto the pads, on a length, this is nudged between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a couple more. 100 UP FOR ENGLAND!

FOUR! Brook on a rampage as he moves to 72 from just 35 balls. Shadab goes short, on middle and leg. Harry Brook reads the length early and pulls it off the back foot over wide long on for a boundary. 17 runs from this over.

SIX! MONSTROUS! Shadab serves it full and on middle, Harry Brook comes dancing down the track, gets under the ball cleanly and golfs it gun-barrel straight down the ground for a cracking six. Brave intent-laden batting this from the English skipper.

On a length outside off, worked into the vacant mid-wicket region for a single, making Shadab put in a bit of extra running.

Too full, on the stumps, flicked off the front foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Such a good shot that is! Drops it full, does Khan, but down leg. Brook plants his knee on the pitch and nails the sweep shot to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Flatter and quicker, around off, Sam dabs it off the outer half to widish short third for a single.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Sam Curran works it towards long on for one more. He wants the second, but Brook slips at the other end and sends him back.

Tossed up, full and on off, Harry Brook drives it away towards sweeper cover for one. Babar Azam cannot pick it up cleanly but it does not cost anything.

FOUR! Poor delivery and gets the treatment! Dragged back and down the leg side, begging to be put away. Harry Brook just helps it on its way past short fine for a boundary.

In the air... SAFE! Floated, short again and on middle, turns away a bit as it is the carrom ball. Harry Brook moves back to heave it away but gets a top edge. It flies in the air but drops well wide of the deep square leg fielder. Two taken.

Short and on middle, Sam Curran tucks it towards mid-wicket for a run. Saim Ayub is quick to get to the ball to deny the second.

FIFTY FOR BROOK! A move to number 3 has paid dividends for the English skipper, and he has led from the front with his superb knock. This is his 7th T20I half century. Floated, full and around leg, Harry Brook paddles it to short fine for a single. Not much of a celebration as he knows, the job is far from done here.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! That is very poor fielding. Shadab Khan drags his length back again, on middle. Sam Curran hangs back and swats it down the ground. There are shouts of 'Catch it,' but it falls short of long on. Shaheen Afridi fails to read the bounce of the ball and lets it over his head for a boundary.

Shortish delivery, on leg, stops in the pitch and turns in, Sam Curran moves back and flicks it to short fine.

Gives this one some more air, full and on off, turns away a bit. Harry Brook uses his feet and pushes it to sweeper cover for one.

WIDE! Flatter, full but way outside off, Harry Brook leaves it alone. Called a wide.

Goes shorter and on middle, Sam Curran stays back and clips it to short fine for another run.

Flighted, full and on off, Harry Brook drills it to long off for a run.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Sam Curran whips it aerially but safely wide of long on for a single. There is a fumble in the deep by Shaheen Afridi but England cannot take advantage of it.

Bowls this with a round-arm action, short and on middle, Sam Curran nudges it to short fine for one more. Just 5 runs and a wicket from Tariq's first over!

Loops it up, full and on leg, Harry Brook works it through square leg for one.

Flatter delivery at 80.3 kph, full and on leg, Sam Curran clips it through square leg for another run.

Short again and on off, turns into the right-hander, Harry Brook slaps it to sweeper cover for a run.

Floats it up, short and around off, turns in, Sam Curran punches it through covers for a single.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Usman Tariq strikes gold with his very first delivery. He bowls a wrong'un, short and just around off, holds up in the surface a bit. Tom Banton makes room and goes for the cut but only manages a slight nick behind, where Usman Khan takes a sharp catch, his third of the match so far. England are 58/4, still needing 107 runs in 77 balls.

Goes short again and outside off, Harry Brook cuts it away to point.

Close! Shadab Khan sees the batter advance and drags his length back a bit, on off. Harry Brook tries to push it away but gets an inside edge just past the leg stump towards fine leg for a brace.

Drops it short and on middle, Harry Brook moves back and tucks it with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. Good running!

Flighted, full and on leg, Tom Banton eases it to long on for a single.

Floated, full and around off, Tom Banton tries the reverse again but gets it from the innner half of the bat towards short third.

Tossed up, full and on off, Tom Banton taps it towards backward point.

SIX! BANG! Harry Brook goes big now. Mohammad Nawaz drags his length back, on middle. Brook does fully transfer his weight on the back foot and manages to muscle it over the long on fence for a biggie. Pakistan end the Powerplay on 53/3.

Safe! Slower through the air, full and on off, sticks to the surface a bit. Harry Brook looks to punch it away but gets it from the bottom half of the bat. It flies to the right of the bowler, but Nawaz cannot reach it.

FOUR! Two in two! Floated, full and on off, Harry Brook goes inside out and lofts it cleanly over extra cover for another boundary.

FOUR! Nicely played! Tossed up, full and on leg, turns away a bit. Harry Brook goes down and sweeps it over backward square leg for a boundary.

Goes short and around off, Harry Brook nudges it through square leg for a couple of runs.

Floated, full and around off, Tom Banton goes for the reverse sweep but ends up gloving it to the left of short third for a single.

