16/07Result
1st T20I (N), Pakistan tour of England at Nottingham, Jul 16 2021
Pakistan won by 31 runs
Player of the Match
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Shah AfridiPakistan
16/07Result
1st T20I (N), Pakistan tour of England at Nottingham, Jul 16 2021
Pakistan won by 31 runs
Player of the Match
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Shah AfridiPakistan

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 2 Wkts | PAK: 232/6 | RR: 11.60

  • Azam Khan5 (3b)
  • Saqib Mahmood4-0-46-1
  • Tom Curran4-0-47-2

8.10pm And breathe. Well, that was rowdy! A rollicking opening stand of 150, and scarcely a let-up thereafter. Here's confirmation of Pakistan's highest T20I score. England will need 233 to protect their unbeaten run in white-ball cricket his summer, and, well, they've got the players to give it a go! Back shortly for the fireworks.

Rich: "Every batter with a SR of 150 , this is a very tough chase"

Matt has the stat: "Eng's highest-ever T20I score chasing was 230 vs SA in 2016 WT20"

Sampath has this nugget: "Pakistan is only the sixth side with 150+ runs in the last 10 overs in a T20I innings"

Also this is the equal record (12) for Pakistan's sixes in an innings. They scored none in their first 11!

Over to Danyal for the opening gambit.

19.6
W
Mahmood to Imad Wasim, 1 run, OUT, knee-high, straight lines, slapped to mid-on, they have to come back for two, and they don't make it. No matter, that is Pakistan's highest total in T20Is. And that's a super response to their humbling in the ODIs.

Imad Wasim run out 3 (7m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

19.5
2
Mahmood to Imad Wasim, 2 runs, scooped high, high, high over the keeper... Moeen slides round from fine leg, and can't get his fingers round the chance!

Big last two balls...

Cricketbadger: "Well. At least with those late wickets we'll keep them below 250. Phew. Cakewalk from here. NOT"

19.4
1
Mahmood to Azam Khan, 1 run, full toss, into the pads, that's not the ideal area from Saqib, but he survives as the ball is miscued to backward square
19.3
2lb
Mahmood to Azam Khan, 2 leg byes, very full, yorker into the toes, deflected out to cover, and they hustle for two even though the ball went nowhere
19.3
1w
Mahmood to Azam Khan, 1 wide, targeting the tramlines, fractionally the wrong side as Azam leaves alone. Decent option, but slightly overcooked
19.2
4
Mahmood to Azam Khan, FOUR, outside off, and slammed for a first-ball four through extra cover! 400 strike rate in international cricket! Get some of that!
19.1
W
Mahmood to Fakhar Zaman, OUT, very full again from Saqib, but another slog through the line is toe-ended to mid-on! Looking for the yorker, but in the end it was the pace that did the job, Fakhar not quite through his stroke in time

Fakhar Zaman c Roy b Mahmood 26 (22m 8b 1x4 3x6) SR: 325.00

END OF OVER:
19 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 221/4 | RR: 11.63

  • Fakhar Zaman26 (7b)
  • Tom Curran4-0-47-2
  • Saqib Mahmood3-0-37-0

In comes the debutant but he's off-strike as Saqib prepares for the final over

18.6
W
Curran to Mohammad Hafeez, OUT, bowled him! Superb leg-stump yorker, wriggles through an ambitious leg-side whack, half a stride forward to confirm the ball was headed straight through the gate. Relief for Curran and England!

Mohammad Hafeez b Curran 24 (16m 10b 1x4 3x6) SR: 240.00

Talha Tahir: "Dont you dare undetestimate power of pakistan cricket, you would be thrashed so hard that you wont get up again.." Would I ever!

18.5
4
Curran to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, fuller length, pace back on, slashed through point! Not much wrong with the ball, except the result. Hafeez is onto it in a flash, with a thrashing open face!
18.4
0
Curran to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, slower ball, very wide line, back of a length, a flat-footed hack, under-edged to the keeper. A precious dot!
18.3
6
Curran to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, slower ball, low full toss, that's a gimme for the Professor! Slammed over long-off!
18.2
0
Curran to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, much better ball, tailing in the yorker, and Hafeez can only dig it out
18.1
6
Curran to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, on the toes, that's a free swing around the front pad, hard and flat into the square leg stands!

Curran's last

END OF OVER:
18 | 22 Runs | PAK: 205/3 | RR: 11.38

  • Fakhar Zaman26 (7b)
  • Mohammad Hafeez8 (4b)
  • Saqib Mahmood3-0-37-0
  • David Willey4-0-39-1
17.6
6
Mahmood to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, short, leg-sided, hoisted over fine leg! It's a brutal return to the fray for Saqib, Fakhar was into position so early on the pull!
17.5
6
Mahmood to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, short, swiped high over backward square! it's a bit top-edgy, but it's also way into the stands!
17.4
1
Mahmood to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, very full, an open-faced drive to deep backward point, that's a win for the bowler

Rehan Yousaf: "On this smallish looking ground where the bookdry cushions making it batsmen to the arial root the ball sails over it comfortably. Even the 250 is not easy defendable if the batsmen make profit of the pretty easy wicket here."

17.3
1
Mahmood to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slower ball, good follow-up, back of a length, pressed to cover
17.2
2
Mahmood to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, thumped to long-on, swinging hard once more, to use the pace against the bowler
17.1
6
Mahmood to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, It's an attaq on Saq! Hurtling to the crease, Waqar Younis vibes to the fore as he screeches in the leg-stump yorker, but misses by a foot and gets carted over long-on for his sins!

Here's Saq...

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 183/3 | RR: 10.76

  • Mohammad Hafeez7 (3b)
  • Fakhar Zaman5 (2b)
  • David Willey4-0-39-1
  • Tom Curran3-0-31-1
16.6
6
Willey to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, Hafeez can see it out alright! Banged in short, this time Hafeez is into position early for the pull, the stand at fine leg cuts almost diagonally across the playing surface so that clears the rope by about ten metres, deep into the middle tiers!

Matt, our fanzone correspondent, reports: "Back and forth between the fans each celebrating one of their own: 'Ohh Fakhar Zaman' from Pakistan; 'Haaaarry Maguire' from England"

16.5
1
Willey to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, pulled to the leg side, rolled to backward square. This has been an excellent over. Can he see it out?

Talha Hameed: "Stats Alert: Pakistan highest team total in T20Is is 205. They are well set to break this record tonight. "

16.4
1
Willey to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, banged in short, a top-edged pull, goes nowhere fast as square leg tidies up
16.3
0
Willey to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, full length, tight lines, watchful on the front foot, just short enough not to draw the early drive

The Professor is in the lecture hall... Hafeez had fun last summer in this format...

Pakistan tour of England 2021 News

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12DJ MalanJJ Roy
2nd30JM BairstowJJ Roy
3rd6MM AliJJ Roy
4th34JJ RoyLS Livingstone
5th51EJG MorganLS Livingstone
6th44L GregoryLS Livingstone
7th6DJ WilleyLS Livingstone
8th8DJ WilleyTK Curran
9th10DJ WilleyS Mahmood
10th0S MahmoodMW Parkinson