CARDIFF: Pakistan set 142 runs target for England in their first ODI of the three-match series in Cardiff on Thursday.
English bowlers took quick wickets as they led an attack against Pakistan.
Opener Imam-ul-Haq was the first to go, when he was bowled by Saqib Mahmood in the first over without scoring a run. Mahmood struck again in the first over and Babar Azam (0) was caught by Crawley, while Mohammad Rizwan was removed by Lewis Gregory in the fourth over of the innings.
Saud Shakeel was dismissed by Mahmood to pick his third wicket. Sohaib Maqsood and opening batsman Fakhar Zaman build a partnership to rescue the visitors. But Maqsood was unfortunate to get the run-out courtesy of a brilliant fielding effort by James Vince. Fakhar Zaman fell short of his fifty by three runs as he was sent back by Matt Parkinson on 47 in the 22nd over.
Earlier, England have won the toss and opted to field first against Pakistan.
Here's our playing XI for the first #ENGvPAK ODI #HarHaalMainCricket | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/O5NJBxsWmc
— Pakistan Cricket Live (@TheRealPCB_Live) July 8, 2021
England:
Phil Salt, Dawid Malan, Zak Crawley, James Vince, Ben Stokes (capt), John Simpson (wk) Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, Brydon Carse, Saqib Mahmood, Matt Parkinson
Pakistan:
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Sohaib Maqsood, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf
