- Final: England (138-5) beat Pakistan (137-8) by five wickets
- Ben Stokes hits first T20 fifty as Sam Curran shines with ball
The forecasters got it wrong and England got it right, as the predicted downpour held off and it was Jos Buttler’s side who reigned in Melbourne. Inevitably it was Ben Stokes, a man who always manages to crowbar his way into a big occasion, who produced the decisive innings to lead his country to victory by five wickets, and to a second T20 World Cup title.
Of course it had been Stokes, when England last reached a T20 World Cup final in 2016, who bowled the catastrophic final over that cost his side the title. And it was Stokes, six years later, who won his side this one.
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