Harry Brook hit the winning shot
Reflexes
- England beat Pakistan by 6 wickets
- England reached the goal of 259 4 balls ago
- Luke Wood was voted Man of the Match for taking 3 wickets
PAK vs. ING: The England team came to Pakistan after a long gap of 17 years, they met Pakistan in the first match of the series at the National Stadium in Karachi and defeated them by 6 wickets. England won the toss for this match and invited the hosts to bat first. In the first hour of play, this decision was proven completely wrong, but in the next two and a half hours of play, only what England wanted happened on the pitch. He easily won this match with 4 balls to spare.
Pakistan slipped after a great start
Batting first, Pakistan got off to a great start. There was an initial partnership of 85 runs in 9.3 overs between Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. This association was broken after Babar was sacked with a personal score of 31. After this association Pakistan’s wickets continued to fall at regular intervals until the 20th. Rizwan scored with 68 runs and was sacked as the third batsman. The plight of the hosts can be gauged by the fact that all five of their batsmen couldn’t even touch double figures. Luke Wood took the most wickets for England. He took the top three wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs, for which he was awarded the Man of the Match title.
England record victory after slow start
England had a target of 159 runs to win. However, his start didn’t go well and he teed off in the third with 19 runs. But starter Alex Hales, returning to the team after three years, stuck to the crease like a spindle, around which all the hitters revolved. Hales hit a game-winning 59 from 40 balls, while Harry Brooks, batting at number five, posted an unbeaten 42 from 25 balls.
English batsmen hit Pakistan front row bowler Naseem Shah the most. Naseem conceded 41 runs in 4 overs and did not earn any wickets.
