Pakistan vs England, 1st T20I Highlights: ENGLAND WIN!Harry Brook seals the deal with a four, carving over the extra cover region for the boundary, with four balls remaining. Preview: Moeen Ali returns to his roots in Pakistan to lead England in a seven-match series as both nations fine-tune for next month’s T20 World Cup. Ali will captain England because Twenty20 skipper Jos Buttler is recovering from a calf injury and is expected to play in only one or two games toward the end of the series, which begins Tuesday. “Captaining England in any game, anywhere in the world, is a huge honor,” Ali said. “Obviously, with my roots being from here and to lead England … it’s huge and it’s (a) very proud moment for me and my family, my mum and dad and everybody.” England’s first tour to Pakistan since 2005 starts in Karachi, which will host four games. The remaining three will be played in Lahore from Sept. 28-Oct. 2. Buttler is with the squad and has been undergoing rehabilitation, but Ali said the recurring of the injury during the Hundred back home has forced the England captain to be extra careful. “Maybe in the back end of the tour he will play one or two games, but we’re not sure yet,” Ali said. “Obviously with the World Cup in Australia, it’s huge for us and we want him fully fit for the whole competition there.” The T20 World Cup begins in mid-October. At least eight members of the England squad like Ali himself, Harry Brook, Alex Hales and Phil Salt have experience playing in Pakistan for various franchises in the Pakistan Super League. That experience could come in handy for an England team that is without its key T20 World Cup player Ben Stokes. Fast bowlers Mark Wood and Chris Woakes are returning to the team after being sidelined for most of the summer because of injuries. Jonny Bairstow was ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to freak injury while playing golf while out-of-form Jason Roy was dropped both for the tour of Pakistan and the T20 World Cup. With inputs from The Associated Press Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Pakistan vs England 1st T20I Highlights: Alex Hales, Luke Wood headline England's 6-wicket win in Karachi
Pakistan vs England, 1st T20I, Highlights: Alex Hales scored a fifty on comeback and Luke Wood picked three wickets on debut as England start with a win.
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After 20 overs,England 160/4 ( Harry Brook 42 , Moeen Ali (C) 7)
ENGLAND WIN! Harry Brook seals the deal with a four, carving over the extra cover region for the boundary, with four balls remaining. Dahani had begun the final over with an excellent yorker, but in the second ball, Harry Brook finished the match for the visitors. England have taken a 1-0 lead in the seven-match series.
After 19 overs,England 156/4 ( Harry Brook 38 , Moeen Ali (C) 7)
Just three runs needed for England to seal the game with six balls remaining.
After 18 overs, England 149/4
Naseem Shah into the attack. Moeen Ali collects a boundary off the second ball of the over to further reduce the deficit for England. England need 10 runs from 12 balls to win.
After 16 overs,England 136/3 ( Alex Hales 48 , Harry Brook 30)
Naseem Shah into the attack. Harry Brook collects a boundary in the first ball of the over, guiding the ball square of fine leg for a four. It’s even more easy pickings for Hales as he collects a boundary later in the over, caressing the ball through extra-cover. Hales is now onto 48.14 off the over. England now need 23 off 24 balls.
After 14 overs,England 107/3 ( Alex Hales 38 , Harry Brook 11)
Nawaz into the attack. Five runs off Nawaz’s over. England need 52 runs off 36 balls to win.
After 10 overs,England 80/2 ( Alex Hales 27 , Ben Duckett 16)
Haris Rauf into the attack. Seven runs off the over as the run-chase approaches the midway mark. England need 79 runs off 60 balls.
After 8 overs,England 63/2 ( Alex Hales 23 , Ben Duckett 4)
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Naseem Shah continues. Seven runs come off the over, with Hales slapping over the covers for a four.
After 6 overs,England 47/1 ( Alex Hales 17 , Dawid Malan 14)
Haris Rauf into the attack for his first over. Just four runs from his over. England need 112 runs to win from 84 balls.
After 4 overs,England 33/1 ( Alex Hales 15 , Dawid Malan 3)
Dawid Malan has joined Alex Hales in the middle following the dismissal of Phil Salt. Nawaz into the attack for the fourth over of the chase, and nine runs come off his over.
