Bowlers Have to Take a Lot of Credit, Says England All-rounder Ben Stokes

England have won the T20 World Cup 2022 final against Pakistan and veteran all-rounder Ben Stokes applauded the bowlers after the win on Sunday in Melbourne as well. The England bowlers, led by Sam Curran and Adil Rashid, did a fantastic job and restricted the Pakistani batters to a below-par.

Pakistan scored only 137 runs in their allotted 20 overs with just 16 coming off the last 24 balls. In reply, England lost Alex Hales for a mere 1 by Shaheen Shah Afridi. Later, Jos Buttler steadied the ship for his team. However, an injury to Shaheen Afridi became the turning point in the game as Ben Stokes made sure to reach the target with a stable 52 off 49 balls as well.

Speaking after the match, the veteran all-rounder Ben Stokes said, “In finals, especially chasing, you forgot all the hard work that came first. To restrict them to 130, the bowlers have to take a lot of credit. With Ireland being so early in the competition, we had to address it, we can’t carry baggage in tournaments. The best teams take it on the chin, and move onto the next challenge. A pretty good evening.”

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Meanwhile, Sam Curran’s stellar performance earned him not only the Player of the Match award but also the Player of the Series. He did well throughout the series.

After the win, he said, “I don’t think I should be getting this, I think the way Ben Stokes played there, to get a fifty in a final and he does it so many times for us, he should get this (PoTM). We are going to enjoy this occasion and it is very special. Big square boundaries, so I knew my into-the-wicket type bowling would work and try to make them hit square of the wicket. We felt the wicket was not as good as we thought it would be. It was nipping around everywhere and it was challenge to chase. I go into the wicket with my slower balls and try to keep the batsmen guessing.”