Ben Stokes and Sam Curran starred as England edged Pakistan to win the T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday and become the sport's first dual white-ball champions, holding both the 50- and 20-over titles simultaneously. | Above: England's Sam Curran celebrates a wicket during the finals at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Team England celebrate with trophy after winning the ICC men's T20 World Cup 2022 cricket final against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on November 13, 2022 in Melbourne.
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Jos Buttler's side held Pakistan to 137-8 in front of a partisan 80,462 fans at a heaving Melbourne Cricket Ground, with player-of-the-match Curran bagging 3-12 and Adil Rashid chipping with 2-22. | Above: Spectators cheer for their teams during the final.
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In reply, England slumped to 49-3 in the sixth over as they struggled to get any momentum against a fiery pace attack, with boundaries hard to come by. | Above: England's Jos Buttler plays a shot during the final.
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But Stokes (52 not out) and Moeen Ali (19) used their experience and cool heads to guide England to 138-5 with six balls to spare, climaxing a riveting tournament that spanned 45 games over nearly a month. | Above: Pakistan's Naseem Shah (C) gestures as England's Moeen Ali (L) and Ben Stokes (R) run between the wickets.
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The victory added to the 50-over title England won in 2019, building on the legacy of former captain Eoin Morgan, who retired this year after transforming the team into a white-ball juggernaut. | Above: England's Sam Curran celebrates a wicket.
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It was England's second T20 crown after tasting success in 2010, joining the West Indies as the only two-time winners since the tournament's inception in 2007. | Above: Pakistan's Haris Rauf (R) celebrates the wicket of England's Jos Buttler.
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Pakistan's Shadab Khan plays a shot.
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England's Ben Stokes bats during the final.
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Pakistan's Haris Rauf, left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Jos Buttler.
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England's Adil Rashid celebrates a wicket.
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Pakistan's Shadab Khan, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Harry Brook.
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England's Ben Stokes dives to make his ground to escape a run out chance.
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Pakistan's Shan Masood plays a shot.
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