World Cup 2019: Pakistan stun tournament favourites England in Trent Bridge thriller

Pakistan stunned tournament favourites England after beating them by 14 runs in a nail-biting thriller in Trent Bridge on Monday to register their first win in the ICC World Cup 2019

Pakistan stunned tournament favourites England after beating them by 14 runs in a nail-biting thriller in Trent Bridge on Monday to register their first win in the ICC World Cup 2019. This is the first time that England have lost an ODI at home when chasing since September 5th 2015: 21 matches ago

Toss: England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to bowl first as he prepared to unleash fast bowler Mark Wood against Pakistan.

First innings: Even after putting a brilliant show, Mohammad Hafeez missed out on becoming the first century-maker of the World Cup, but a vastly improved batting display from Pakistan saw them make 348 for eight against England at Trent Bridge on Monday. Hafeez made the most of a reprieve when Jason Roy floored a routine chance at mid-off following a skied drive off Adil Rashid, with the batsman on 14. A couple of half-centuries from Babar Azam (63) and the captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed (55), the Pakistan side made a major statement of improvement, who had collapsed to 105 all out in a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of West Indies in their World Cup opener on Friday.

Second innings: Going after a target of 349, England got off to a lost Jason Roy for 8 before steadying the ship. However, they slumped to 128/4 after Ben Stokes was caught behind off Shoaib Malik for 13. Jonny Bairstow (32) and Eoin Morgan (9) were the other batsmen out. However, centuries from Joe Root and Jos Buttler brought them back in the match. However, with loss of wicket towards the end, England fell short of the target.

Gamechanger: Mohammad Hafeez top-scored with 84 off 62 balls including eight fours and two sixes, while Babar Azam made 63 and captain Sarfaraz Ahmed belted a quickfire 55.

Scorecard: PAK 348/8 (50.0) | ENG 323/9 (48.5)

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