Bowlers star as Pakistan seal thriller to claim series lead

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ENG 139-7 (20 Overs)

Aamir Jamal to bowl the final over

ENG 131-7 (19 Overs)

Haris to bowl the 19th over

ENG 118-6 (18 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes to bowl his last

ENG 106-6 (17 Overs)

Haris comes back

ENG 97-6 (16 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes back

ENG 88-6 (15 Overs)

Debutant Aamir Jamal to bowl his first international over

ENG 83-5 (14 Overs)

Iftikhar to bowl his last

ENG 77-5 (13 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl his last

ENG 65-5 (12 Overs)

Iftikhar comes again

ENG 61-4 (11 Overs)

Shadab comes again

ENG 58-4 (10 Overs)

Iftikhar continues

ENG 54-4 (9 Overs)

Shadab continues

ENG 47-3 (8 Overs)

Iftikhar Ahmed comes to bowl his first

ENG 45-3 (7 Overs)

Shadab Khan comes into the attack

ENG 42-3 (6 Overs)

Haris continues

ENG 31-3 (5 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes again

ENG 29-2 (4 Overs)

Haris Rauf comes into the attack

ENG 19-1 (3 Overs)

Nawaz continues

ENG 13-1 (2 Overs)

Mohammad Wasim to bowl from other end

ENG 3-1 (1 Over) 

0.5: First breakthrough for Pakistan! Hales Gone! Tossed up and sliced to backward point.

Phil Salt and Alex come out to start the chase for England. Mohammad Nawaz to lead the Pakistan attack

PAKISTAN VS ENGLAND (2nd INNING)

PAK 145-10 (19 Overs)

18.6: All Out!

Woakes to bowl his last over

PAK 134-9 (18 Overs)

17.4: Rizwan Gone! Knee-high full toss, flicked to backward square and Adil Rashid didn’t have to move to receive the catch.

Sam Curran continues

PAK 129-8 (17 Overs)

Mark Wood to bowl his last over

PAK 118-8 (16 Overs)

15.5: Debutant Aamir Jamal gloved the bouncer  down the leg side and wicket-keeper took an easy catch

Sam Curran comes back

PAK 114-7 (15 Overs)

Woakes back into attack

PAK 106-7 (14 Overs)

13.4: Another run-out! Shadab eased into the cover and rushes back for the second but Salt was quick to receive the throw and dislodge the bells.

Rashid to bowl his last

PAK 88-6 (13 Overs)

12.6: Nawaz run-out! Nawaz dug out the full length, into the covers, sauntering down the pitch as if beckoning Rizwan to take the run

12.3: Yorker and Asif Ali bowled out! Splats the base of leg stump, 151kph out of the hand, loose from Asif as Wood aims full and arrow-straight.

Wood replaces Rashid

PAK 83-4 (12 Overs)

11.3: Chopped straight to backward point! Short from Willey, but less width across his bows than Iftikhar had anticipated.

Willey replaces Curran

PAK 76-3 (11 Overs)

Rashid continues

PAK 66-3 (10 Overs)

Sam Curran replaces Wood

PAK 59-3 (9 Overs)

Rashid continues

PAK 52-3 (8 Overs)

7.3: Haider Ali Out! Top-edged straight up, Wood takes a dolly!

Wood back into the attack

PAK 49-2 (7 Overs)

Adil Rashid comes into the attack

PAK 43-2 (6 Overs)

5.5: Masood tried to improvise and the leading edge on the yorker, loops to gully.

David Willey comes back

PAK 33-1 (5 Overs)

Sam Curran comes into attack

PAK 22-1 (4 Overs)

Woakes comes back

PAK 17-1 (3 Overs)

2.5: Wood burns Babar again! Dug in at 150kph/93mph and he pulls blindly, straight into the hands of deep square leg.

Mark Wood comes into attack

PAK 13-0 (2 Overs)

David Willey to bowl from the other end

PAK 7-0 (1 Overs)

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan came out on the crease to open for Pakistan. Chris Woakes to open the attack

PAKISTAN VS ENGLAND (1st INNING)

LAHORE: England won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the fifth T20I here at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday. 

The historic seven-match T20I series is currently level at 2-2.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, 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, Mark Wood

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-25, England-16, Pakistan-8, No Result-1

England win toss, elect to bowl first in fifth T20I against Pakistan

LAHORE: England won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the fifth T20I here at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday. 

