Birmingham; News Agency: England beat Pakistan 1-0 in the second T20I match. Currently, Pakistan is on a tour of England, where a four-match T20 series is being played. While the first match of the series was canceled due to rain interruption, the hosts England took the lead by winning the second match. In the second match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Then, while chasing the challenge, visitors Pakistan sweated and lost by 23 runs.
Batting first, England scored 183 for 7 in the allotted 20 overs. Captain Jos Buttler top scored with 84 off 51 balls. He hit 3 sixes and 8 fours. Apart from him, Will Jacks scored 37 runs. Shaheen Afridi took the most wickets (3) for Pakistan, while Imad Wasim (2) and Harris Rauf (2) also managed to take wickets.
Chasing the 184-run challenge set by England, Pakistan were hit with their usual slow innings. Captain Babar Azam scored 32 runs off 26 balls, then Fakhar Zaman brought color to the match with 45 off 21 balls; But Pakistan could not even play the stipulated 20 overs in front of England's dangerous bowling. In the end, the visitors scored only 160 all out in 19.2 overs and lost the match by 23 runs. England's bowlers did a team performance. Rhys Topley took the most wickets (3), while Moeen Ali (2), Jofra Archer (2), Chris Jordan (1), Adil Rashid (1) and Liam Livingstone (1) all got wickets.
Brief scoreboard
England: 183 for 7 in 20 overs. (Jos Buttler 84, Will Jacks 37. Shaheen Shah Afridi 3/36, Imad Wasim 2/19.)
Pakistan: 160 all out in 19.2 overs. (Fakhar Zaman 45, Babar Azam 32. Rees Topley 3/41, Moeen Ali 2/26.)