| 0.0 : TOSS - Babar Azam wins the coin flip and Pakistan will BOWL first. |
| England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C/WK), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley. |
| Pakistan (Playing XI) - Babar Azam (C), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan (WK), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir. |
| We are all set for the action to start. Babar Azam leads his troops out to the middle and they are joined by the two English openers. It will be the explosive duo of Phil Salt and Jos Buttler to open the innings for the hosts. Shaheen Afridi will kickstart proceedings with the new ball for Pakistan. The countdown is done and dusted. Away we go... |
| 0.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, Shaheen steams in from over the wicket and goes full in search of swing. Ends up serving a low full toss, on off and middle, Phil Salt presents a straight bat and firms the drive to mid off. |
| 0.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, Beaten! |
| 0.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, Played uppishly but Phil Salt and England are away. Shaheen takes pace off cleverly and drags his length back, over middle, Phil Salt checks his shot and pushes it wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, Jos Buttler gets off the mark now! On a length and at pace, on the off-stump line, Jos Buttler stays rooted in his crease and extends his hands. Times the drive between cover and mid off for a couple of runs. |
| 0.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, Well bowled! Nails the yorker, at the base of the stumps, not much movement off the air, Jos Buttler gets his bat down and digs it out to the left of mid off for a single. |
| 0.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, FOUR! Width offered and Phil Salt pounces on it! Shaheen errs in line and serves it on a length, outside off, Phil Salt goes after it as he frees his arms and flays it over cover for the first boundary of the game. |
| It will be Mohammad Amir to share the new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Amir lands it on a good length and gets the ball to go across the batter from over the wicket, Jos Buttler gets on top of the bounce and punches it square to cover-point. |
| 1.2 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Almost dragged it back onto the stumps! Amir misses his mark as he looks to go full. It comes out as a low full toss, outside off, Jos Buttler throws his hands at it but gets an inside edge that sneaks past the leg stump and dribbles towards short fine leg. |
| 1.3 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Honing in at the stumps, on a length, Jos Buttler knocks it firmly to the right of Shaheen Afridi at mid on and calls Jos Buttler through for a quick single. |
| 1.4 : Mohammad Amir to Phil Salt, Play and a miss! Slanting away, on a hard length, outside off, Phil Salt has a loose waft at the away going delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1.5 : Mohammad Amir to Phil Salt, Digs it in short, over middle, Phil Salt swivels in his crease and goes for the pull. It comes off the bottom half of the bat but it rolls through square leg for three runs. |
| 1.6 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Beats the bat yet again does Amir! End of a probing over, just 4 runs off it. |
| 2.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, FOUR! Up and over! Good-length delivery, on middle, Phil Salt holds his shape and swings through the line. He commits to the shot fully and although it comes off the inner half of the bat, the ball clears wide mid on for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 2.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Not exactly where he intended but Jos Buttler gets the result! Fuller in length, outside off, Jos Buttler backs away towards the leg side to go big on the off side. The bat turns in his hand and goes back past the bowler. Beats mid off to his right for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, Lands it on a fullish length, on off, Jos Buttler jams it out towards cover where Shadab Khan collects it. |
| 2.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, FOUR! More in control this time was the English skipper. |
| 2.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, Swing and a miss! Shaheen takes pace off and pulls his length back a touch, just outside off, Jos Buttler swings to go down town but gets undone by the lack of pace and fails to connect. |
| First signs of spin as Imad Wasim is introduced into the attack. |
| 3.1 : Imad Wasim to Phil Salt, OUT! c Shaheen Afridi b Imad Wasim. |
| 0.0 : Will Jacks walks out to bat at number 3 for England. |
| 3.2 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 3.3 : Imad Wasim to Jos Buttler, 1 run. |
| 3.4 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Coming in with the arm, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, punched off the back foot to mid-wicket by Jacks. |
| 3.5 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Keeps it short and attacks the stumps, Will Jacks gets on the back foot and plays it with a straight bat back to the bowler. |
| 3.6 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Three dots on the trot to close out a successful over. |
| 0.0 : Haris Rauf comes into the attack. |
| 4.1 : Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, Begins with a low full toss, angling into the pads, Jos Buttler clips it towards mid-wicket where Iftikhar Ahmed misfields on the edge of the ring and concedes a single. |
| 4.2 : Haris Rauf to Will Jacks, SIX! Stand and deliver stuff! Haris serves it right in the hitting arc, on middle and leg, Will Jacks holds his shape and does not try to overhit this one. Swings through the line and launches it over mid on for a maximum. |
| 4.3 : Haris Rauf to Will Jacks, FOUR! Shot! Length delivery, slanting in, on middle and leg, Will Jacks allows the ball to come to him and whips it over mid-wicket. Shaheen Afridi gives it a chase and puts in the dive but the ball wins the race. |