The historic seven-match T20I series is currently level at 2-2.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, 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, Mark Wood

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-25, England-16, Pakistan-8, No Result-1

Babar jumps to No.3, Rizwan retains top spot in latest T20I rankings

DUBAI: Pakistan all-format captain Babar Azam has regained the third spot on the T20I batter’s rankings, which he lost just a week ago, thanks to his brilliant century in the second T20I against England.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Rizwan has tightened his grip on the No.1 spot as he surged to 861 rating points following his sublime form in the ongoing T20I series between Pakistan and England.

According to the latest released rankings by the International Cricket Council on Wednesday, Babar has once again etched his name in the top three on the batter’s list with 799 rating points.

India’s Suryakumar Yadav edged past Babar with a difference of just two rating points as he jumped to the No.2 after his scintillating 69 off 36 in the third T20I against Australia.

However, the recent reshuffle in the batting charts propelled South Africa’s Aiden Markram to lose his No.2 spot as he slipped to the fourth position.

In the bowlers’ rankings, Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf improved his standings as he jumped seven spots and secured 14th place after his impressive bowling in the ongoing T20I series against England.

Australia’s Josh Hazlewood, however, retained the top slot on the T20I bowler’s list followed by South Africa’s Tabraiz Shamsi in the second spot.

 

PAK v ENG: Naseem Shah hospitalized ahead of fifth T20I

LAHORE: Pakistan’s young fast bowler Naseem Shah will not be available for the fifth T20I as well after he missed the last three matches against England during the ongoing series. 

Naseem was taken to the hospital last night as he suffered a viral infection, but he is feeling better now, confirmed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) spokesperson.

“Naseem was taken to hospital on Tuesday night with a viral infection and will not be available for Wednesday’s match,”  said PCB spokesperson.

Moreover, the right-arm pacer’s availability for the last two T20Is of the seven-match series will be decided after assessing his medical reports.

The 19-year-old played the first T20I of the ongoing series and returned unimpressive bowling figures of 0/41.

The T20I series is currently level at 2-2 after the completion of the Karachi leg of England’s historic tour of Pakistan.

Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium will now host the remaining three matches.

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PAK v ENG: Training session at Gaddafi stadium cancelled due to rain

LAHORE: The heavy and persistent rainfall in the city has led to the cancellation of scheduled training sessions on Tuesday (today) at Gaddafi Stadium.

The fifth match of the historic seven-match T20I series between Pakistan and England will be played tomorrow at the same venue.

The drizzly weather of the city appears to be upsetting for millions of cricket fans who are eagerly waiting for tomorrow’s match.

Earlier both the team reached Lahore on Monday after facing each other in four T20I games held at Karachi’s National Stadium.

The action-filled Karachi leg of the tour witnessed full houses and knife-edged competitions between the two teams as the series is currently level at 2-2.

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Pakistan set unique record in T20I cricket by winning landmark matches

KARACHI: After a thrilling victory in the fourth T20I against England, Pakistan registered another interesting record to its credit as they won every landmark match of their T20I journey. 

The Green Shirts played their 200th T20I match on Sunday at National Stadium Karachi and the victory maintained the national team’s streak of defeating its opponents on important occasions.

Pakistan recorded triumphs in their first, 50th, 100th, 150th and now 200th match of the shortest format.

Men in Green played their first T20I match against England on August 28, 2006, at Bristol and defeated the hosts by five wickets in the match.

In its 50th T20I, the national team crushed Bangladesh by 50 runs at Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka on November 29, 2011.

The landmark 100th T20I witnessed another comprehensive victory by the Green Shirts as they beat the United Arab Emirates by 7 wickets in Asia Cup 2016 held in Bangladesh.

Pakistan locked horns with Bangladesh at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium in their 150th T20I on January 24, 2020, and the home side clinched the victory by five wickets on that occasion.

Besides these noteworthy victories, the national team also holds the record for the most number of wins in T20 international as they won 123 out of 200 matches, they’ve played so far.

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‘I had idea where to bowl Dawson’ Haris on match-winning 19th over

KARACHI: Fast bowler Haris Rauf disclosed that he had planned beforehand how to bowl Liam Dawson and other tail-enders in the 19th over and turn the game into Pakistan’s favour. 

The right-arm pacer powered the Green Shirts to a thrilling win in the fourth T20I against England as he bowled a match-winning second-last over when the game was just slipping away from the hosts’ hand.

Speaking to a post-match press conference, Haris revealed that he had started making plans in the 18th over, when Dawson was storming Mohammad Hasnain and scored 24 runs, that how he would be bowling to him in the next over.

“I had an idea where to bowl him and obviously the target was to take his wicket at that moment and turn the game,” he said.

“I had confidence that if I bowled my best deliveries to the tail-enders, we would win the match,” he added.

