Highlights from the second T20 international between Pakistan and England in Karachi.

Highlights from the second T20 international between Pakistan and England in Karachi. A stunning unbeaten opening partnership between Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan saw Pakistan mount a remarkable run chase to beat England by 10 wickets and level the T20I series at 1-1. Pakistan captain Babar hit 110 off 66 balls, with opening partner Rizwan finishing on 88 off 51 deliveries, as the hosts chased down a target of 200 with three balls to spare in Karachi. England appeared to be in a very strong position after captain Moeen Ali’s unbeaten 55 helped his side post 199-5 having won the toss and elected to bat, on a surface that both skippers had said they expected to favor them bowlers. The partnership between Babar and Rizwan was the highest of any chase effort in men’s T20 Internationals, extending their previous record of 197 against South Africa in 2021. A seventh century stand between the pair also saw them extend their record for most between two batsmen in T20Is.

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The stand also saw Pakistan set a new record for the highest chase in all men’s T20s without losing a wicket, while Babar’s century, which included 11 fours and five maximums, made him the first Pakistani batsman to score two T20Is centuries. Pakistan’s remarkable performance ensured the hosts leveled the seven-match series, with the teams meeting again just 24 hours later for their third meeting at the same ground on Friday.

Moeen stars as England post a big total

Moeen won the toss for the second consecutive game but changed talent from Tuesday’s win as he opted to bat first, with England making one change as spinner Liam Dawson came on to replace seamer Richard Gleeson. The toss decision initially looked good as Alex Hales, who made a half-century on Tuesday on his return to international cricket after a three-year exile, once again helped England get off to a fast start. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Watch highlights from Moeen Ali’s half-century against Pakistan in the second T20I.
Watch highlights from Moeen Ali’s half-century against Pakistan in the second T20I. Hales (26) and Phil Salt (30), despite both struggling to time the ball as the pitch initially looked to live up to expectations that it would be a difficult surface, took England to 42 after five overs . However, Shahnawaz Dahani made the game in Pakistan’s favor after bowling Hales and Dawid Malan in back-to-back deliveries. Ben Duckett denied Dahani a hat-trick and then produced a highly impressive innings that saw him sweep and reverse Pakistan’s spinners to great effect as he made 43 off just 22 balls. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Watch Shahnawaz Dahani’s wild celebrations after dismissing Alex Hales and Dawid Malan.
Watch Shahnawaz Dahani’s wild celebrations after dismissing Alex Hales and Dawid Malan. Salt was largely a spectator in a half-century stand with Duckett that ended when the former was dropped by Haris Rauf. Once again one made two for Pakistan as Duckett was bowled by Mohammad Nawaz in the next over, leaving England with two new batsmen at the crease in Harry Brook and Moeen with the score at 101-4 in the 13th over . Brook, who had impressed with a cameo to get England over the line in the opener, picked up where he left off. The Yorkshire batsman hit three sixes, including a delightful drive over extra cover, on his way to making 31 off 19 balls. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Khushdil Shah will want to look away now after this disastrous fall during England’s innings against Pakistan.
Khushdil Shah will want to look away now after this disastrous fall during England’s innings against Pakistan. Moeen had already made his intentions clear by hitting back-to-back sixes off Usman Qadir at leg, but once Brook went the skipper stepped up another gear. Dahani didn’t have the head of Ali’s wicket as Husdil Shah took an unforgivable drop at deep mid-wicket when Ali lost the ball on 32. He made Pakistan pay, smashing the last two deliveries of the innings for a six to reach 55 from just 23 balls – the seventh-fastest T20I half-century by an England batsman – and helping England set a total that most assumed the the home team would have little chance. of hunting.

Babar silences the critics in an excellent chase

However, that notion was quickly dismissed as Rizwan hit David Willey for two boundaries in the opener to get Pakistan off to a strong start. Dawson went for just four runs as he opened at the other end as the spinner’s final figures of 0-26 left him, along with Sam Curran (0-29), as England’s bowlers were not given extreme punishment by Pakistan. Perhaps the most crucial moment of the match came when Dawson returned to bowl the sixth over as Rizwan, on 23 at the time, failed a long shot high in the air, only for Hales to bowl it to mid-on. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Alex Hales drops Mohammad Rizwan and is promptly punished as the former hits a monster six!
Alex Hales drops Mohammad Rizwan and is promptly punished as the former hits a monster six! The Pakistan batsman would add insult to injury by hitting Dawson’s next ball for six over long-on, and neither he nor Babar offered England a chance after that. However, the sheer character of England’s total meant that even when Pakistan reached 87 for no loss at the halfway mark, there was much doubt as to whether they would convert the promising position into victory. The home side had scored 87-1 at the same stage in Tuesday’s first game before making just 158 ​​from their 20 overs. That effort allowed for discussion ahead of Thursday’s clash about the state of Pakistan’s middle class, with Azam even adding that improvement was needed. In the end, they didn’t need to. The 13th over, which was Moeen’s first, proved crucial as Babar hit two sixes before Rizwan added another to give Pakistan 21 runs from it. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Pakistan captain Babar hit a brilliant century to help his team to a remarkable win over England
Pakistan captain Babar hit a brilliant century to help his team to a remarkable win over England The pair never let up from there, with England’s star bowler Adil Rashid receiving similar treatment a few overs later as the duo hit him for six, leaving Pakistan needing just 49 runs from the last 30 balls. England’s bowlers failed to slow them down, with Luke Wood (0-49) struggling after impressing on debut on Tuesday. The party had started when Babar brought up his century from 62 balls in the 18th over, before Willey (0-44) finally conceded the winning runs, which fittingly came in the form of a final Babar boundary.

Moeen: My expensive over gave Pakistan a boost

Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player England captain Moeen believes the 21-run over gave Pakistan the confidence to go on and win the game.
England captain Moeen believes the 21-run over gave Pakistan the confidence to go on and win the game.
England captain Moeen Ali: “I thought it was a very good score actually. It was a very good wicket in the end. “I thought he would do a little bit more second innings. I thought we bowled OK for the first 10 overs but missed a big hit. “But the momentum changed when I got over. I went for 20 and that gave them the belief. After that they were unstoppable.” …