Home / Latest Cricket News BREAKING: Brook hits sparkling century as England reach T20 semis England recover from slow start to run chase to power past Pakistan Written by Tom Rostance Last Update: February 24, 2026 05:01:11 pm GMT 1 min read Captain Harry Brook hit a superb 100 as England recovered from a poor start to their innings to chase down 166 and beat Pakistan to seal a place in the last four of the T20 World Cup. England were reeling at 17-2 and 35-3 as Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell and Jos Buttler coughed up cheap wickets but Brook steadied the ship before hitting some trademark blows to accelerate to victory.He fell shortly after bringing up his first T20 hundred in Pallekele in just 50 ballsand it was left to Jofra Archer to hit the winning runs in the last over.South Africa or West Indies look Englands most likley semi-final opponents. India are still technically in the running but are in trouble after their heavy defeat to South Africa and need big wins with a good run rate to squeeze through.More to follow. Topics: england cricket team Men's T20 World Cup Pakistan men's national cricket team Follow us: Tom Rostance Tom has been writing about football - and other sports - for almost 20 years. He has covered four summer Olympics and many, many, many football matches from the World Cup final to the bottom of the EFL. Read more from Tom Rostance
