Walking to the crease for the second ball of a chase of 165, after Phil Salt's dismissal, he departed with 10 runs required off 18 balls. After England became the first country into the semi-finals - doing so for the fifth successive T20 World Cup - Brook acknowledged: 'We haven't had the perfect game yet.' Brook added: 'We wanted to try and maximise the powerplay a little more. Afridi's response to castling him with a pinpoint yorker next ball was to shake Brook's hand. England's bowlers held Pakistan to a score of 164 in the first innings of the match'He deserved it because he played a world-class innings.

Source: Daily Mail February 24, 2026 17:25 UTC