Root, who made 143 in the first innings to move level with the previous England record of 33 hundreds held by the retired Alastair Cook, went to a century on Saturday's third day when he cut Lahiru Kumara for the 10th four off 111 balls faced.
Set just 158 to win, Ireland slumped to 33-5 at the close of Saturday's third day, with Zimbabwe left-arm quick Richard Ngarava doing the bulk of the damage in a sensational burst of 4-12 in four overs.
Pakistan’s mercurial all-rounder Shahid Afridi delivered the goods at the big stage, as his unbeaten fifty helped his side to glory over Sri Lanka in 2009. This was a follow-up to his 1/20 in the first innings. The all-round performance came in the final at Lord's, helping Pakistan clinch their maiden and only T20 World Cup title.
Root, who made 143 in the first innings to move level with the previous England record of 33 hundreds held by the retired Alastair Cook, went to a century on Saturday's third day when he cut Lahiru Kumara for the 10th four off 111 balls faced.
Set just 158 to win, Ireland slumped to 33-5 at the close of Saturday's third day, with Zimbabwe left-arm quick Richard Ngarava doing the bulk of the damage in a sensational burst of 4-12 in four overs.
Pakistan’s mercurial all-rounder Shahid Afridi delivered the goods at the big stage, as his unbeaten fifty helped his side to glory over Sri Lanka in 2009. This was a follow-up to his 1/20 in the first innings. The all-round performance came in the final at Lord's, helping Pakistan clinch their maiden and only T20 World Cup title.
