Pallekele, Feb. 25 -- England defeated Pakistan by two wickets in the Super Eight fixture of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at Pallekele on Tuesday to qualify for the semi-finals after a match-winning knock from captain Harry Brook.

Addressing a press conference after the match, Brook credited the head coach, Brendon McCullum, for letting him bat up the order. Coming to bat at number three, Brook played a 100-run knock off 51 balls, which helped England successfully chase down a challenging target of 165 runs with five balls and two wickets to spare.

"It's Baz (McCullum). Baz is the mastermind there. He had a discussion with me this morning about going up the order and trying to maximise the power play, and thankfully it paid off," sa...