BEN Stokes and Adil Rashid once again delivered under the fiercest of pressure situations as England were crowned T20 World Cup champions after a nail-biting five-wicket win over Pakistan at the MCG.

On a bowler-friendly pitch, Bradford native Rashid tied Pakistan in knots with his leg-spin, taking 2-22 from his four overs, while Sam Curran performed superbly in taking 3-12.

Over to the batsmen, and Stokes anchored a chase of 138 with an over to spare with 52 not out from 49 balls as England became the first men's side to hold ODI and T20 World Cups simultaneously.

England's 2019 50-over World Cup hero had moments of fortune and near misses en route to his first T20 fifty in front of an 80,462-crowd, overwhelmingly made up of spellbound and lively Pakistan fans.

But Stokes banished memories of the 2016 final in stunning fashion, retaining his composure despite the tricky surface and a vaunted Pakistan attack in a match simulcast by Sky and Channel 4 back in the UK.

As well as Rashid and Curran's heroics, Chris Jordan took two wickets as Pakistan were restricted to 137-8 - and their hopes of keeping England under that were dealt a blow by an injury to Shaheen Shah Afridi while taking the catch that dismissed Keighley-born Harry Brook, who had scored 20.

After treatment on his knee, Afridi pulled up after one ball of his third over, with Pakistan turning to spinner Iftikhar Ahmed, who was driven for four then six by Stokes, swinging the pendulum towards England.

The winning moment came when Stokes, who has made unbeaten fifties in triumphant ODI and T20 World Cup finals, pulled Mohammad Wasim for a single before his team-mates rushed on to the field in celebration.

In the showpiece six years ago, Stokes was clattered for four successive sixes in the final over as the West Indies pipped England to the title but the all-rounder can now put that Mumbai night to bed.

Rashid played in that 2016 final too, and while he did well that day, taking 1-23 from four overs, he ended up on the losing side.

This was redemption for the Bradford man as well then, and he told Sky Sports after today's victory: "It feels good. I am so proud of the boys and everyone here. From the position we were earlier in the tournament - we had that belief and we came all the way.

"I think everyone was nervous but as long as we had Stokes out there and Moeen (Ali), with Livi (Liam Livingstone) to come, we knew we had the firepower to make it over the line."

Rashid is also now a double world champion after his involvement in the 2019 triumph.

He said: "It is pretty hard to describe but we'll cherish this moment. It doesn't happen often. I'm sure this is something all of us will treasure for the rest of our lives."