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England likely to send its full squad to Pakistan for the series

England likely to send their full squad to Pakistan for the series

England is likely to send its full-strength T20I squad to tour for the Pakistan series in October, as some of their players were pulled out from the Indian Premier League (IPL). The majority of the England players were scheduled to play in the IPL, but a few of them, including Johnny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, and … Read more

Shaheen Afridi Hails His Team After Spectacular Win In First T20I

Shaheen Afridi

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi said the team needs help in case it loses [a match or a series].

Shaheen Afridi won the Player of the Match award for figures of 3 for 30 in 3.2 overs in the twenty20 series opener against England on Friday.

“Pakistan won the first T20I by showing the best teamwork,” Shah said. “The coaches supported us in bad times and gave us confidence.”

Afridi accepted that the green shirts could not play their best during the one-day international series matches. “We played badly in the ODI series,” he said. “It was a bad time.”

“You always have to perform as a team to win,” he added.

“It was a high-scoring game with a good start by the batters and put them in the position,” Afridi said in a post-match conference. “Then the pacers bowled well.”

He said given the short boundary [of Trent Bridge Stadium, Nottingham], it was important for them to use yorkers. “We wanted to attack the batters and keep a positive mindset,” he added.

On Friday, Pakistan defeated England by 31 runs to win the T20I series opener. Shadab Khan with his three wickets, a brilliant catch at the boundary, and sharp run-out followed by Shaheen Shah’s three wickets led Pakistan to defend the total.

England’s captain Eoin Morgan put Pakistan into bat first at a batting-friendly pitch. The strong duo of Rizwan and Babar put 49 in the powerplay.

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Pakistan Vs England 1st T20: 4 Down for England

Pakistan Vs England

Pakistan Vs England: The Three Lions’ 233-run chase against Pakistan is off to a rough start, as they lose four wickets in seven overs in the first T20I at Trent Bridge.

Score: 83/4 After 7 Overs

Pakistan responded admirably after suffering a humiliating 3-0 defeat in the ODI series against the hosts.

With the return of England captain Eoin Morgan, as well as other key players, who missed the ODI series due to a COVID outbreak in the squad, England will hope to demolish Team Green.

Pakistan innings – Target: 233 (232/6)

Mohammad Rizwan – c Bairstow b Gregory – 63 runs off 41 balls

Sohaib Maqsood – c Willey b Curran – 19 runs off 7 balls

Babar Azam – c Bairstow b Willey – 85 runs off 49 balls

Mohammad Hafeez – b Curran – 24 runs off 10 balls

Fakhar Zaman – c Roy b Mahmood – 26 runs off 8 balls

Imad Wasim – run out (Roy b Bairstow) – 3 runs off 2 balls

Azam Khan – not out – 5 runs off 3 balls

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ENG VS PAK: Pakistan Wins The Toss And Choses To Bowl First

ENG VS PAK: Pakistan Wins The Toss And Choses To Bowl First

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second ODI against England. In the second match of the series being played at Lord’s, Babar Azam won the toss and invited England to bat first. The toss was delayed due to rain and when the match started late, the innings of both the … Read more

Former England Captain Michael Vaughan branded Pakistan’s performance ‘pathetic’

Michael Vaughan

Former England captain Michael Vaughan branded Pakistan’s performance against England  “pathetic” in a series of tweets directed at them.

In the first ODI, England defeated Pakistan by nine wickets, thanks to a dismal showing by the visiting team with the bat. Pakistan batted first and were bowled out for 141 in less than 36 overs at Cardiff, with England pacer Saqib Mahmood taking 4/42 to rock Pakistan’s innings, with Fakhar Zaman’s 47 the best individual score. England won by 9 wickets in 21.5 overs, thanks to half-centuries from Dawid Malan and Zak Crawley.

Following Pakistan’s dreadful performance, Michael Vaughan sneered at the team. The former England captain called Pakistan’s performance ‘pathetic’ in a series of tweets.

“For England to rock up only yesterday as a team & perform like they did tells us so much about the culture of the white ball team .. very, very impressive .. for Pakistan they were PATHETIC .. It’s the only way to describe a performance like that,” Vaughan tweeted.

Vaughan tweeted the above after the conclusion of the match, but he also tweeted after Pakistan’s innings. “Love watching Pakistan play Cricket… A team that can beat any team in the world on any given day but also lose to any team on any given day,” the other tweet read.

Captain Babar Azam expressed disappointment with his team’s performance and stated that the second ODI at Lord’s will help to level things. “Credit to England for this. “We didn’t get momentum, or a big partnership. Fakhar carried his form on from South Africa. We are looking forward to Lord’s and we have to try and do our best,” he said after the match.

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Pakistan Vs England 1st ODI: England wins by 9 Wickets

England tour to Pakistan in worries due to players security concerns

Pakistan Vs England: England registered a clinical win by thumping Pakistan in the first game of the series. Everything went well for them right from the beginning.

Saqib Mahmood set the tone by striking twice in the first over of the match and from thereon, it was all England.

Pakistan failed to recover from those blows and was always playing catch-up. Fakhar Zaman did give them some hope with his fine strokes but he didn’t last long and the touring team managed only a paltry total of 141 on the board.

Pakistan needed a miracle from their bowlers but that didn’t happen. They bowled too many extra upfront and managed to pick the solitary wicket of Phillip Salt.

Playing the role of an opener, Dawid Malan showed good hands and along with debutant Zak Crawley, he formed a century stand. Their partnership didn’t allow any sniff to Pakistan as England cruised to a commanding win.

