Pakistan 348 for 8 (Hafeez 84, Babar 63, Sarfaraz 55, Moeen 3-50, Woakes 3-71) beat England 334 for 9 (Root 107, Buttler 103, Wahab 3-82) by 14 runs
As it occurred: England v Pakistan
A hundred from Joe Root, the first in this World Cup. A hundred from Jos Buttler, at 75 balls the fifth quickest ever of World Cup. The disservice of losing the hurl and being approached to set an objective in these impetuous ODI times. The weight of coming into this game on the back of a pounding at a similar ground three days prior (also 11 progressive thrashings in the configuration). Pakistan looked cornered, without a doubt, yet they delivered the old tiger routine at Trent Bridge to rise bloodied yet unbowed against the hosts and top choices. Also, more urgently, with two World Cup focuses in their pocket.
Having opened so easily against South Africa, England were given a World Cup rude awakening - an update, specifically, that their vaunted batting line-up can't compensate for each shoddy presentation with the ball. It had been just about a long time since England last lost an ODI pursue at home, however this was a record focus in World Cups and in spite of going into the last ten overs requiring 91 with five wickets close by, Pakistan's passing bowling was sufficient that the last dozen conveyances were scarcely even squeaky.
Accomplishment with the ball has never been progressively relative: Wahab Riaz's 3 for 82 would scarcely have qualified as decent 10 years back, however his progressions of pace toward the end guaranteed England would not sway their way to a last-heave triumph (just as representing Jonny Bairstow at the highest point of the request). Mohammad Amir, then, evacuated Buttler the ball after he had recorded his hundred, to at last send the scales staggering toward Pakistan.
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