After 2 overs,England 15/0 ( Philip Salt (W) 6 , Alex Hales 4)
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Right. So England’s chase is underway with openers Phil Salt and Alex Hales beginning the innings. Remember, England need 159 to win the first T20I against Pakistan. 14 runs come off the first over bowled by Naseem Shah. Mohammad Nawaz delivers the second over, bowling four dot balls before conceding a single.
After 20 overs,Pakistan 158/7 ( Khushdil Shah 5 , Usman Qadir 0)
So, Luke Wood finishes with three wickets on his T20I debut for England. Pakistan have posted 158/7, but one cannot say if Pakistan would be happy with the total given that they lost a flurry of wickets in the second half of the innings. England will need 159 runs to win when they walk out for the chase.
After 18 overs,Pakistan 141/5 ( Iftikhar Ahmed 14 , Khushdil Shah 2)
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England debutant Luke Wood gets his maiden T20I wicket. He cleans up Mohammad Nawaz, and that wicket has brought Khushdil Shah to the middle. Just four runs from the over, and a wicket.
After 17 overs,Pakistan 137/4 ( Iftikhar Ahmed 12 , Mohammad Nawaz 4)
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Adil Rashid has finished with figures of 2/27 from four overs as he removes Shan Masood in his final over. David Willey delivers the 17th over of the Pakistan innings. In the second ball of the 17th, Iftikhar Ahmed hammers one over long-on for a six. 12 runs from the over with three to go.
After 13 overs,Pakistan 107/1 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 65 , Haider Ali 10)
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David Willey returns for his third over. Just three runs in the over coming in the form of singles.
After 12 overs,Pakistan 104/1 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 64 , Haider Ali 8)
Adil Rashid into the attack again, for his third over. Rizwan unleashes a monstrous six towards deep midwicket to bring up Pakistan’s 100. 11 runs off the 12th over.
After 10 overs,Pakistan 87/1 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 53 , Haider Ali 2)
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Brilliant over for Adil Rashid. Just four runs and a wicket, that of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who is dismissed for 31. He got off to a good start but failed to capitalise on it. Haider Ali is the new batter. Timefor a drinks break.
After 8 overs,Pakistan 70/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 42 , Babar Azam (C) 27)
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Adil Rashid into the attack. even runs off the over, as England continue to search for a breakthrough.
After 7 overs,Pakistan 63/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 38 , Babar Azam (C) 25)
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Sam Curran into the attack. He’s punished by Rizwan who collects a couple of fours in the over. 12 runs from the seventh over.
After 6 overs,Pakistan 51/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 28 , Babar Azam (C) 23)
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Debutant Luke Wood into the attack for his second over. Rizwan bludgeons through midoff for a boundary in the first ball of the over. Later on, the duo of Rizwan and Babar bring up their 50-run stand for the first wicket. End of powerplay, and England will need to find a way to break this partnership before it’s too late.
After 5 overs,Pakistan 43/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 21 , Babar Azam (C) 22)
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Richard Gleeson into the attack. He is punished by Rizwan, who finds the gap between midwicket and mid-on for a boundary. Seven runs from the over.
After 2 overs,Pakistan 15/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 4 , Babar Azam (C) 11)
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Sam Curran into the attack. Babar Azam collects another boundary, pulling it square of the short fine leg fielder for the boundary. Six runs off the over.
After 1 overs,Pakistan 9/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 3 , Babar Azam (C) 6)
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David Willey into the attack. Babar Azam gets off the mark with a boundary, that is whipped through midwicket. Nine runs off the first over.
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Right. National anthems of both teams are complete. Time for LIVE action. Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam to open Pakistan’s innings. David Willey into the attack for England.
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Playing XI
Pakistan: Babar Azam(Captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani
England: Moeen Ali(Captain), Alex Hales, Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, David Willey, Luke Wood, Adil Rashid, Richard Gleeson
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Toss update: Moeen Ali is leading England tonight. England have won the toss in Karachi and will field first.
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The tour is by no means another passerby out-of-context series and to be overshadowed by England’s return to Pakistan and Pakistan’s hospitality. The two have several questions to answer ahead of the T20 World Cup in October, which is less than a month away. Read Bansal Shah's preview of the series here.


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