| 4.4 : Haris Rauf to Will Jacks, Too straight again from Rauf, fuller and slower, Will Jacks flicks it off his pads to deep square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 4.5 : Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, Sees the batter back away and follows him with a length delivery does Rauf, Jos Buttler turns it in front of square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 4.6 : Haris Rauf to Will Jacks, FOUR! Sliced away! After the previous over from Imad Wasim, Haris Rauf needed to back it up but instead, his over went for 17 runs. This is full and outside off, Will Jacks sees the width on offer and goes after it. Gets it off the outer half of the bat but it sails way over backward point for yet another boundary. |
| Mohammad Amir gets a change of end. |
| 5.1 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Digs it short and over middle, Jos Buttler skips down the track and pulls it square of the wicket where Saim Ayub does well to cut it off for just two runs. |
| 5.2 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Top effort! |
| 5.3 : Mohammad Amir to Will Jacks, On a length outside off, Will Jacks tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.4 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Bangs this short and over middle and leg, Jos Buttler swivels across and looks to pull but misses out on making any connection. |
| 5.5 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, 1 run. |
| 5.6 : Mohammad Amir to Will Jacks, FOUR! A boundary to end the Powerplay! Mohammad Amir bangs the length outside off, Will Jacks dances down the track and swats it past point for four runs. |
| Shadab Khan comes on to bowl now. |
| 6.2 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, No run. |
| 6.1 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Nice way to greet the second spinner! Shadab Khan overpitches this outside off, Jos Buttler opens the blade enough before slicing it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, Slightly shorter and outside off, Jos Buttler cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 6.4 : Shadab Khan to Will Jacks, Tosses this one up and on off, Will Jacks eases it to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 6.5 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, Flighted delivery into the stumps, Jos Buttler gets down on a knee and reaches out to the pitch of the ball with the sweep shot hitting it square on the wicket on leg for a couple of runs. |
| 6.6 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, SIX! A boundary to end the over too! Tossed on a fuller length right in the arc around off, Jos Buttler gets low and slogs it over long on for a maximum! |
| 7.1 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Cramps the batter and bowls this flatter and fuller into middle and leg, Will Jacks adjusts well and tucks it to long on for a single. |
| 7.2 : Imad Wasim to Jos Buttler, Goes fuller and into the pads, Jos Buttler flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.3 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 7.4 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 7.5 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Just short of Imad Wasim! This is on a length and around middle and off, Will Jacks looks to flick but gets a leading edge that drops just short of the bowler. |
| 7.6 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Goes full and on off, Will Jacks pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 8.1 : Shadab Khan to Will Jacks, FOUR! Shadab Khan hasn't found his rhythm yet and is being punished! Errs in line and digs it short outside off, Will Jacks rocks back and cuts it to deep point fence for a boundary to start the over well. |
| 8.2 : Shadab Khan to Will Jacks, Fuller into middle and leg, Will Jacks sweeps it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.3 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Top, top shot! Tossed up around middle and off, Jos Buttler reverse sweeps it beautifully through backward point region for another boundary. |
| 8.4 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, 2 runs. |
| 8.5 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, Four! |
| 8.6 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, A touch shorter outside off, Jos Buttler makes some room and cuts it past backward point for a couple of runs. Another expensive over from Shadab Khan comes to an end. |
| 9.1 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 9.2 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Six! |
| 9.3 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Drops it short again, on off, Will Jacks backs away and slaps it hard to deep point for a single. |
| 9.4 : Imad Wasim to Jos Buttler, 1 run. |
| 9.5 : Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Fuller and on off, Will Jacks drives it to long off for a single. |
| 9.6 : Imad Wasim to Jos Buttler, Bowls it nicely on a length and on off, Jos Buttler pushes it to cover. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! England are motoring along with Will Jacks and Jos Buttler going great guns. With plenty of batting still to come, the hosts are heading towards a score in excess of 200. These are ominous signs for Pakistan who have been all over the place with their lines and lengths. Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir have bowled with control but the duo has not found much support from the rest of the bowling unit. |
| 10.1 : Haris Rauf to Will Jacks, OUT! TAKEN! Haris Rauf lets out a big roar! He strikes on his return to the attack and how often have seen, that a break in play brings about a wicket? |
| 0.0 : Jonny Bairstow walks out to bat at number 4 for England. |
