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World Cup 2023: Defending champions England defeated Pakistan by 93 runs in the final league match of Cricket World Cup 2023 on Saturday. With this win, defending champions England have also qualified for the Champions Trophy to be held in the year 2025. Batting first, England scored 337 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Chasing the target, the Pakistan team was all out for 244 runs in 43.3 overs. After the match, skipper Jos Buttler said it felt good to end with a win.
Our goal is to be the top team again
In the post-match presentation, England captain Jos Buttler said, “I don’t think there will be any radical change in our team and planning. There are some things that need to be changed and something new needs to be done. This does not mean that there will be major changes. We will work to become a top team again. Overall this World Cup was disappointing for us but we gave a good effort in the last match. Let us tell you that defending champions England are seventh in the World Cup 2023 points table with 6 points from 9 matches with 3 wins.
Completing the 100-wicket mark is special for me
Let us tell you that defending champion England’s fast bowler David Willey was selected man of the match in England vs Pakistan match. This was David Willey’s last ODI. He took 3 wickets in this match. With this, David Willey also touched the mark of 100 wickets in ODI cricket. David Willey said afterwards, “We didn’t execute our strategy throughout the tournament which is disappointing. As far as I am concerned, it was great to do well in the last match and complete 100 wickets.”