London: before the World Cup, England beat Pakistan to a clean sweep in the series but now beat England, a potent contender for the globe, to win their first match of the Pakistan World Cup. Batting first, the Pakistan team scored a mammoth score of 348 runs in 50 overs with the help of a half-century by Mohammad Hafiz, Babar Azam and Sarfraz Ahmed.

It was a complete contest

In reply to the information, England hit Pakistan hard thanks to Joe Root and Butler's centuries but failed to win the match. However, it was heartening for England that two of its batsmen hit a century in the same match. The first century of the tournament finally took place 5 days after the start of the World Cup. The century came in the sixth match of the tournament. Centuries were drained by England batsman Joe Root.

With this, he batted brilliantly, scoring the first century of his one-day career in just 97 balls against Pakistan. Joe Root's century will bode well in making England a world champion. In fact, the team batsman who scored the first century in the last 3 World Cups has become the only team champion.