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All-rounder Curran was player-of-the-match after finishing with miserly figures of 3-12 as Pakistan collapsed late to finish on 137 for eight, having been sent in to bat by England captain Jos Buttler.
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.
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.
Wishes started pouring in on social media after England won their second T20 World Cup title.
England are the best white ball team in the world.They have an incredible group of players,throughly deserve to now… https://t.co/3cxLmmXBa5
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) 1668339319000
What a great match we hv just witnessed . Congratulations @ECB_cricket @josbuttler A well deserved win for England… https://t.co/jQnW10vi3T
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) 1668340607000
Congratulations in laws !! @benstokes38 great knock in a big pressure game !! #PakistanVsEngland #T20WorldCupFinal
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) 1668342167000
Congratulations @ECB_cricket @josbuttler A well deserved win for England in #T20WorldCupFinal . @benstokes38 playe… https://t.co/m3GuLpH1Ag
— Mohammad Shami (@MdShami11) 1668341611000
Ben Stokes is such an incredible player for the big nights. 2019 finals. That must-win game vs Sri Lanka. And tonig… https://t.co/5K1ncLDyr4
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 1668340650000
Scenes around 10 Downing Street tonight 😅 Congratulations England, richly deserved 👏🏽🏆 #PAKvENG #T20WorldCupFinal https://t.co/vmOFAo9OG2
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) 1668339869000
Two World Cup winning innings from Ben stokes. Kept fighting even when he wasn’t in full flow 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) 1668339508000
Congratulations, @englandcricket! 👏#T20WorldCupFinal https://t.co/yfAgGXl72Q
— England (@England) 1668340112000
Waqt ki sabse khusburat baat ye hoti hai ki wo badalta hai… Congratulations England on a thrilling win in the fin… https://t.co/T0xDQRnTTQ
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) 1668339798000
Congratulations @ECB_cricket. You are worthy champions.Enjoy and celebrate this moment, and we look forward to ho… https://t.co/MRnK29pYng
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) 1668340095000
This has been a graceful World Cup victory for team England. Well played 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) 1668339582000
Credit to Pakistan. Few teams would have defended 137 the way they did. Best bowling team.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 1668339732000
Valiant fight put up by Pak. Pace bowling superb. Afridi breaking down was unfortunate, but frankly Pak let down by… https://t.co/uu2Y40uxDt
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) 1668339984000
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