Tag: England vs Pakistan T20I series

LAHORE: Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first in the final T20I of the seven-match series against England on Sunday here at Gaddafi Stadium. 

The highly-competitive seven-match series is currently levelled at 3-3 after the first six matches.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haris Rauf , Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Mohammad Hasnain,  Mohammad Wasim Jnr

England: Moeen Ali (c), Phil Salt (wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Reece Topley

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-27, England-17, Pakistan-9, No Result-1

 

KARACHI: England white-ball head coach Mathew Mott reiterated that the side would not take undue risks with Jos Buttler ahead of ICC T20 World 2022 in Australia. 

England white-ball captain Buttler, who has been recovering from a calf injury, has not played so far in the ongoing seven-match series against Pakistan.

Mott, while speaking at a post-match press conference, expressed that Buttler might get a chance in the last two matches of the series.

“With regard to Jos (Buttler), he’s still a while off, he’s not a player we want to take a risk on at this stage, so close to the World Cup, and it was a reasonably significant injury that he had,” he said.

“But we’ll just try and see how we go and maybe in the last game or two we might give him a chance,” he added.

Talking about the nail-biting fourth T20I between the two teams, the England coach called it an ‘amazing game of cricket’ and ‘fantastic opportunity’ for the player to learn how to play under pressure.

Pakistan defeated England by just three runs in the final over after a sensational display of pace bowling by pacer Haris Rauf in the 19th over.

“When we sent them (Pakistan) to batting, we were expecting 200 but they made that (167-run target) enough” he maintained.

Pakistan have levelled the series 2-2 following their win on Sunday with the fifth game scheduled at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.

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KARACHI: World No.1 T20I batter Mohammad Rizwan became the joint-fastest batsman to complete 2000 runs in T20 internationals in 52 innings and equalled his opening partner and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s record.

Rizwan reached the milestone during his phenomenal knock of 68 off 46 in the first T20I  against England here on Tuesday. England beat the hosts by 6 wickets and lead the historic seven-match T20I series 1-0 as the touring side is currently on their first tour of Pakistan in almost 17 years.

With the remarkable achievement, the wicket-keeper batter surpassed Indian batting star, Virat Kohli, who scored 2000 T20I runs in 56 innings.

Fastest to 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ T20I runs:
🇵🇰 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝟓𝟐 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
🇵🇰 Babar Azam 52 innings
🇮🇳 Virat Kohli 56 innings
🇮🇳 KL Rahul 58 innings
🇦🇺 Aaron Finch 62 innings#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/fK2r4WcRhL

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 20, 2022

Meanwhile, Rizwan also became the fourth Pakistani batter to achieve the feat and joined the likes of Babar, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik.

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KARACHI: England cricket team are set to arrive in Karachi early on Thursday morning to mark the first tour of Pakistan after 17 years gap. 

England captain Jos Buttler will also hold a press conference later in the day at a local hotel after the arrival of the touring side, confirmed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

Law enforcement agencies have ensured foolproof security arrangements on the team’s travel routes from the airport to the hotel and the stadium.

Meanwhile, bullet-proof buses reached National Stadium Karachi on Wednesday which will be used to move England’s squad during their stay in the city.

England’s historic tour of Pakistan comprised of seven-match T20I series commencing on September 20. Karachi will host the first four matches before the venue shifts to Lahore for the remaining matches.

 READ: Babar slips to third, Rizwan retains No.1 spot in latest T20I rankings

LAHORE: National cricket team will engage in seven-match T20I series against England on home soil from September 20 to October 2 as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the tour schedule for England’s historic tour of Pakistan after 17 years.

According to the PCB, Karachi and Lahore will jointly host the action with the first four matches to be played at the National Stadium on September 20, 22, 23 and 25.

Whereas, Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium will host the remaining three matches on September 28, 30 and October 2.

🗓️ 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬

📢 Great news for fans as Pakistan are set to host England after 17 years! 📢

Read more: https://t.co/iyz8N2ZEMu#PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/WX0RkoOwWx

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 2, 2022

The T20I series will be part of England’s first leg of their tour of Pakistan, and the team will return for three-match Test series in December after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022.

Moreover, the complete schedule of England’s Test series will be announced in due course.

It is pertinent to mention that the forthcoming tour marks England’s first visit to Pakistan after a gap of 17 years. The team last toured the country back in 2005 for three Tests and five ODIs.

Complete Schedule of T20I series

Tuesday, 20 Sep – 1^st T20I, Karachi

Thursday, 22 Sep – 2^nd T20I, Karachi

Friday, 23 Sep – 3^rd T20I, Karachi

Sunday, 25 Sep – 4^th T20I, Karachi

Wednesday, 28 Sep – 5^th T20I, Lahore

Friday, 30 Sep – 6^th T20I, Lahore

Sunday, 2 Oct – 7^th T20I, Lahore

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