Defending champions England had a very good showing against Pakistan for a consolation victory to end their ICC Cricket World Cup campaign on Saturday (November 11).

England won he the toss and decided to set the score with the bat.

Pakistan would struggle to disrupt the English batsmen and did not get a breakthrough with the ball until the 13th over with 82 runs already scored.

They would limit the Englishmen to just 26 more runs before claiming their second wicket but that was the only momentum they would have in the early innings.

Joe Root and Ben Stokes would have an impressive sojourn at the crease and the batsmen would add a mammoth 132 runs to the board before the partnership was broken in over 40 with Stokes being sent back to the dugout after being bowled by Shaheen Afridi.

The other half of the stunning partnership, Root, would go just 17 runs later and two overs later.

The middle-order batsmen would settle the innings and the next wicket was not claimed until the English had hit the crest of 300 runs.

The Pakistani bowling attack would ramp up in the final stages and claim four batsmen between over 47 and 49 but it was too little too late with England still managing a large total.

The Champs would end their innings at 337/9.

Unlike their opponents, the Pakistan batsmen could find no rhythm to speak of in their innings and the two openers were dismissed within the first 2 overs for just 10 scored runs.

Captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan managed a partnership of 51 runs, to give some semblance of stability at the crease, but it was not enough to stem the tide from the English bowlers.

The English bowling attack would be swift and precise in the carving through the Pakistani batting lineup with Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, and Moeen Ali taking two wickets each.

With only one wicket in hand and too many runs left, the final two batsmen swung for the fences and added 53 runs to the total for the strongest Pakistani partnership of the day before Haris Rauf was caught by Chris Woakes for 35 runs.

England would win by 93 runs.

David Willey’s three-wicket haul earned him Man of the Match honours for the day.

Both teams make their exit from the competition with England managing to win their last two games in the round robin, for a prideful exit, while Pakistan would finish just outside the final four with four wins and eight points.