Who is Man of the Series today match: Who was declared Player of the Tournament 2022 T20 World Cup?

England have won their third World Cup in all by lifting the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 title on the back of a 5-wicket victory against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground tonight.

Having first become World Champions by winning ICC World Twenty20 2010 in West Indies, England then won their maiden ODI World Cup at home in 2019. Their latest victory has made them the first nation to have won both the white-ball World Cups at the same time.

All-rounder Ben Stokes, who was in the middle to ensure a victory at Lord’s three years ago, replicated his role at the MCG as well. With England losing their top-order in the powerplay, Stokes stood tall on his reputation to score a maiden T20I half-century. Having hit five fours and a six at a strike rate of 106.12, Stokes understood the demand of a 138-run chase and reacted in the best possible manner.

Who won Man of the Series today match?

England all-rounder Sam Curran, who won a T20I match award only for the second time tonight, also bagged the Player of the Tournament award for his heroics throughout this World Cup.

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Curran, who provided England with their first breakthrough in this final, ended up as the pick of their bowlers with figures of 4-0-12-3. An economy rate of 3 including scalps of Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood and Mohammad Nawaz brought an ideal end to Curran’s dream tournament.

Sam Curran, Player of the Tournament. ❤️

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 13, 2022

Not known for his death-bowling skills until the last few months, Curran winning both the match and series awards in a World Cup final is a validation of the highest order for his highly-improved skills in the shortest format.

Second-highest wicket-taker in this tournament (highest for England), Curran picked 13 wickets in six matches at an average of 11.38, an economy rate of 6.52 and a strike rate of 10.4 including a maiden five-wicket haul.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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