| 10.2 : Haris Rauf to Jonny Bairstow, In the channel on off, on a good length, Jonny Bairstow does not move his feet much and has a feel for the delivery. Gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 10.3 : Haris Rauf to Jonny Bairstow, An optimistic shout for LBW but turned down. Haris Rauf seems very convinced and Babar Azam sends it upstairs. This looks like a waste of a review as the angle seemed to take the ball down leg. And yes, the Ball Tracking shows the impact to be outside leg, enough to tell you how bad the review was. |
| 10.4 : Haris Rauf to Jonny Bairstow, No run. |
| 10.5 : Haris Rauf to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run. |
| 10.6 : Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, Hurls it on a good length, around off, Jos Buttler pushes it from the crease towards cover. A wicket and just a single off it. |
| 11.1 : Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow, No run. |
| 11.2 : Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow, Turning away, short in length and outside off, Jonny Bairstow backs away and slaps it on the bounce to deep point for a single. |
| 11.3 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, Pushes it through, short and on middle and leg, Jos Buttler rocks back and pulls it to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 11.4 : Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow, Keeps it short and around leg, Jonny Bairstow moves towards the leg side to muscle the pull. The ball stays low and catches the inside edge as it dribbles to short fine leg. |
| 11.5 : Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow, This is flat and short, on middle, Jonny Bairstow gets on the back foot and pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one. 100 comes up for England. |
| 11.6 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, 1 run. |
| 12.1 : Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, Gets the yorker in, on off, Jos Buttler is equal to the task as he gets his bat down and jams it out to cover. |
| 12.2 : Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, SIX! SHOT! A Jos Buttler special! The English skipper gets to his FIFTY in trademark fashion and he has started the last series before the T20 World Cup just as he would have hoped. |
| 12.4 : Haris Rauf to Jonny Bairstow, Rauf rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it on a good length, Jonny Bairstow shapes up to help it behind square on the leg side. The ball grips in the surface a bit and Bairstow gets a top edge that lands safely in front of square leg. They cross. |
| 12.3 : Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, Slanting in, on a length, on middle and leg, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and swipes it in front of square on the leg side for one. |
| 12.5 : Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Haris Rauf to Jonny Bairstow, Missed out! Rauf errs in length as he serves a low full toss, on off, Jonny Bairstow makes room to drill it past cover. Gets it off the higher part of the bat and it rolls to cover. |
| 13.1 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, Mohammad Amir does just enough to get the job done. |
| 13.2 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, Six! |
| 13.3 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, 1 run. |
| 13.4 : Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Jonny Bairstow joins in and goes all the way into the breeze for a maximum! Tossed up into middle and leg, Jonny Bairstow picks the length right before opening up his stance and clubbing it over mid-wicket for six runs. |
| 13.5 : Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Gap picked to perfection! Shadab gets the length wrong as this is way too short, over middle, Jos Buttler is quick to rock back and pulls it right between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary. |
| Shaheen Afridi (2-0-21-0)Â comes back into the attack. |
| 14.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Jonny Bairstow, Executes a wide yorker, on off, Jonny Bairstow is late to get his bat down as the ball scoots under the bat. |
| 14.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Jonny Bairstow, Four! |
| 14.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! As easy as you like! Shaheen serves a full toss, at the pads, Jonny Bairstow uses his wrists and nonchalantly helps it over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 14.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR LEG BYES! Azam Khan should have done better there! |
| 14.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Jonny Bairstow, Angling away, on a shortish length, Jonny Bairstow stays leg side of the ball and tries to go up and over backward point with a slap but fails to connect. |
| 14.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! CAUGHT! Shaheen Afridi finally has something to celebrate! |
| Harry Brook walks out to bat next for England. |
| 15.1 : Imad Wasim to Jos Buttler, From around the wicket bowls it full and on off, Jos Buttler drives it to cover and gets a quick single. |
| 15.2 : Imad Wasim to Harry Brook, Goes fuller and attacks the stumps, Harry Brook digs it out well to deep mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark straight away. |
| 15.3 : Imad Wasim to Jos Buttler, Shorter in length outside off, Jos Buttler cuts it to point and gets a single. |
| 15.4 : Imad Wasim to Harry Brook, OUT! TIMBER! Imad Wasim deserved a wicket and gets one at the right time! |
| 0.0 : Moeen Ali is the new man in. |
| 15.5 : Imad Wasim to Moeen Ali, Switches to over the wicket and bowls this full and on off, Moeen Ali cuts it to point and squeezes a quick single to get off the mark! |
| 15.6 : Imad Wasim to Jos Buttler, End of an exceptional spell from Imad Wasim! Finishes at 2 for 19 in his 4 overs! Goes fuller on this last ball and attacks the stumps, Jos Buttler eases it to long on for a single. |
| 16.1 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Angles it across on a hard length outside off, Jos Buttler reaches out and cuts it to deep cover for a single. |
| 16.2 : Mohammad Amir to Moeen Ali, 1 run. |
| 16.3 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Bowls it wider on off, and on a good length, Jos Buttler looks to swat it away but mistimes it to mid off. |
