Pakistan's captain Babar Azam jumps to celebrate after hitting a boundary to win the second T20 cricket match against England, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Pakistan vs England 2nd T20 Match Highlights: Babar Azam returned to batting form with a century and Mohammad Rizwan hit 88 in a Pakistan record-breaking double-century opening stand to beat England by 10 wickets in the second Twenty20 on Thursday. Babar made an unbeaten 110 in his second T20 century off 66 balls as Pakistan reached 203-0 with three balls to spare to level the seven-match series.
Moeen Ali accelerated at the backend of England’s innings with an unbeaten 55 off 23 balls and led the team to 199-5 after he won the toss and elected to bat. Babar and Rizwan charged against England with aggressive batting as the visitors couldn’t hold onto their chances to break the stand.
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Match EndedEngland tour of Pakistan, 2022 - 2nd T20I
Pakistan
203/0 (19.3)vs
England
199/5 (20.0)Match Ended ( 2nd T20I )
Pakistan beat England by 10 wickets
Pakistan beat England by 10 wickets
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Pakistan's captain Babar Azam, center, congratulates England's captain Moeen Ali, right, on their win in the first T20 cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Now then, just 3 from 6 required. Wiley in to bowl and a single straight away. And another single. The scores are tied. Just a matter of time. And all over. Babar finishes with a four. The series is level.
Luke Wood for the 19th over and gets hit for two boundaries in this over. These guys don't know when to stop, do they? Masterclass in attacking batting. Two back to back wides to follow. Another chance and the fielder just gets a hand to it. Another wide. Not what England needed. 2 runs more. PAK 197/0 after 19 overs
Babar is on 98. Just 2 away from his second T20 100. Curran gets two dot balls. They have been few and far between in this match. Single and Babar is on 99. Rizwan with a single and ther decibels just went up as Babar Azam gets his century!!! What an innings!! PAK 180/0 after 18 overs.
Nothing seems to be going England's way as Babar azam hits Wiley high and that was just above Curran who gets a palm to it but it still goes for a six!!! PAK 176/0 after 7 overs
Luke Wood in for the 16th and that's a wide to start. Babar cuts the next one for four more. There is absolutely nothing England can do. Four more to end the over. PAK 164/0 after 16 overs
15th over now and England need some sort of magic to break this partnership. These two are effortlessly taking the Men in Green towards 200. Adil Rashid is in to bowl and Rizwan hits a massive six in his first ball. Rashid has been made to look very ordinary tonight.The carnage continues as Babar hits the 5th ball for another six!! What is this game of one upsmanship? PAK 151/0 after 15 overs
O my dear god!!! Moeen Ali has been pumped for a six by his counterpart off the very first ball!!! The fourth ballalso sees Babar free his arms and pump one for six more!!! Rizwan comes in for the last ball and hits another six!! Huge over for Pakistan this one. PAK 125/0 after 13 overs
Now, it's a 50 for Babar Azam as the single which brings it up getting as huge as a cheer as a boundary. That's what it means to the fans. PAK 104/0 after 12 overs
That's Rizwan's 50!! Consecutive half centuries for the man. Luke Wod has been absolutely walloped by Babar for a six next. Down the ground. Beautiful!!! 12 from this over. PAK 99/0 after 11 overs
Dawson will bowl the 10th and Babar-Rizwan are content to just take singles for now. Just 4 from this one. Drinks break now and PAK are 87/0 after 10 overs
Rashid in to bowl the 9th and Babar hits him for a four straightaway. How do you generate that sort of power from the wrists? 3 more runs from the next 2 balls. PAK 83/0 after 9 overs
Rashid in to bowl the 7th and that's a missed stumping by the keeper. A couple of poor deliveries after 2 great ones results in a four as Rizwan sweeps for back to back fours. PAK 68/0 after 7 overs
On to the last over of te powerplay now. Dawson will bowl this one and that's a dropped catch. Tough chance for Hales. Was moving back, gets there but he ends up spilling it. Rizwan makes him pay in the next ball as he hits it for a six!!!! Babar comes to the crease and picks the gap for a four!! PAK 59/0 after 6 overs.
Willey in to bowl the 5th and rizwan has picked his second delivery up and dropped it over the boundary. What a six!!! Another four, this time by Babar. Slashes at it and it has gone to the boundary. PAK 46/0 after 5 overs
Luke Wood in to bowl the 4th and that's a wide, followed by a four by Babar. That was absolutely cut away. Swings at the next ball and misses. Another 2 dots to follow. Good comeback by the bowler. PAK 32/0 after 4 overs
Bowling change and Curran is introduced in the attack. Just one run from the first 3 balls. Pakistan need to keep that run rate in mind. Great shot by Babar as the fielder gets a hand on it but the ball still races to the boundary. That one was travelling.Uffff. Another one and an emphatic one at that. Straight down the ground for a 4!!!! PAK 25/0 after 3 overs
Dawson in to bowl the second and yields 2 off 2 balls to start the over. Two dots to follow. Turning out to be a good over, this one. Just 4 off this over. PAK 16/0 after 2 overs
Rizwan and Babar Azam are at the crease. Rizwan is on strike. Willey will open the attack. That's a flick of the writs and Rizwan with the four!! Another sweetly timed shot which takes the ball for another boundary. Very nicely done. PAK 12/0 after 1 over.
Last over now and Hasnain will bowl this one. Ali swings, gets the underedge and runs a single. Excellent running. No ball!!! Just 1 from the free hit. Curran shuffles and misses the ball and the ball misses the bails as well. Where is that ball going? Up in the night sky and in the crowd. The next ball is hit flat for a six!!! Moeen Ali gets 50 and England finish at 199/5.
