Watch: Jos Buttler hits an incredible scoop shot for six off Naseem Shah

Jos Buttler hits an incredible scoop shot for six off Naseem Shah (Image Source: Twitter)

England and Pakistan squared off against each other at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the final of the 20-20 World Cup 2022. England won the toss and chose to bowl In the first innings, Pakistan could not get going as their opening duo failed to show up on the big day. Mohammad Rizwan scored only 15 off 14 balls before he was dismissed by Sam Curran.

Babar Azam also was too slow to get off the blocks and ended up playing a laborious innings of 32 off 28 balls with two fours. This put pressure on the middle order. Adil Rashid and Sam Curran were sensational with the ball for England. Rashid picked up the wickets of Babar and Mohammad Harris. Curran picked up the wickets of Shaan Masood and Mohammad Nawaz. The clinical show from the England bowlers kept Pakistan down to just 137-8 in their 20 overs.

Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes special in second innings

In the second innings, Jos Buttler was in great form when he scored a quickfire 26 off 17 balls with three fours and 1 six. He got the six off a scoop shot off Naseen Shah in the fourth ball of the fourth over that went over the boundary line.

Naseem Shah bowled to Jos Buttler’s legs, but he shuffled across quickly and scooped the quickie skiddy pacer for a maximum over fine leg. What was more special was that he was able to execute the shot after being beaten on the outside edge thrice.

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The two nations have already won a title each in 2009 and 2010 respectively in England and in the West Indies. Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka to clinch their first 20-20 title. England on the other hand, defeated their arch-rivals Australia to clinch their first 20-20 World Cup title. 

England and Pakistan have faced each other 8 times in the last few months and when England toured Pakistan after a long gap of 17 years, it was a long white ball leg of 7 T20Is which were held in Lahore and Karachi. They also faced each other in a warmup game in the 20-20 World Cup 2022.