NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan sent 233 runs target for England in the first T20 International of the three-match series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Friday.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have provided a great start for visitors in the opening T20I with a hundred partnership.
England had won the toss and choose to field first against Pakistan.
England’s regular captain Eoin Morgan returned to the England squad along with Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali and Jos Buttler.
England had named their 16-men squad for the T20I series against Pakistan. The return of their experienced players will further boost their confidence and they will be led by their usual white-ball captain Eoin Morgan. Jake Ball, Lewis Gregory, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, and Matt Parkinson are among the ones who retained their spot from the ODI series.
Pakistan has included a few young names to their list for the T20I series and they will be hoping for better results here. They showed quite a fightback in the last game but their bowlers lacked consistency and that is an area where Babar Azam would want his bowlers to deliver.
