Pakistan’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup semi-finals were effectively dashed in Kolkata following successive losses against England. Babar Azam was dismissed for an innings-low duck, while batsmen such as Fakhar Zaman, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed and Haris Rauf all fell to England’s quick bowling attack. In this article, we will discuss the top matches of Pakistan National Cricket Team Vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
England vs Pakistan
England produced an inspired performance to defeat Pakistan by eight wickets in their inaugural T20 international at The Oval and lay the groundwork for an effective World Cup title defense. Jofra Archer returned to international cricket, taking his maiden international wicket shortly after joining Adil Rashid as they made an early impression against the opposition total score.
Jos Buttler and Samit Patel led an aggressive start, both hitting sixes against a Pakistan bowling attack which struggled to keep pace. When their innings reached 157-5, Pakistan offered some hope through Usman Khan (21-ball 38). Jostler however used all his shimmy ramp and thump moves on the final ball for yet another six and double boundary to seal his win and give his side an easy advantage.
England had made rapid progress against Australia with Salt and Jacks striking some enterprising shots to take them from 20-1 to 67-1 within five overs, thanks to Salt’s enterprising hitting at Vauxhall end as nightfall approached, with plenty of half volleys and nudges from them to ease into gaps and overthrows with ease.
Buttler and Jacks then tore through the middle order, with Buttler ease-striding his opening ball of the seventh over for four through a gap at second slip and then smashing a straight one through covers for another two runs. Azam Khan dropped him off the second ball of that over, while later edged to Jordan at long on. Haris Rauf slammed in another short ball into the air but Buttler stood his ground to receive a standing ovation when walking off with two wickets.
Match 1
Pakistan gained some early momentum against England on wet outfields and slow pitches before their experienced quartet of Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Alice Capsey were quickly dismissed to keep them at bay.
Captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first, electing for Jos Buttler and co to open. Their partnership proved vital as England reached 337/6 after 50 overs.
Even after some early misfortune, including Azam dropping Salt on 34 and Jacks on eight, England’s top order stepped up to bat with poise. Bairstow and Root both hit sixes while Joe Burns made an important boundary stroke. Jofra Archer impressed as well, taking two wickets after nearly one year’s absence from cricket action.
Charlie Dean made an exemplary catch from Asma Khalid in the deep, which became one of many impressive catches throughout her innings.
In the second half, Azam’s fielding prowess helped Pakistan further reduce England’s total. Iftikhar Ahmed and Nida Dar’s wickets brought discipline and control to Pakistan’s innings.
Rizwan takes advantage of Mark Wood’s fourth over to score off both balls before smashing one through midwicket for four runs off his second ball – signalling to him and Mark that it is time for their innings to end and all players to come off.
Match 2
Mark Wood and spinners Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid combined with some excellent bowling from Phil Salt to help England defeat Pakistan by seven wickets in the second T20I at Trent Bridge on Thursday, boosting England’s confidence for their World Cup defence, with Phil Salt scoring his half century and Jos Buttler hitting fifty.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put Pakistan off to a fast start with an excellent opening partnership of 59 runs in 36 balls; however, Archer’s brilliant return after one year out helped dismantle their innings, leaving Pakistan facing an impossible target.
Ali and Rashid then turned their attention towards Pakistan, taking wickets at regular intervals while restricting Pakistani batsmen’s runs. Shoaib Malik became the final victim, falling to Moeen Ali’s delivery that clipped his helmet before Joe Root caught it at short third man.
Jos Buttler continued his unbeaten T20I record with an unbeaten innings, scoring 84 off 51 balls – an unrivaled T20I score for any Englishman and his 13th of this format. His innings featured four sixes as he reached over 3,000 T20I runs to become the first Englishman ever to do so.
Usman unleashes a straight six against Livingstone before smashing him over long on for another four. Usman then hit two boundaries from one ball he faced – this time using full power on drive past midwicket in order to maintain the required rate.
Match 3
Rain prevented England and Pakistan from beginning their third match of a four-match series, leaving England ahead 1-0 in Jos Buttler’s side’s three wins so far in this four-game contest.
Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals as they attempted to chase down an NRR target of 244. Even Babar Azam’s 78-ball 50 wasn’t enough as England bowlers did their part with Jofra Archer taking two wickets and Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes both picking up one wicket each.
Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan opened England’s innings with an 82-run opening partnership before spinner Iftikhar Ahmed ended it by taking Joe Root’s wicket shortly thereafter.
England took control of the game with their bowlers as they reduced Pakistan to 133-7 in 16 overs, thanks to Liam Livingstone’s double-wicket maiden and Gus Atkinson’s run outs which proved highly effective at stopping Pakistan from scoring further runs.
Jofra Archer returned to England’s team, immediately making an impactful statement with his pace and bounce as he quickly struck two early wickets with his pace and bounce. Pakistan soon faltered under his pace and bounce, and thanks to Joe Root’s stunning 96-ball 61 score England were able to achieve victory within 23.3 overs, winning by 2-1 for an outstanding team performance – well suited for their forthcoming World Cup appearance as they qualified as second highest ranked side entering Champions Trophy tournament with this win as they will enter as second highest ranked side after qualifying via qualification from World Cup!
Match 4
England beat Pakistan by 93 runs in the fourth T20I to secure a 3-0 series win and knock them out of semi-final contention at the World Cup. Pakistan openers Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan adjusted well to early morning conditions but regular wickets saw their innings unravel; Babar Azam was caught for a golden duck off Reece Topley before Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shaheen Shah Afridi all fell to England quick bowlers before Mohammad Wasim briefly revived hopes before late innings collapse left them out at 244 after 43.3 overs had passed overs had passed overs!
England was in control early in their innings thanks to their bat. Jofra Archer made an early statement by dismissing Babar Azam for England during their second over. As soon as rain interrupted play shortly afterwards, England were up 59-0 at that point in play.
After the break, England saw their innings accelerate as Salt and Jacks hit boundaries with ease. Salt eased his first ball through backward point for four, followed by an on drive past midwicket for two runs more. Jacks struck straight six off his first delivery of the third over before cutting to fine leg region for yet another six run boundary.
Archer returned to the attack in the 14th over, and was soon rewarded with his first wicket when he caused Haris Rauf to edge a top edge that Chris Jordan expertly held onto at long-on. Mark Wood then removed Naseem Shah before Adil Rashid completed the job by taking an impressive steepling catch off a full-length ball from Livingstone.
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