Oh my dear god, Sam Curran. Just shuffles and puts it behind for a four with a reverse scoop. Rauf's ball speed does the rest. ENG 180/5 after 19 overs
Dahani in to bowl the 18th and after Moeen hits a four, there was a chance in the deep but Khushdil has droped a dolly. They are dropping a lot of catches recently. Has been going on since the Asia Cup. The fielding coach will need to sort these things out. ENG 172/5 after 18 overs
Haris Rauf for the 17th and the third ball is pulled by Brook for a 6!! Cannot bowl that short to him. Sweet sweet revenge for Rauf as Brook tries to play a scoop over the head of the wicket keeper and is bowled. ENG 160/5 after 17 overs
Hasnain in to bowl the 16th and Brook just guides it off his leg for a four. Takes a single next to bring Ali back on strike. Swings hard again and guess where the next ball has gone. Off to the fences. Slower ball and Brook scoops the last ball for a six!!! ENG 151/4 after 16 overs
That's a four by Moeen Ali to push Qadir to the backfoot. Just 3 runs from the next 3 balls before the fifth ball is sent sailing over the ropes for a 94-m six by Ali!!! Ufff!!!! The last ball is hit for another six!! That's the exact carbon copy of the last one. Moeen Ali means business. ENG 133/4 after 15 overs
Is that a review? Yes!! But that does not look like being close. Dahani appeals, Babar sent it upstairs and the original decision of not out stands as Pakistan lose a review. Brook makes them pay with a massive six next!!! ENG 114/4 after 14 overs
Nawaz in to bowl the 13th and and after a sweep for a four, Duckett makes his first mistake of the night as he goes to the well one too many times. Attempts another sweep and he has been cleaned up. ENG 101/4 after 12.3 overs
Well bowled. Fast and straight as Haris Rauf comes back in the attack and takes a wicket. Salt swings for a big one, plays across the line and his stumps are gone. ENG 95/3 after 11.3 overs
Usman Qadir in to bowl the 11th and Duckett places his 3rd ball in the gap for a four. Another sweep and that's gone for another four. He is sweeping everyone off their feet with this batting. 50 partnership up. ENG 93/2 after 11 overs
On to the 10th over now and Nawaz will bowl this one. Duckett sweeps and the first ball goes to the boundary. Shuffles and hits the second for two. Another sweep and another 2!! Brilliant batting by Duckett. Reverse hit in the last ball and that's another four. ENG 80/2 after 10 overs
The Dahani over has given Pakistan back the initiative after England were off to a steady start. After a quiet 7th over, Duckett finally plays a cheeky shot in behind to give England a much-needed boundary. ENG 62/2 after 8 overs
AND ANOTHER!!! He has knocked Malan's stumps. He is proving a point here. 2 in 2. Dahani on a hattrick now. England rattled. ENG 42/2 after 5.2 overs
BOWLED!!!! Dahani has knocked over Alex Hales. That's the big fish Pakistan wanted and they'll be mighty relieved to see ther back of this man. ENG 42/1 after 5.1 overs
Rauf in to bowl the penultimate over in the powerplay and Salt swings. The ball does not get the middle and slowly trickles towards the boundary. Again, a swing by Hales and it's gone high and over the fielder for another boundary. ENG 42/0 after 5 overs
Dahani in to bowl the fourth and after a few decent deliveries, the fourth goes for a boundary as Hales swings again, gets the edge and it races towards the boundary. Nothing wrong with the delivery, just plain unlucky. ENG 32/0 after 4 overs
That goes over the top and the outside edge carries the fourth ball for a 6 after Hales put away the 3rd for a boundary. They are taking chances and it's paying off. ENG 24/0 after 3 overs
Nawaz in to bowl the second over and that's a super shot by Salt and it sails just over Rauf's head for a 6!!! That was pretty close. Two back to back catch it shouts but one falls beyond the fielder and the next falls just in front. England are taking chances. ENG 13/0 after 2 overs
Philip Salt and Hales are at the crease. Philip Salt is on strike. Mohammad Hasnain will open the attack. Great first 2 balls. One was a little lucky while the second beats Hales comprehensively. Hales takes the single to get off the mark. ENG 3/0 after 1 over
Both teams have made a single change in their playing 11 with Mohammad Hasnain replacing Naseem Shah for Pakistan while Liam Dawson comes in place of Richard Gleeson in the Three Lions squad.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Shahnawaz Dahani
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali(c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Luke Wood, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid
Here we go. It's almost time for the toss. The captains are in the middle and the coin goes up. England win the toss and opt to bat first against Pakistan
England made a triumphant return to Pakistan after 17 years with a six-wicket win in the first Twenty20 on Tuesday. Debutant left-arm fast bowler Luke Wood grabbed 3-24 to help limit Pakistan to 158-7 after captain Moeen Ali won the toss in his country of roots and elected to field. Alex Hales, in his return to England colors after more than three years, smashed 53 off 40 balls and led the visitors to 160-4 in 19.2 overs.
England have landed in Pakistan soil for their first series in 17 years. Here's a look back at some behind the scenes footage from the 1st T20I.
Alex Hales returned to the England fold after 3 and a half years and played a masterful innings of 53 runs off 40 balls to take the game away from the hosts in the 1st T20I. What does he have up his sleeves in this match?
Temperatures are expected to remain warm in Karachi. Another 150 above surface could test skills and temperament of both the teams.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani
England: Alex Hales, Philip Salt (wk), Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali (c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Luke Wood, Adil Rashid, Richard Gleeson
Pakistan will lock horns with England in the 2nd T20I from Karachi on Thursday. The hosts will be wary of Alex Hales who scored a scintillating 53 in his international return and anchored England to a 6-wicket victory in the 1st T20I. Pakistan will also be worried about their shaky middle order which has failed to capitalize on any momentum after the openers have handed them a strong start. Stay tuned for live action...