Chris Woakes became the first England cricketer to take four catches in a World Cup encounter. He achieved the feat during the ICC World Cup 2019 encounter against Pakistan in Nottingham on Monday.
He took the catches of Pakistan’s top 4 scorers - Mohammad Hafeez (84), Babar Azam (63), Sarfaraz Ahmed (55) and Imam-ul-Haq (44) - in order to add this impressive accolade to his name.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Overall, he is the fourth cricketer to do this after India’s Mohammad Kaif, Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar and Pakistan’s Umar Akmal.
Meanwhile, Hafeez made 84 in a total of 348 for eight after being dropped on 14 when Jason Roy floored a routine chance at mid-off following a skied drive off Adil Rashid.
The highest total made by any team batting second to win a World Cup match is Ireland’s 329 for seven against England in Bangalore in 2011.
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