Proficient English bowlers dismantle Pakistan
In response, Pakistan lost their openers, Mohammad Rizwan (8) and Babar Azam (8) in quick succession to Reece Topley and Mark Wood respectively. Haider Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed could not provide notable contributions and found themselves back in the dugout soon after.
Mark Wood took three wickets (PC: Twitter)
Nevertheless, the 62-run stand between Shan Masood and Khushdil Shah helped the Men in Green to cut into losing deficit. In the end, Masood remained unbeaten on 66 off 40 balls. However, despite his valiant effort Pakistan could score only 158 in their designated quota of 20 overs.
Brief Scores:
England- 221/3 (20)
Harry Brook 81 (35), Ben Duckett 70 (42);
Usman Qadir 2/48, Mohammad Hasnain 1/36
Pakistan- 158/8 (20)
Shan Masood 66* (40), Khushdil Shah 29 (20);
Mark Wood 3/25, Adil Rashid 2/32
Result: England won by 64 runs
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