Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

PD Salt
PD Salt
45(24) 6x4 - 2x6
Control %60%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 11 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
4 5 1 7 10 0 7 11
JC Buttler
JC Buttler
39(21) 7x4 - 1x6
Control %57%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 12 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
10 4 2 8 0 0 6 9

Best performances - Bowlers

Haris Rauf
Haris Rauf
O3.3
M0
R38
W3
Eco10.85
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LS Livingstone
LS Livingstone
O3
M1
R17
W2
Eco5.66
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

England , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

England won the 4-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50

Match days

30 May 2024 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Andrew Miller

10.07pm So, with that, Jos Buttler takes his champagne for a walk, and savours an impressive display from his team. It'll be very different conditions in the Caribbean next week, but England will travel with confidence after two good warm-up wins. As for Pakistan, they'll be what they'll be. Never write them off, even after a pretty dire day such as this one. From Miller, Alan, Venkat and the team, thanks and goodnight!

9.58pm Time for the presentations. The Player of the Match is Adil Rashid. "It was assessing the conditions, and adjusting, being clever, varying the pace, finding the right pace to take off. It's crucial as a spin department to assess conditions, the breeze etc. The prep is what I rely on, take some time off to work in the nets, haven't played for a couple of months so falling into place. The aim is to go out there hopefully get another trophy. Have to have the right mindset and it'll take care of itself."

Babar Azam: "After six overs we were doing very well, but then I got out, the middle-order needs to step up. England's bowling is very good, so have to take any chance. Need to sort out those things for the World Cup. A few injuries but a lot of positives, our play is good in patches, but to win you need 100%."

The Player of the Series is England's captain Jos Buttler. "The performances... we've worked hard in training, good feeling around the squad, Edgbaston the bowling group was fantastic, and today they pegged it back to an under-par score. That quest to keep improving and get better, that's given me extra energy and motivation. Would have been great to have two more games but got some great experience and a lot of guys have been in the IPL, so not short of cricket. Selection is difficult but a nice place to be. Wood and Archer operating together today was really exciting."

9.46pm So, that's the end of that. A hefty 27 balls left in reserve, after a ballistic opening gambit from Phil Salt and Jos Buttler. It was a more measured second half of the chase, but by then there was no need to rush. The time in the middle will have been valuable enough, as the defending champions prepare to fly out to Barbados tomorrow morning.

As for Pakistan, not a lot to write home about, although Babar and Rizwan's return to the top was a qualified success. Haris Rauf bowled some rockets and deserved better support. Not least, dare one say it, behind the stumps...

hadi: "Haris aside, what a sorry bowling performance and as usual middle over woes in batting. Won't be surprised if the minnows beat us in the group stages."

RajeshBanda: "If Eng wins (which is obvious), then the man of the match should go to Azam Khan." Would be left-field, but it was certainly a memorable display...

15.3
6
Haris Rauf to Brook, SIX, Up and over, clean to the stands! Brook rocks back on the short ball, unleashes his uppercut and finishes a clinical victory in style!
15.2
0
Haris Rauf to Brook, no run, good pace, Brook wafts through the line, beaten outside off
15.1
4
Haris Rauf to Brook, FOUR, width first-up, flapped down to deep third, Amir tumbles to intercept but recognises his feet are on the rope. England are one blow away

Rauf returns. Can he finish off with another deserved wicket?

END OF OVER:
15 | 13 Runs | ENG: 148/3 (10 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 9.86, RRR: 2.00)

  • Jonny Bairstow28 (16b)
  • Harry Brook7 (11b)
  • Naseem Shah4-0-51-0
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi3-0-20-0
14.6
0
Naseem Shah to Bairstow, no run, short, Bairstow rocks into an upper-cut but can't connect. Naseem gets out of his over well
14.5
0
Naseem Shah to Bairstow, no run, pace off once more, back of a length, through to the keeper
14.4
2
Naseem Shah to Bairstow, 2 runs, lumped hard and straight, Rauf strides down the wing, sticks out a big boot, keeps the ball in play with a nifty side-foot, then keeps it in play again with a left-footed nudge! Tekkers!

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st82JC ButtlerPD Salt
2nd19JC ButtlerWG Jacks
3rd11JM BairstowWG Jacks
4th46JM BairstowHC Brook