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KARACHI: After sealing a clinical 10-wicket win over England in the second T20I, Pakistan captain Babar Azam refrained from engaging in a bout of words with the team’s detractors and analysts who hurled severe criticism over its batting strategy. 

“I am no one to give them (critics) a reply,” said Babar in a post-match press conference. “Things which are beyond our control we simply don’t listen to them and don’t even let those to enter into the team.”

Babar smashed a magnificent 110 off 66 balls laced with 11 fours and five sixes, guiding the national team to a perfect win on Thursday here at National Stadium, Karachi.

Wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan combined excellently with Babar as he scored 88 off 51 and the opening pair chased down a massive 200-run target without the loss of a wicket.

“Obviously we play and gear things up according to the situation. Everyone has their own point of view. Our job is to give performances and win matches for Pakistan” he added.

Talking about the brilliant chemistry between the two openers as they recorded the highest-ever run chase in the T20I history without losing a single wicket, Babar stated they had already chased down massive targets in the past as well.

“I think our communication is quite good. Sometimes we don’t even call and take a run because we have built a kind of trust level, which is indeed necessary,” he maintained.

Furthermore, the skipper explained that the decision to replace Mohammad Hasnain with Naseem Shah in the playing lineup—which proved counter-productive because the speedster went for 51 runs in his four overs—was taken to assess the team’s bench strength.

With the phenomenal win, Pakistan have levelled the historic seven-match T20I series 1-1 against England.

READ: ‘We’ll make changes in third T20I’ Moeen after England’s loss  

KARACHI: England captain Moeen Ali announced to make changes in the touring side’s Playing XI for the third T20I of the historic seven-match series following their 10-wicket defeat against Pakistan in the second T20I on Thursday.

Moeen, while talking to the media after England’s 10-wicket loss to England in the second T20I, acknowledged the blunders made by the touring side in the match and also announced that the side would consider making changes for the next match, scheduled on Friday.

“We did not play well and also dropped a few catches. We tried to break the partnership but credit goes to Babar and Rizwan as they did not let it happen,” said Moeen.

“But, we also played good cricket overall and scored more runs which was quite a positive for us. We will make changes in the third match,” Moeen confirmed.

The English captain further opined regarding his Pakistan counterpart Babar Azam, who had been facing a lot of criticism for a paltry strike rate and shared that the former thinks the opposite.

“Babar was facing a lot of criticism for an allegedly lower strike rate. But, I don’t think his strike rate is bad,” said Moeen.

Moeen then went on to comment on the pitch and the playing conditions and acknowledged that the touring side was expecting it to be more favourable for the spin.

“We were hoping that the wicket would be more favourable for the spinners. Karachi’s wicket seemed normal to us,” he concluded.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan cruised to a perfect 10-wicket victory in the second T20I courtesy of an astounding performance from their openers Babar and Mohammad Rizwan, who proved lethal for the English bowling attack.

READ: Centurion Babar, Rizwan cruise Pakistan to a perfect win in second T20I 

KARACHI: Pakistan captain Babar Azam completed 8000 T20 runs to become the second-fastest batter after West Indies legend Chris Gayle to reach the milestone. 

Babar achieved the historic feat during his phenomenal centurion knock against England in the second T20I on Thursday here at National Stadium.

The Pakistan skipper reached the landmark in 218 innings, overtaking India’s Virat Kohli who completed 8000 T20 runs in 243 innings. While T20 specialist Gayle was the fastest to reach the milestone in 213 innings.

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Babar Azam reaches the milestone in 218 innings – second-fastest after Chris Gayle 👏#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/7kc5DsjTzR

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 22, 2022

Babar smashed a magnificent 110 off 66 balls laced with 11 fours and five sixes, guiding the national team to a brilliant 10-wicket win against England.

Wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan combined excellently with Babar as he scored 88 off 51 and the opening pair chased down a massive 200-run target without the loss of a wicket.

With the clinical victory, Pakistan have levelled the historic seven-match T20I series 1-1 against England.

READ: Centurion Babar, Rizwan cruise Pakistan to a perfect win in second T20I

KARACHI: Pakistan’s opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan proved lethal as the duo powered the men in green to a perfect 10-wicket victory over England in the second T20I as they amassed 200 runs in the final over.

Set to chase a mammoth 200 in the second T20I, the Pakistan opening duo decimated the English bowling attack as they stitched an astonishing run chase for the men in green.

The duo stood firm and charged England bowlers with clean striking and brilliant running between the wickets and remained unbeaten in a perfect run chase to power their side to a 10-wicket victory.

Pakistan captain Babar, who had a forgetful Asia Cup 2022, ended his struggling phase as he smashed an astonishing century to script a perfect victory for his side. He scored 110 not out off just 66 deliveries, laced with 11 boundaries and five sixes.

Rizwan, on the other hand, scored an unbeaten 88 off 51 deliveries including five boundaries and four sixes.

England bowlers had a forgetful outing in the second T20I of the seven-match series as none of the touring bowlers could open their account.

Following this magnificent victory, Pakistan levelled the series 1-1 with five games to spare. The two sides will meet again on Friday at the same venue.

Batting first, England batters displayed combined effort and took on Pakistan bowlers to finish at a mammoth 199/5 in the allotted 20 overs, at the back of a quickfire half-century from their skipper Moeen.

England openers Alex Hales and Phil Salt gave the touring side a flying start as the pair amassed 42 runs for the first wicket in just five overs.

Right-arm pacer Shahnawaz Dahani then made back-to-back strikes in the sixth over to reduce England to 48/2 after the powerplay. The right-arm pacer removed Hales and Dawid Malan in his consecutive strikes. Hales scored 26 off 21 deliveries, while Malan bagged a golden duck.

Following the slump, Salt then joined hands with Ben Duckett and made sure to keep the run rate intact as the pair added 53 runs for the third wicket at a rapid pace.

The stand was majorly dominated by Duckett, who was dominating the Pakistan bowlers with blistering strikes while Salt was struggling to emulate his heroics, and, as a result, fell victim to Haris Rauf in the 12th over. He scored 30 off 27 deliveries, laced with one boundary and a six.

Duckett’s stay at the crease also remained brief as he perished in the next over after scoring a quickfire 43 off 22 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries.

England skipper Moeen and all-rounder Harry Brook then stood up for their side and put on a match-defining 59-run partnership for the fifth wicket, that bolstered England to a massive total.

Brook, however, fell in the 17th over as Haris castled him to bring an end to his astonishing cameo that saw him scoring a magnificent 31 off just 19 balls including a boundary and three sixes.

Moeen, on the other hand, remained unbeaten with a terrific half-century and scored a quick 55 off a mere 23 deliveries, laced with four boundaries and as many sixes.

For Pakistan, Haris and Dahani bagged two wickets each, while Nawaz castled a batter.