Overview
- England beat Pakistan by two wickets in Pallekele, chasing 165 to finish 166-8 with five balls remaining.
- Promoted to No. 3, Brook struck 100 off 51 balls, becoming the first captain to score a century at a Men’s T20 World Cup.
- Shaheen Shah Afridi’s 4-30 reduced England to 35-3 before Jofra Archer sealed the chase with a boundary.
- Pakistan posted 164-9 after choosing to bat, led by Sahibzada Farhan’s 63, as Liam Dawson took 3-24 and Jofra Archer and Jamie Overton claimed two wickets each.
- The win made England the first team to secure a semi-final berth with a game to spare, extending their streak to five consecutive T20 World Cup last-four appearances.