Pakistan made great use of the new ball and Rizwan scored a half-century off 31 balls. Babar departed after scoring 31 runs. Pakistan’s middle order struggled again as Pakistan scored 150 after 5 wickets. The men in green were able to score 157 runs with the loss of 7 wickets off 20 overs. Luke Wood picked up two wickets in the final over.
Chasing the target of 159, Dahani took the first wicket. Usman Qadir took 2 wickets while, England stood at 87/3 after 10 overs. Hales made his half-century off 39 balls. England needed three off six balls. Dahani got the ball and the first ball landed a yorker, beats Brook but he slapped the next over extra cover for four and made sure of England’s victory in the first T20I against Pakistan.
Match Notes of Pakistan vs England
Match Number: Match 1 of 7
Venue: National Stadium Karachi, Pakistan
Match’s Toss Result: England won the toss and opted to field.
Pakistan Playing XI:
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani
England Playing XI:
Phil Salt (wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali (c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Richard Gleeson
Brief Scorecard of England vs Pakistan
Pakistan: 158/7 in 20 overs
England: 160/4 in 19.2 overs
Player Of The Match: Luke Wood – 3/24 – (ENG)
RESULT: England won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
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