| 16.4 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Digs it short and over middle and leg, Jos Buttler skips down the track and adjusts well to pull it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 16.5 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Four! |
| 16.6 : Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Takes pace off and drops it short over middle, Jos Buttler takes a couple of steps out and looks for the pull but is deceived by the pace off. |
| 17.1 : Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, On a length outside off, Moeen Ali pushes it with his extended arm straight to backward point. |
| 17.2 : Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, Short of a length outside off, Moeen Ali drags it onto the on side towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.3 : Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, Hits the good length outside off, Jos Buttler looks for the switch hit but mistimes it to point for just a single. |
| 17.4 : Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, Nails the yorker just outside off, Moeen Ali drives it to deep cover for one more run. Boundaries have dried up for England! |
| 17.5 : Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Well, Jos Buttler gets one through! Fuller in length around middle and leg, Jos Buttler makes some room and lofts it over cover for a boundary. |
| 17.6 : Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! Haris Rauf gets the big wicket of Jos Buttler and couldn't have had it at a better time for Pakistan! Rauf hits the good length on middle, Jos Buttler waits on and picks the length right but is deceived by the lack of pace on it. He toe-ends it straight to Shadab Khan at long on who takes it low in front. |
| Liam Livingstone walks out to the middle. |
| 18.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Moeen Ali, Comes from over the wicket and bowls the yorker into middle, Moeen Ali does well to dig it out! |
| 18.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! Not the best of deliveries from Shaheen Afridi, but Moeen Ali gives it away! Afridi bowls a full toss on the stumps, Moeen Ali opens up and looks to heave it down over long on but only manages to get it as far as Mohammad Amir at long on who grabs it near his waist. Chris Jordan is the new batter in. |
| Shaheen Afridi to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Attempts the yorker but sprays a low full toss down leg, Moeen Ali looks to flick but misses. |
| 18.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Chris Jordan, Comes from around the wicket and hits the hard length into the pads, Chris Jordan tucks it square of the wicket on leg side for a single. |
| 18.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Liam Livingstone, Back to over the wicket! Digs it short and on off, Liam Livingstone pulls it to deep square leg for just a single. |
| 18.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Chris Jordan, Short of a length over off, Chris Jordan sits deep in the crease and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 18.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Chris Jordan, OUT! c Haris Rauf b Shaheen Afridi. |
| 0.0 : Jofra Archer walks out to bat. It will be Mohammad Amir (3-0-21-0) to bowl the final over. Can he keep England under 180? |
| 19.1 : Mohammad Amir to Liam Livingstone, Comes from over the wicket and bowls it on a good length outside off, Liam Livingstone slaps it to long off and takes a single. |
| 19.2 : Mohammad Amir to Jofra Archer, FOUR! What a shot from Jofra Archer! Mohammad Amir digs it short outside off, Jofra Archer waits deep in the crease and gets on top of his toes before slapping it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Mohammad Amir to Jofra Archer, An excellent comeback delivery from Amir! Nails the yorker into middle and leg, Jofra Archer does well to get his bat down in time and jam it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 19.4 : Mohammad Amir to Jofra Archer, SIX! Wow! Jofra Archer is adding gold to the score! Mohammad Amir bowls it right in the slot on off, Jofra Archer stays put and clobbers it over long on for a maximum. |
| 19.5 : Mohammad Amir to Jofra Archer, Leg bye. |
| 19.6 : Mohammad Amir to Liam Livingstone, An absolute beauty from Mohammad Amir to end the innings! Nails the yorker into the stumps, Liam Livingstone is baffled but manages to get his bat down and digs it out back onto the deck. England end at 183/7! |
| 0.0 : A couple of lusty blows from Jofra Archer has taken England past 180 but they have fallen short, given the kind of platform that was set at the halfway mark. The first 10 overs saw England score 96 at the loss of just one wicket but the next 10 overs yielded just 87 runs, losing 6 wickets. After being inserted into bat, Jos Buttler and Phil Salt got a couple of boundaries away to get England off to a brisk start. However, Salt could not kick on but Will Jacks got going straight away. Both Jack |
| As for Pakistan, It has been a tale of two halves for them and Babar Azam will be mighty pleased with his bowlers responded in the second half of the bowling effort. They started with pace from both ends but it did not go according to the plan for them. The introduction of spin in the form of Imad Wasim resulted in a wicket but the visitors just could not build on that scalp. Imad kept things quiet from his end but the boundaries leaked from the other end. Pakistan were staring at a target in ex |
| Right then, the game is nicely poised at the halfway mark and Pakistan have momentum with them courtesy of their fightback with the ball. However, 184 will be far from easy on what is a two-paced surface. On the other hand, England will feel that they left 10-15 runs out there with the bat. The English pacers will look to replicate what their counterparts did on this surface and wickets in the Powerplay will be crucial. Back in a bit for the chase. |
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