England beat Pakistan by 23 runs on the basis of captain Butler's half-century

News Update

Tezzbuzz|26-05-2024

England defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the second match of the 4-match T20 International series with the help of captain Jos Buttler's half-century. With this, host England took a 1-0 lead. The first match was washed out due to rain. In the second T20 International match played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first. When Pakistan needed 26 runs in the last over, Pakistani fans started leaving the field.

Batting first, England scored 183 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Jos Buttler scored the highest 84(51) runs for England. In his innings, he hit 8 fours and 3 sixes. Apart from him, Will Jacks played an innings of 37(23) runs. In his innings, he hit 3 fours and 2 sixes. Captain Buttler and Jacks shared a 71(42) run partnership for the second wicket. Jonny Bairstow scored 21 runs in 18 balls with the help of 1 four and 2 sixes. Buttler and Bairstow added 48(29) runs for the third wicket. Shaheen Afridi took the highest 3 wickets for Pakistan. Haris Rauf and Imad Wasim were successful in taking 2-2 wickets.

Chasing the target, Pakistan's entire team was all out for 160 runs in 19.2 overs. Fakhar Zaman scored the most runs for Pakistan. He scored 45 runs in 21 balls with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Babar scored 32 runs in 26 balls with the help of 4 fours. Fakhar and Babar shared a 53 (28) run partnership for the third wicket.

Iftikhar Ahmed scored 23 runs in 17 balls with the help of 1 four and 2 sixes. Imad Wasim contributed 22 runs in 13 balls with the help of 2 fours and 1 six. Iftikhar and Imad added 40 (21) runs for the seventh wicket. Reece Topley took the maximum 3 wickets for England. 2-2 wickets went to the account of Jofra Archer and Moeen Ali. Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan and Liam Livingstone were successful in taking one wicket each.

England's playing XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper/captain), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.

Pakistan's playing XI: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf.

Latest Newsmore