ENG VS PAK - 44th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

England seal qualification for Champions Trophy 2025, while Pakistan are officially out of the semis race. It's going to be India vs New Zealand at Wankhede, while South Africa will take on Australia at Eden Gardens in the semifinals. England and Pakistan came in with a lot of expectations, but haven't lived up to them. England, in particular, have had a shocker of a tournament. But at least they get to finish it with back to back wins, giving a glimpse of what could've been. So that's it from us here. Just one final league match is remaining before we get into the semis. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Until tomorrow, it's goodbye!

Stats courtesy Roshan Gede

Most wickets for England in World Cups
31 - Chris Woakes
30 - Ian Botham
29 - Phil DeFreitas
27 - James Anderson
26 - Adil Rashid
24 - Mark Wood

50-plus 10th wicket partnerships in World Cups
71 - Andy Roberts & Joel Garner (WI) vs IND, Manchester, 1983
65 - Ewen Chatfield & Martin Snedden (NZ) vs SL, Derby, 1983
64* - Deryck Murray & Andy Roberts (WI) vs PAK, Birmingham, 1975
59 - James Franklin & Jeetan Patel (NZ) vs SL, Kingston, 2007
54 - Saqlain Mushtaq & Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) vs ENG, Cape Town, 2003
53 - Haris Rauf & Mohammad Wasim Jr (PAK) vs ENG, Kolkata, 2023

Most sixes by a No.11 in an ODI innings
4 - Mohammed Amir (PAK) vs ENG, Nottingham, 2016
3 - Shane Bond (NZ) vs IND, Auckland, 2003
3 - Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) vs ENG, Cape Town, 2003 WC
3 - Haris Rauf (PAK) vs ENG, Kolkata, 2023 WC

England vs Pakistan in ODIs since 2019
Matches: 10
Won by ENG: 8
Won by PAK: 1 (Nottingham, CWC 2019)
NR: 1

Heaviest defeats for Pakistan in World Cups (by runs)
By 150 runs vs WI, Christchurch, 2015
By 112 runs vs ENG, Cape Town, 2003
By 110 runs vs NZ, Pallekele, 2011
By 93 runs vs ENG, Kolkata, 2023
By 89 runs (DLS) vs IND, Manchester, 2019

This was Pakistan’s just second defeat in eight ODIs at the Eden Gardens.

Buttler: Nice to put in a good performance and finish that way. Ultimately it's been a disappointing tournament. Lots to reflect on. Got off to a really good start, guys in the middle set it up for the end. That's what we're capable of, haven't showed it enough. We shoud've been able to cope without Ben. We know what a class player Ben is. These last two games he's played fantastically well. Not having him for a few games certainly was a challenge, but we're good enough to deal with that. We spoke before the game about - if this is the last game of an era, let's make some good memories. Wherever we go from here, today is a good day. He's been fantastic (Willey). Always finding a way - that's been the hallmark. A team man who'll be missed. It won't be the drastic change of playing style like 2015. It's about making sure we'll push on from here.

Babar: Yes, very disappointed with the performance. If we had won SA match, could've been a different story. But yes, have made mistakes in bowling, batting and fielding. We gave 20-30 runs extra. Bowled few loose deliveries. Our spinners haven't taken wickets. That's had a big effect. If spinners don't take wickets in middle over, you struggle. We have to sit together. Let's see. Will take positives and discuss our mistakes also. I will do the best to pitch in my experience (keen to lead?).

David Willey | PoTM: Tournament hasn't gone to plan, disappointing on that note. It would have been nice to go on a real high. To perform and finish with 100 wickets is a nice way to finish. (About the frustration of a poor start to the World Cup) You only have to look around the dressing room. We have got a phenomenal group of players, massive talents, no doubt we have under performed here which is disappointing. As a collective we should have performed better. (Did not getting a contract give extra motivation) Yeah, Keysy (Rob Key) said hopefully you can prove me wrong. Maybe I have done over the last few games. For me personally it's not many opportunities you get to walk away from cricket on your terms and I wanted to really enjoy the last three games of cricket and play without looking over my shoulder and thinking one bad performance and I am out of the side. (Did you imagine you will play these many games when you first pulled on a shirt as a professional cricketer) No not at all. If I look back at my academy time I was never the best player. I have just found a way and my resilience to keep chipping away to be part of this group - which is such an incredible group of white ball cricketers - I'm immensely proud of that. Very proud of every game. I have been fortunate enough to get a great support network around me to pick me up when I have been down. My wife, I am sure she will be watching back home no doubt. Massive thank you to her, she has picked me up many a time. Proud every time I have pulled on this shirt and the national anthem is pretty special. World Cup win in Australia with family around was pretty special after the disappointment of missing in 2019. From there, finding my way back into the side - I didn't actually play in the competition itself but that moment was very special. Every time you take a wicket is pretty special.

21:36 Local Time, 16:06 GMT, 21:36 IST: Back-to-back comprehensive wins for England, would you believe it! Unfortunately for them it's come too late in the piece as the defending champions bow out of the tournament in seventh place. The batting, which has underperformed right through, fired collectively - more or less - today. Bairstow, Root, Stokes got fifties, and a late burst towards the end propelled them to 337 which was a formidable score on a low, slow pitch that was taking plenty of turn. Once Fakhar got out cheaply against the new ball, Pakistan were facing an uphill task. Pakistan came in here facing an unrealistic NRR challenge to make it for the semis, and eventually couldn't even put on much of a contest at all. Willey, in his final international game, was superb with the new ball, and then the spin twins - Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali - followed up with lovely spells on a pitch that assisted them. That was enough to seal the win at the end of a disappointing campaign.

Woakes to Haris Rauf, out Caught by Stokes!! The fun ends, and so do the campaigns of Pakistan and England! Slower ball floated up on middle, Rauf slogs, miscues it high in the air and Stokes makes it look easy at long-on. Haris Rauf c Stokes b Woakes 35(23) [4s-3 6s-3]

Woakes to Haris Rauf, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Woakes to Haris Rauf, no run, slower length ball outside off, left alone

Woakes to Haris Rauf, no run, back of a length outside off, slower one, Rauf steers it to point

Chris Woakes [5.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack

Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, no run, short ball, Wasim looks to scoop and gets a thick edge that rolls wide of the keeper. Buttler makes a diving stop, and that's it for Willey in international cricket. He bows out with figures of 3/56

Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, FOUR, the fifty partnership comes up off just 31 balls! And it comes up with an exquisite lofted drive over extra cover. Full outside off, Wasim throws his hands at it and times it beautifully

Willey to Haris Rauf, 1 run, full on leg, Rauf mistimes the slog to long-on

Willey to Haris Rauf, FOUR, good length on off, Rauf swings hard, gets a thick edge and it flies away to the third man boundary. Rauf is all smiles

Willey to Haris Rauf, no run, good length ball slanted away outside off, Rauf swings and misses

Willey to Haris Rauf, FOUR, good length on middle, Rauf looks to slog and drags it off a thick inside edge past leg stump. Races away fine for four

Gus Atkinson to Haris Rauf, 1 run, close to the blockhole on leg, drilled to long-on

Gus Atkinson to Haris Rauf, no run, wide yorker outside off, Rauf leaves it alone. The umpire reckons it's just inside the marker