England won first T20 against Pakistan
In first T20 between England and Pakistan, England won against Pakistan by six wickets. Harry Brook hits and winning performance made England to win by six wickets with four balls remaining.
England won first T20 against Pakistan
At first, England won the coin toss on their first tour of Pakistan and chose bowling. Skipper Moeen Ali captains England as the Three Lions take on the Men in Green in a seven-game series as the two nations prepare for a dress rehearsal for next month’s T20 World Cup.
Ali has been in charge of England since regular skipper Jos Buttler recovered from a calf injury. Karachi is set to host four matches while the other three will be played in Lahore from September 28.
It’s been 17 years since England’s last tour of Pakistan, during which time various rounds were called off due to safety concerns and physical and mental health issues for players. The ECB pulled out of a tour of the country last year over security concerns, prompting Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja to condemn them for failing to help a “member of their cricketing fraternity”. secured bubbles during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic to ease the financial burden on the ECB.
Playing team members of Pakistan (Playing XI) includes Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani
Whereas, England (Playing XI) team members are Alex Hales, Philip Salt(w), Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali(c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Luke Wood, Adil Rashid, Richard Gleeson.
