Defending champions England beat Pakistan comfortably on Saturday on the Eden Gardens after their batters discovered type. The Jos Buttler-led facet completed a dismal World Cup marketing campaign with a 93-run victory over Pakistan.
England scored a aggressive 337/9 and bowled out Pakistan at 244 in 43.3 overs.
Agha Salman (51 off 45 balls) was the one Pakistani batter to attain a half-century.
Enjoying in his final sport in England colors, David Willey (3/56) grabbed two early wickets to peg Pakistan again in the beginning of their chase.
A 53-run partnership for the final wicket between Haris Rauf (35 off 23) and Mohammad Wasim Jr (16 off 14) solely delayed the inevitable.
Batting first, Jonny Bairstow (31) and Dawid Malan (59) added 82 runs for the primary wicket earlier than star all-rounder Ben Stokes smashed 84 runs off 76 balls with the assistance of 11 fours and two sixes.
Joe Root compiled a neat 60 in 72 balls.
The pair of Stokes and Root stitched 132 runs for the third wicket to energy the defending champions, who might be returning house after this sport.
For Pakistan, Haris Rauf took three wickets for 64 runs whereas Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Wasim took two apiece.
Transient Scores: England: 337/9 in 50 overs (Ben Stokes 84, Joe Root 60, Jonny Bairstow 59; Haris Rauf 3/64). Pakistan: 244 all out in 43.3 overs (Agha Salman 51; David Willey 3/56).
– With PTI inputs