KARACHI: A new England team took the opening Twenty20 International in Karachi on Tuesday by six wickets, which returned to Pakistan in a memorable manner after 17 years.
Opener Alex Hales scored 53 off 40 balls-who, after a three-year absence on a failed drug test, to chase a target of 159 runs in the first international-England’s 19.2 overs.
Pakistan’s opener Mohammad Rizwan scored 68 off 46 balls and helped Pakistan reach 158-7 in their 20 overs when England sent them to the National Stadium.
This win has won England by 1-0 in the seven-match series.
Hales, Jonny Bairstow was called back, he hit seven boundaries and added 55 runs for the fourth wicket with Harry Brook, who scored 42 not out.
Brook, one of the seven England players in this year’s Pakistan Super League, hit seven fours in a great innings of 25 balls.
Ben Duckett (21), David Milan (20) and Phil Salt (ten) were other England assistants.
Pakistan’s innings was once again with Rizwan.
The remaining matches will be held in Karachi on September 22, 23, 25 and Lahore on September 28, 30 and October 2.
Rizwan’s Fifty brought Pakistan to 158-7.
Opener Mohammad Rizwan continued his excellent batting, playing an attractive innings of 68 off 46 balls, bringing Pakistan to 158-7 in the first Twenty20 Cricket International against England in Karachi on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, Rizwan, who scored the highest runs in the Asia Cup with 281 runs, won the toss and scored six fours and two sixes with captain Babar Azam (31) and 85 for the first wicket. Make.
Iftikhar Ahmed scored three sixes in 28 off his 17 balls but Pakistan lost only 71 runs in the last ten overs.
Sean Masood, the debumer, failed with only seven runs while Haider Ali scored eleven runs.
England’s fast bowler Luke Wood took 3-24 while spinner Adil Rasheed took 2-27 wickets.
England won the toss.
England won the toss and decided to field in the first T20 match against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi.
After winning the toss, England captain and captain Moin Ali selected the first field, while Pakistan captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan will bat as opener.
England are watching opener Alex Hales return after a three -year absence after a failed entertainment drug test in 2019.
Left -handed fast bowler Luke Wood has made his T20 debut for England, while batsman Sean Masood is playing his first T20 for Pakistan.
The guest team is visiting the country to play a seven -match series after 17 years, out of which four matches should be played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on September 28, respectively, 20, 22, 23 and 25, respectively. Will , 30 and October 2.
Pakistani players are wearing a special cut in today’s game to express solidarity with the devastating flood victims this summer, showing their names and numbers in the water.
England players are wearing black bandages on the arm to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8.
Playing XI
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Haider Ali, Sean Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdal Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Harris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani.
England: Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Alex Hales, David Milan, Ben Duckett. Harry Brook, Moin Ali (Captain), Sam Kiran, David Wali, Luke Wood, Adil Rasheed, and Richard Glasses.
