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PAK vs ENG: Moeen Ali takes blame for humiliating defeat, says ‘gamble’ failed

image-l8dhzseu Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam in action in second T20I (PC: Twitter)

Pakistan’s opening pair Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan overhauled England’s 199-run total with ease. The two cricketers formed an unbeaten 203-run stand at the top to register a remarkable 10-wicket win for their side.

The win also brought the seven-match T20I series to levelling terms, after the ‘Men in Green’ had lost the opening contest by six wickets.

After the match, a dejected England skipper Moeen Ali talked about what went wrong for his side in their humiliating loss to the hosts.

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Moeen Ali regrets his over, dropped chances

England captain Moeen Ali bowled just one over during the Pakistan run-chase. Both Azam and Rizwan took him to cleaners when he brought himself to bowl the 13th over of the innings. The all-rounder conceded 21 runs with three sixes in the over, as the momentum rapidly shifted towards the hosts.

After the match, Ali expressed his regret over the one-over gamble by highlighting it as the turning point of the high-scoring bout. He stated that England had the match under control until his short spell, which ultimately accelerated the Pakistani innings.

“The momentum changed when I bowled my over. That really gave them the belief and after that they were almost unstoppable. I felt like it was under control for most of it. I genuinely feel my over lost the game for us. That was a gamble on my part. I went to try and get a wicket, almost buy a wicket. Obviously, it didn’t work and that’s when Pakistan really won the game.”

The star all-rounder also talked about his side’s listless fielding efforts on the evening, one which included the dropped catch of Rizwan by Alex Hales. The skipper added:

“We dropped a big catch obviously. You can’t afford to drop them and you can’t afford to bowl an off-spinner to them at such a big time.”

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