HIGHLIGHTS | Harry Brook smashes ton, England beat Pakistan to secure T20 World Cup semi-final berth

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"(On securing a semi-final birth) Very happy with the way we played there, and it's just nice to get through to the semi-finals now and we've got one more game against New Zealand and we'll focus on that, but then the bigger prize will be on the other side."

"(On his promotion to No. 3) It was Baz. It was all Baz. He came to me this morning and said, look, we might change it up and put you up at three today. And we've spoken about adapting and changing all sorts throughout this competition and just having the bravery to do that today was awesome. "

"(On seemingly unlocking a new level of your game with the bat) Well, getting better. Number three. I haven't hit much, but it's nice to get out there and face as many balls as possible. (On Pakistan having given them a scare towards the end) They're good."

"They are always good. They're some of the world-class players in there. They have been for many years. And yeah, like I said, it's just nice to get over the line. (On the English side looking like a cohesive unit ahead of the semi-finals) There's obviously areas that we still want to improve on and you can never quite get perfection, but we're always striving for it."

"So, like I said, we'll look towards the New Zealand game now and our mind is completely on that. (On getting a World Cup hundred) I was just happy to be able to hit the ball, to be honest. We were in a tricky situation at the start and then a couple of partnerships there was nice and, like I said, just nice to get over the line."

Overton tries to go downtown but makes no contact after coming down the track, the keeper collects and whips off the bails. ENG now 8 down, still needing 4 to win.

Afridi has cleaned up Brook with a full length ball. Brook departs for 100 off 51 but he has almost done the job for his team.

Shaheen returns for his last over. 3 overs, 3 for 13. Can he strike again?

It's a half-tracker from Usman Tariq and Jacks smashes a SIX! Surely, the game in England's pockets from this position.

England- 117/5 after 14 overs. Harry Brook- 79* off 41, Will Jack- 8* off 8. Tariq, 2 wickets for 17 runs in his 3 overs. England need 48 runs in 36 balls.

Second strike for Tariq. It's a short ball that Curran looks to pull but only manages to hit that straight to the man in the deep. England-103/5 in 11.5 ov.

Again Brook finding the boundary in the 10th over. ENG- 82/4 after 10 overs. Sam Curran- 11* off 9, Harry Brook- 57* off 31.

Curran played the last ball which went on the bounce to Shaheen at long on but it went through his hands and England get FOUR bonus runs. They are 72/4 after 9 overs. Need 93 runs from 66 balls.

Banton tries to cut Tariq but only manages an edge through to the keeper, first ball of his spell. Another batter falls, ENG- 58/4 in 7.1 overs.

Banton and Brook in a crucial phase for England. Brook has looked brilliant so far. He needs to convert this start into a big score. He finds two boundaries off the last over of the powerplay, one on leg side, one on off side. Banton can afford to take his time. Brook smahes a SIX off the last ball of the powerplay. ENG- 53/3 after 6 overs. Nawaz's first over going for 17

Catch dropped. Jacob Bethell went for a slog sweep against Saim Ayub, the ball only went high and it was an easy catching chance for Usman Tariq who had it under control for a second but ends up dropping it. This could be a massive moment in the game. Shortly after Brook smashes a FOUR down the ground. ENG- 29/2 after 4 overs. Harry Brook- 20* off 13, Jacob Bethell- 7* off 7.

First a FOUR and then a SIX! Harry Brook is not allowing the pressure to get to him. 11 runs coming off the 2nd over, ENG- 14/1. Salman Mirza will try and come up with a better strategy when he comes on next. Harry Brook- 14* off 10, Jos Buttler- 0* off 1.

WICKET FIRST BALL! SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI STRIKES!! It's Phil Salt who edges the ball going away to the keeper. England are rocked early. They are 0/1 in 0.1 ov.