ENG vs PAK Final: What was the turning point of the T20 World Cup final? England’s legendary cricketer gave this answer
According to former England captain Michael Vaughan, the injury of Shaheen Afridi proved to be the turning point of the final match of the T20 World Cup 2022. He said that Afridi’s injury affected the result.
After the match, Michael Vaughan said, ‘I must say that Shaheen Afridi’s injury made a big impact on the outcome of this match. It was wonderful to see Pakistan once again.
England defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final match of T20 World Cup 2022. England won this match in the 19th over. Batting first here, despite scoring just 137 runs, Pakistan gave a tremendous fight. At one point in the match, the side of Pakistan’s team was starting to look heavy. England needed 41 runs to win off the last 29 balls and had 6 wickets left. But this is where the game turned.
Shahid Afridi could not bowl his entire over
Actually, Shaheen Afridi had come to throw the 16th over. He bowled a ball and then he returned to the pavilion. This happened because he injured his knee once again while taking the catch of Harry Brooke in the 13th over. His treatment also went on by staying out of the field for about 10 minutes. He had two overs left in his quota. In such a situation, he came on the field to bowl the 16th over. Here as soon as he bowled a ball, he felt pain in his knee and left the field. Iftikhar Ahmed bowled the remaining 5 balls of Afridi’s over. 15 runs came off these 5 balls and the match slipped from the hands of Pakistan.