England fell just three runs short in the final over, courtesy of a brilliant 19th over from Haris, who struck twice to remove the danger man Liam Dawson and Olly Stone to bring the hosts back in the game after an expensive 18th over from Hasnain.

With the astounding win, Pakistan have levelled the historic seven-match T20I series against England by 2-2 with the remaining three matches to be played at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.

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Haris trumps Dawson’s brilliance as Pakistan sink England in fourth T20I

KARACHI: Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf bowled a game-changing 19th over as he struck twice before left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz shone with three 3/35 and bolstered Pakistan to defend 167 and seal the fourth T20I of the seven-match series.

Set to chase 167, England fell just three runs short in the final over, courtesy of a brilliant 19th over from Haris, who struck twice to remove the danger man Liam Dawson and Olly Stone to bring the hosts back in the game after an expensive 18th over from Mohammad Hasnain.

Earlier, Dawson had charged on young pacer Hasnain and scored 24 runs in the 18th over to bring England back into the game after the touring side lost quick wickets in the middle overs.

The touring side had a dismal start to their run chase as they lost three wickets for a mere 14 runs in two overs with Hasnain striking twice in his first, to give Pakistan an upper hand over England.

England’s dependable pair of Ben Duckett and Harry Brook attempted to anchor the run chase with a gritty 43-run partnership for the fourth wicket but Nawaz dampened their hopes in the eighth over as he trapped Duckett in his legs for 33.

The touring skipper Moeen Ali then joined Brook in the middle and put on a crucial 49-run partnership to keep their side in the hunt but Nawaz struck again to provide another vital breakthrough to Pakistan and castled Moeen for 29 and England, as a result, slipped to 106/5 in the 14th over.

Mohammad Wasim Jr then further added to the misery of the English side as he outclassed Brook with a slower delivery in the 15th over, who walked back after scoring 34 off 29 deliveries, laced with two boundaries and a six.

Wasim Jr then bowled the final over after Haris’ brilliant 19 over. England’s tailender Reece Topley looked to steal a run on the second delivery of the over but a direct hit from Shan Masood led the men in green to a thrilling victory over England in the fourth T20I.

Nawaz and Haris bagged three wickets each for Pakistan, while Hasnain claimed two. Wasim Jr, on the other hand, made one scalp.

The home side were off to a decent start batting first on the invitation of England captain Moeen Ali as the pair of captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan amassed 97 runs for the first wicket.

The pair was majorly dominated by wicketkeeper batter Rizwan, who had amassed his 19th T20I half-century at a rapid pace while Babar, on the other hand, struggled to emulate his partner and as a result, fell victim to Dawson in the 12th over.

The second match centurion Babar could score 36 off 28 deliveries with the help of three boundaries.

Rizwan then joined hands with Shan Masood, who was promoted to number three and added 52 runs for the second wicket. The touring side’s bowlers, however, dominated the batting pair as they barred them from scoring freely in the middle overs.

Shan, who was struggling to find the rhythm fell in the 19th over after scoring a snail-paced 21. He faced 19 deliveries in the course of his knock and could hit a boundary.

Rizwan, who was eyeing his second T20I century, fell 12 runs short of it as Reece Topley struck twice in the final over to remove the former. He top-scored for Pakistan with 88 off 67 deliveries, laced with nine boundaries and a six.

Right-handed hard-hitting batter Asif Ali then scored a quickfire 13 runs off just three deliveries in the final over and powered the hosts to 166/4 in 20 Overs.

Topley led the way for England with two wickets, while David Willey and Dawson made one scalp each.

Haris, Nawaz star as Pakistan beat England in a final-over thriller

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Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf bowled a game-changing 19th over as he struck twice before left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz shone with three 3/35 and bolstered Pakistan to defend 167 and seal the fourth T20I of the seven-match series.

ENG 163-10 (19.2 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes to bowl the final over

ENG 163-9 (19 Overs)

Haris to bowl the 19th

ENG 158-7 (18 Overs)

Hasnain continues

ENG 134-7 (17 Overs)

Haris replaces Wasim Jr

ENG 122-6 (16 Overs)

Hasnain comes into the attack

ENG 116-6 (15 Overs)

14.2: Wasim hit the pitch hard, challenging Brook to take on the pull, but rolled his fingers to take off the pace. Hasnain didn’t have to move on the edge of the rope!

Wasim Jr comes back into the attack

ENG 108-5 (14 Overs)

13.2: Moeen charges down the track, and completely misses it as he wipes towards the leg side!

