KARACHI: Center-order batters Harry Brook and Ben Duckett smashed sturdy maiden half centuries in England’s thumping 63-run win within the third Twenty20 worldwide in opposition to Pakistan in Karachi on Friday.
Brook scored a 35-ball 81 not out whereas Duckett cracked an unbeaten 42-ball 69 to steer England to a formidable 221-3 of their 20 overs after they have been despatched in to bat at Nationwide stadium.
Shan Masood led Pakistan’s restoration in a 40-ball 65 not out however they completed effectively quick on 158-8 in 20 overs to offer England a 2-1 lead within the seven-match sequence.
The match proved an anti-climax to Pakistan’s massive ten-wicket win within the second recreation on Thursday that avenged their first recreation defeat by 5 wickets two days earlier, each in Karachi.
Quick bowler Mark Wooden — taking part in for the primary time since March this yr following an elbow surgical procedure — dismissed Babar Azam (eight) and Haider Ali (three) whereas Mohammad Rizwan fell for eight and Iftikhar Ahmed six left the house group reeling at 28-4.
Wooden completed with 3-24 whereas spinner Adil Rashid took 2-32.
Masood and Khushdil Shah (29) added 62 for the fifth wicket however the asking charge climbed as England’s pace-cum-spin assault continued to place the stress.
Masood’s knock had three boundaries and 4 sixes.
Earlier, England posted the best complete in opposition to Pakistan by any group in all T20Is beating the 211-3 Sri Lanka made in Dubai in 2013.
Debutant Will Jacks set the platform for England with a glowing 20-ball 40 with eight boundaries earlier than Brook and Duckett took the assault to the Pakistan bowlers.
Brook cracked 5 sixes and eight boundaries whereas Duckett hit a six and eight boundaries because the pair added 139 runs off simply 69 balls — a report fourth wicket stand for England in all T20Is.
For Pakistan, leg-spinner Usman Qadir was the choose of the bowlers with 2-48 whereas pacer Shahnawaz Dahani went for 62 runs in his 4 wicket-less overs.
Dahani’s figures are the second worst by a Pakistani bowler in a T20I, simply in need of Usman Shinwari who conceded 63 in his 4 in opposition to South Africa at Johannesburg in 2019.
England are on their first tour of Pakistan since 2005.
The remaining matches are in Karachi (Sunday) and Lahore (September 28, 30 and October 2).
Brook scored a 35-ball 81 not out whereas Duckett cracked an unbeaten 42-ball 69 to steer England to a formidable 221-3 of their 20 overs after they have been despatched in to bat at Nationwide stadium.
Shan Masood led Pakistan’s restoration in a 40-ball 65 not out however they completed effectively quick on 158-8 in 20 overs to offer England a 2-1 lead within the seven-match sequence.
The match proved an anti-climax to Pakistan’s massive ten-wicket win within the second recreation on Thursday that avenged their first recreation defeat by 5 wickets two days earlier, each in Karachi.
Quick bowler Mark Wooden — taking part in for the primary time since March this yr following an elbow surgical procedure — dismissed Babar Azam (eight) and Haider Ali (three) whereas Mohammad Rizwan fell for eight and Iftikhar Ahmed six left the house group reeling at 28-4.
Wooden completed with 3-24 whereas spinner Adil Rashid took 2-32.
Masood and Khushdil Shah (29) added 62 for the fifth wicket however the asking charge climbed as England’s pace-cum-spin assault continued to place the stress.
Masood’s knock had three boundaries and 4 sixes.
Earlier, England posted the best complete in opposition to Pakistan by any group in all T20Is beating the 211-3 Sri Lanka made in Dubai in 2013.
Debutant Will Jacks set the platform for England with a glowing 20-ball 40 with eight boundaries earlier than Brook and Duckett took the assault to the Pakistan bowlers.
Brook cracked 5 sixes and eight boundaries whereas Duckett hit a six and eight boundaries because the pair added 139 runs off simply 69 balls — a report fourth wicket stand for England in all T20Is.
For Pakistan, leg-spinner Usman Qadir was the choose of the bowlers with 2-48 whereas pacer Shahnawaz Dahani went for 62 runs in his 4 wicket-less overs.
Dahani’s figures are the second worst by a Pakistani bowler in a T20I, simply in need of Usman Shinwari who conceded 63 in his 4 in opposition to South Africa at Johannesburg in 2019.
England are on their first tour of Pakistan since 2005.
The remaining matches are in Karachi (Sunday) and Lahore (September 28, 30 and October 2).
