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England set 184-run target for Pakistan in second T20I match

England score 183 runs for the loss of seven wickets at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham

GNN Web Desk
Published 7 months ago on May 25th 2024, 6:52 pm
By Web Desk
England set 184-run target for Pakistan in second T20I match

Birmingham:  England on Saturday set a target of 184 runs for Pakistan to chase in the second T20I match at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham.

England players scored 183 runs for the loss of seven wickets within the stipulated 20 overs. Will Jacks led the English batting with 37 runs, followed by Jonny Bairstow with 21 runs and Phil Salt with 13 runs.

Pakistan's bowling attack spearheaded by Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed 3 crucial wickets while Imad Wasim and Haris Rauf secured 2 wickets each.

The first match between Pakistan and England was washed due to rain.

Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first against England.

Playing XIs:

England: 1 Jos Buttler (capt/wk), 2 Phil Salt, 3 Will Jacks, 4 Jonny Bairstow, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Moeen Ali, 7 Liam Livingstone, 8 Chris Jordan, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Reece Topley

Pakistan: 1 Babar Azam (capt), 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 4 Fakhar Zaman, 5 Shadab Khan, 6 Azam Khan, 7 Iftikhar Ahmed, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Mohammad Amir