Nawaz comes to bowl his last

ENG 105-4 (13 Overs)

Iftikhar comes to bowl his last

ENG 96-4 (12 Overs)

Nawaz to bowl again

ENG 87-4 (11 Overs)

Iftikhar comes again

ENG 82-4 (10 Overs)

Nawaz continues

ENG 63-4 (9 Overs)

Iftikhar continues

ENG 59-4 (8 Overs)

7.2: Nawaz gets the on-field call as Duckett tries to move outside the line and sweep around the corner and is adjudged LBW. Duckett does review… but to no avail. The impact is in line.

Mohammad Nawaz comes into the attack

ENG 55-3 (7 Overs)

Iftikhar Ahmed comes into the attack

ENG 50-3 (6 Overs)

Haris Rauf comes to bowl his first

ENG 42-3 (5 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

ENG 27-3 (4 Overs)

Hasnain continues

ENG 21-3 (3 Overs)

Mohammad Wasim Jr comes into the attack

ENG 14-3 (2 Overs)

1.6: Hasnain has a second, rushing Jacks – again this delivery doesn’t get up as much but Jacks is stuck in the crease as this one hurries through and hits middle and off!

1.2: Hales gives himself room and the bowler follows him meaning the cross-bat shot is cramped. Gets it away but Usman Qadir dives expertly to his left at short midwicket to take a great catch.

Hasnain to bowl from the other end

ENG 9-1 (1 Over) 

0.4: Early breakthrough for Pakistan! The left-armer forces Salt to slog sweep to midwicket where Wasim is waiting to take a simple catch

Phil Salt and Alex Hales come out to start the chase. Nawaz to open the attack for Pakistan.

PAKISTAN vs ENGLAND (2nd INNING)

PAK 166-1 (20 Overs)

19.2: Chipped straight to cover and Rizwan’s long stay comes to an end.

19.1: Khushdil hopelessly hacks off the good length. Moeen backpedals in the covers and swallows a simple chance

PAK 152-1 (19 Overs)

18.3: Inswinging yorker, and plumb! Masood has a massive swing, gets pinned on the back shin, right in front of leg.

Willey to bowl the second last over

PAK 146-1 (18 Overs)

Stone back into attack

PAK 137-1 (17 Overs)

Topley replaces Rashid

PAK 130-1 (16 Overs)

Willey replaces Stone

PAK 120-1 (15 Overs)

Rashid to bowl his last over

PAK 113-1 (14 Overs)

Stone back into attack

PAK 104-1 (13 Overs)

Willey replaces Rashid

PAK 98-1 (12 Overs)

11.5: Big wicket for Dawson. Babar Gone! Launched straight at deep midwicket where he found Ben Duckett.

Dawson to bowl his last over

PAK 92-0 (11 Overs)

Rashid continues with his third

PAK 82-0 (10 Overs)

Dawson replaces Willey

PAK 74-0 (9 Overs)

Rashid continues

PAK 71-0 (8 Overs)

David Willey comes to bowl his first over of the game

PAK 59-0 (7 Overs)

Adil Rashid comes into attack

PAK 52-0 (6 Overs)

Stone back into attack

PAK 42-0 (5 Overs)

Dawson replaces Stone

PAK 31-0 (4 Overs)

Topley continues

PAK 23-0 (3 Overs)

Olly Stone comes to bowl the first over of his career

PAK 15-0 (2 Overs)

Reece Topley to bowl from the other end

PAK 7-0 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan came out on crease to open for Pakistan. Liam Dawson to lead the bowling attack for England.

PAKISTAN vs ENGLAND (1st INNING)

KARACHI: England won the toss and opted to bowl first in the fourth T20I against Pakistan here at National Stadium, Karachi.

England currently have a 2-1 lead in the historic seven-match T20I series.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Wasim

England: Moeen Ali (c), Phil Salt (wk), Alex Hales, Will Jacks, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, David Willey, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Olly Stone, Reece Topley

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-24, England-16, Pakistan-7, No Result-1

PEMRA refrains TV channels from reporting live location of English team

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) barred local news channels from reporting the live location and movement of the England Men’s cricket team amid their tour to Pakistan for seven-match T20I series.

As England is on the historic tour to Pakistan after a gap of almost 17 years, the touring side is being given tight security including a presidential-level convoy that accompanies the touring side amid their movement from hotel to stadium and vice versa.

In the latest development, however, the PEMRA has decided to restrict the local news channels and its licensees from airing the live locations of the cricket teams, specifically the English team.

“In order to avoid security implications, all satellite TV Channel licensees are hereby directed to refrain from airing live locations of cricket teams specifically the English cricket team while their movement from airport to the hotel, hotel to stadium and back to hotel and airport etc,” the PEMRA announced in a statement.

It is pertinent to mention that England currently lead the seven-match series 2-1 following their victory over Pakistan in the third T20I.

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