Sports · 24 February 2026
Brook's Brilliant Hundred Fires England Into T20 World Cup Semi-Finals as Pakistan's Campaign Hangs by a Thread
England captain Harry Brook delivered a stunning maiden T20I century to guide England past Pakistan's total of 164/9 in a tense Super Eight clash at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka on February 24, 2026. Brook's composed knock — his first T20I hundred — rescued England from a shaky start after Shaheen Afridi's early burst. The win makes England the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, while Pakistan face a near-impossible route to the knockout stage.
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