A big appeal for LBW, but nothing doing. Pakistan do not go upstairs for a review either as it looked a bit too high. Back of a length at 139.6 kph, drifting well outside leg and shaping away from Banton. Deep in his crease, Tom misses the flick and the ball brushes his front pad before rolling to backward point for a leg bye.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Farhan with an absolutely stunning catch. Shaheen gets his third wicket. He bangs it short, on top of middle. Jacob Bethell gets a bit tucked up for space but goes through for the pull shot. Mistimes it in the air to deep square leg. Sahibzada Farhan covers good ground to his right in the outfield and takes a superb catch by diving. England are 35/3, needing 130 more off 91 balls.

Speares it full on off. Jacob stays leg side and carves it powerfully to mid off.

Full and straight, on the leg stump line, Harry Brook exposes his stumps by backing away and drills it down to the left of mid on. Fakhar Zaman stops it one-handed by diving to his left. Saves a certain boundary. Just a single.

FOUR! Nice shot! Back of a length on leg stump at 125 kph. Brook makes room, gets nicely on top of the bounce, and times a superb punch through the gap between extra cover and mid off.

A close single! A knee height full toss, on off. Jacob punches it to the mid off fielder and they set off for a run. The fielder picks it up and hits the bullseye at the non-striker's end, but the replay shows that Bethell is comfortably in by then.

FOUR! Sprinkles salt on wounds, does Brook! Too full, on leg, Harry Brook walks down the pitch and shovels it powerfully through mid on for a cracking boundary.

IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! Usman Tariq grasses an absolute sitter and Bethell can breathe a sigh of relief. Floated up at 84.4 kph, full on middle, Bethell drops to one knee for the slog sweep but only manages a top edge that balloons straight towards short fine leg. Usman Khan runs behind and Tariq converges by running forward-left, but does not look in balance at all and puts it down. A single taken.

Nicely flighted on a fuller length, on middle, Jacob Bethell leans on and smothers the spin.

FOUR! Beautifully played! Saim goes short on the stumps, Jacob Bethell rocks back quickly and nails the pull shot through the mid-wicket gap for a cracking four.

Flatter and short, on middle and leg, Harry goes deep in the crease and dinks it wide of mid-wicket for a quick single. England need 145 runs from 100 balls.

Starts from around the stump. Short, sliding in on middle, Jacob Bethell backs away and punches it down to long off for a run.

Short of a good length, onto the pads, Jacob Bethell gets inside the line and whips it to deep backward square leg for a single. Another successful over from Shaheen. Just 4 runs and a wicket of Buttler from it.

Full again, on middle, stylishly driven on the up to the cover fielder.

Full and straight, on off, Jacob Bethell leans on and creams it straight to mid off.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another early exit for Buttler and Shaheen has removed both the English openers inside the first three overs. Afridi slams the deck hard, keeping the line of attack outside off. But it does not rise enough as Jos expects it to. He tries to square cut it to the off side, but gets an under edge due to lack of bounce as the ball carries behind to the keeper. Usman Khan pouches a safe catch, diving forward. England are rocked early at 17/2, chasing 165.

On a back of a length, on top of off, Jos Buttler nudges it off the inner half to deep square leg and they hustle back for the second.

Brook makes room on this length ball, on off, and runs it to widish deep backward point for a single.

At 126.4 kph, short and outside off, Brook stands tall and square cuts it to deep point for a single. A profitable over for England. 11 runs from it. They need 151 from 108 balls.

SIX! BANG! Mirza tries the slower ball, digs it into the pitch, on middle. Harry Brook receives the ball at a good height and nails the pull shot, sending it sailing over deep square leg for a 79-meter six.

BEATEN! A beauty from Salman Mirza! Slightly fuller and cutting away from the right-hander, skidding through. Brook plays from the crease to defend, but gets beaten past the outside edge.

This one nips back and dies on the bounce, around off, Harry Brook gets cramped up for room and gets a thick inside edge as the ball rolls toward covers off the pads.

Short and on off, Brook advances down the track, trying to smash it down the ground but inside edges it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Gets it through the gap! Mirza errs in line and length, on a good length, on leg, Harry Brook stays back and plays it with soft hands, nudging it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

A big appeal for caught behind, but only Shaheen is interested. The umpire does not entertain it. Hits the deck hard, angling away from off, Jos Buttler pokes at it without moving his feet. The ball nibbles away and beats the outside edge by a kitten's whisker. The UltraEdge later confirms a flat line when the ball is next to the bat. Regardless, a fine opening over from Afridi.

On the leg stump, short of a good length, at 139.3 kph, Harry Brook gets a bit squared up and taps it to the cover region for a quick run.

Brook shows his cards early as he charges down the track, probably eyeing to loft it over cover, but Shaheen is smart to push it wide outside off, on a hard length. Harry decides to let it go through alone.

England are up and running! On a back of a length, on middle and leg, swinging back in. Harry Brook nudges it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Full and this one swings back in from off, Harry Brook flicks it on the bounce to mid on.

OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! Benched for a couple of games, Shaheen provides a perfect start for Pakistan. He hits the hard length, around off, and gets the ball to angle away from the right-hander with a gentle outswing. Phil Salt stays put, tries to punch it away through the off side, but plays it away from the body, and gets a faint edge behind to the keeper. Usman Khan grabs a fine catch, diving to his right. England are 0/1 as Salt goes for a golden duck.