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Pakistan Vs England: Pakistan sets target of 142 runs only

Pakistan Vs England

Pakistan Vs England: Pakistan’s ODI campaign against England started on a worrisome note, with the team struggling to post a decent score after losing four early wickets and a slew of poor efforts in between.

It was a great bowling show by Saqib Mahmood and it was good to read his thoughts. England will be thrilled by the way they bowled with their inexperienced unit. Mahmood set the tone very nicely by striking twice in his opening over.

Imam, Babar, and Rizwan were sent packing very early and the cream of the Pakistan batting was removed in a flash.

Fakhar Zaman though chose to bat with a lot of authority and played some extravagant shots. His partnership with Sohaib Maqsood tried to revive the innings but the unfortunate run out of the latter once again put the visitors off the track.

The biggest blow came to them in the form of Fakhar’s wicket and after that, it went downhill. Shadab Khan’s 30 helped them to get close to the 150-run mark but overall, it was a dismal show with the willow for the Men in Green.

It’s a below-par total that Pakistan has managed on the board. They do have a quality bowling attack at their disposal but there are not enough runs on the board.

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Pakistan Vs England 1st ODI: 8 Down as Pakistan struggle in Cardiff

Pakistan Vs England

Pakistan Vs England: Pakistan’s ODI campaign against England has started on a shaky note, with the team struggling to put up a decent score after losing four early wickets and some unimpressive performances.

Score: 124/8 (After 30 Overs)

After a review conducted by Stokes proved the ball had pitched in line, Mahmood had Imam-ul-Haq lbw with the opening ball of the match.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, the world’s top-ranked ODI batsman, was dismissed for a duck two balls later when he edged to Zak Crawley at second slip, leaving the tourists 0-2.

When Mohammad Rizwan edged a magnificent late-moving delivery from Lewis Gregory to debutant wicketkeeper John Simpson, he made 13 runs.

With 3-21 in four overs, Mahmood had Pakistan debutant Saud Shakeel lbw for five with a ball that angled in.

Saud Shakeel was also dismissed for five runs by Saqib Mahmood.

After a meager total of 19 runs, Shoaib Maqsood was the next to fall for a run out.

Fakhar Zaman was putting in a respectable performance, salvaging the guests’ faint hopes, but that, too, came to an end when the batsman was bowled for 47 runs by Matt Parkinson.

Earlier in the opening ODI match of the three-day series in Cardiff, the hosts won the toss and chose to bowl against Pakistan.

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Record demands of ticket for Pakistan-England Edgbaston ODI

The England’s Edgbaston Cricket Ground has received record demand of ticket for Pakistan-England ODI Match fixture is scheduled next year though a ballot helped by stadium.

The England’s Edgbaston Cricket Ground has received record demand of ticket for Pakistan-England ODI Match fixture is scheduled next year though a ballot helped by stadium. In a statement released by Warwickshire County Cricket Club, home to the stadium, it was revealed that over 60,000 tickets have already been requested. Due to the period of … Read more

Azhar Ali reaches 6000-run milestone in Test Cricket

Azhar Ali

Pakistan Test Captian Azhar Ali reaches milestone in his 81st Test, becomes fifth Pakistani batsman to score 6000 runs in Test cricket. According to the details, Azhar Ali reached the milestone by hitting a four off English Pacer’s Jofra Archer towards backward point during the third day’s play of the third Test against England at … Read more

Azhar XI takes control of first Test, Eng to start day 3 with trail of 243 runs

Azhar XI

As Azhar XI takes control of the first test giving the host a tough time on the second day; England will continue to bat with a trail of 234 runs having six wickets in hand. According to the details, Shan Masood scored a brilliant 156 to assist Pakistan to a strong total of 326 in … Read more

‘Do not Underestimate Babar’s talent’

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Former English Cricketer, Commentator Nasser Hussain has said that Pakistani batsman Babar Azam is a real gem, and not adding him in the Fab 4 is a real shame. According to the reports,  Nasser Hussain said that Babar Azam should be as highly rated as the ‘Fab Four’ of Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson … Read more

Pakistan elects to bat in the first Test against England

Pakistan vs England test series

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against England at Old Trafford on Wednesday (today). Skipper Azhar Ali told media officials: “Obviously the overhead conditions will help the bowlers but we were very clear in our heads that we want to bat first. “Because of the composition of the team, … Read more

Pakistan will be up against England in first test today

Pakistan

Pakistan will be up against England in the first Test match of 3 test match series starting Wednesday. Looking at the history, Pakistani Team has the ability to perform and win games in English situations. Making the cricketing comeback after 7 months, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Azhar XI is all set to hit … Read more

Pakistan win toss against England, elected to bat first

Pakistan vs England test series

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against England at Old Trafford on Wednesday (today). Skipper Azhar Ali told media officials: “Obviously the overhead conditions will help the bowlers but we were very clear in our heads that we want to bat first. “Because of the composition of the team, … Read more

Pakistan announces 16-member squad for series against England

Pakistan Cricket Board

Action returns to the longest format of the game as Pakistan Cricket Board has announced 16-member squad for the Test series against England. Pakistan is the second Test team, after West Indies, to tour England this summer. The first Test is set to commence at Old Trafford, Manchester and the Azhar Ali-led Pakistan team have … Read more

‘Series against England will be a big challenge’

Wasim Khan

Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Cricket Board CEO PCB Wasim Khan has said that series against England will be a big challenge to the national team. According to the details, in his recent statement, CEO PCB Wasim Khan said that the Pakistani team working hard day and night to give their best output on the field. … Read more