England brought down the curtains on their immensely forgettable World Cup campaign with the kind of batting performance that brought them success at the highest stage four years ago.
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England bowled Pakistan out for 244 in 43.3 overs. © AFP
In what was also perhaps Ben Stokes's last ODI innings, he fittingly led the way with a 76-ball 84 and consolidated on Jonny Bairstow's tone-setting fifty to push England to 337 for 9. Pakistan had to chase that down in 6.4 overs to pip New Zealand to the semifinal spot, which they expectedly didn't. Instead, their campaign came to an end in opposite fashion as they crashed and burned their way to
