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Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025
England's skipper struck a penalty past Italy keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma shortly before halftime to make it 2-0 and take his tally to 54, one more than Wayne Rooney.
The ground staff and authorities at Auckland and Wellington did an excellent job by preparing pitches of high quality.
Motson went on to cover 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for the BBC before retiring from the organisation in 2018.
England Test captain Stokes was sold to Chennai Super Kings for a staggering $1.96 million in December's auction.
The deceased was Athira Anilkumar, 25, who had reached Leeds just a month ago.
The win has taken England to the semifinals while India will play Ireland on February 20.
Former white-ball captain Morgan, who bowed out of the international game last June, led England to 50-over World Cup glory on home soil and the top of the one-day and Twenty20 rankings.
In the final, India defeated England by 7 wickets.
Stokes becomes the third England cricketer to win the Test Cricketer of the Year award after Alastair Cook (2011) and Joe Root (2021).
The hosts had earlier started their campaign with a 2-0 victory over Spain.
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