PAK beat ENG, 1st T20: Liam Livingstone’s century in vain as Pakistan defeats England by 31 runs – Pakistan defeated England in the first T20I to go 1-0 ahead in the 3-match series. Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, and Shadab Khan shined in the victory. England kept losing wickets at regular intervals in the massive run chase. Top-scorer Liam Livingstone slammed the fastest fifty and century for England in T20Is (17-ball, 41-ball respectively). He hit 103 off 43 balls with the help of 6 fours and 9 sixes much to the entertainment of the crowd.
Liam Livingstone’s 103 is the highest individual score for an England player in a home T20I surpassing Alex Hales’ 99 against West Indies in the last T20I hosted by Trent Bridge nine years.
Liam Livingstone hits a 17-ball fifty: fastest fifty in T20Is for England #ENGvPAK
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) July 16, 2021
Earlier, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan provided a great start to visitors with a hundred partnership. Mohammad Hafeez, Sohaib Maqsood, and Fakhar Zaman continued the onslaught as Pakistan registered their highest score in T20Is. They will now look to go 2-0 ahead and take an unassailable lead in the series.
Pakistan register their highest T20I score now. Previous best: 205/1 v SA at Centurion in 2021. Had chased 204 v SA in that game #ENGvPAK
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) July 16, 2021
PAK beat ENG, 1st T20: Liam Livingstone’s century in vain as Pakistan defeats England by 31 runs
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawid Malan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Jason Roy | 32 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 246.15 | |
| Jonny Bairstow (WK) | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157.14 | |
| Moeen Ali | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Liam Livingstone | 103 | 43 | 6 | 9 | 239.53 | |
| Eoin Morgan (C) | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 106.67 | |
| Lewis Gregory | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 90.91 | |
| David Willey | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 145.45 | |
| Tom Curran | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Saqib Mahmood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Matt Parkinson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 10 (b 0, w 9, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 201/10 (19.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imad Wasim | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 3.2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 9.00 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 13.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| DJ Malan | 1-12 | 1.3 |
| JM Bairstow | 2-42 | 3.3 |
| MM Ali | 3-48 | 4.3 |
| JJ Roy | 4-82 | 6.4 |
| EJG Morgan | 5-133 | 11.4 |
| L Gregory | 6-177 | 16.1 |
| LS Livingstone | 7-183 | 16.3 |
| TK Curran | 8-191 | 17.3 |
| DJ Willey | 9-201 | 18.4 |
| Matt Parkinson | 10-201 | 19.2 |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | 63 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 153.66 | |
| Babar Azam (C) | 85 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 173.47 | |
| Sohaib Maqsood | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 271.43 | |
| Fakhar Zaman | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 325.00 | |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 240.00 | |
| Azam Khan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 | |
| Imad Wasim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 232/6 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | SH Khan, S Afridi, Haris Rauf, M Hasnain | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Willey | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Saqib Mahmood | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 |
| Tom Curran | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 |
| Lewis Gregory | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.50 |
| Matt Parkinson | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 11.75 |
| Liam Livingstone | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan | 1-150 | 14.4 |
| Sohaib Maqsood | 2-169 | 15.5 |
| Babar Azam | 3-175 | 16.2 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 4-221 | 18.6 |
| FK Zaman | 5-221 | 19.1 |
| IM Wasim | 6-231 | 19.6 |
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow(w), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan(c), Lewis Gregory, Tom Curran, David Willey, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Parkinson
Pakistan (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Hafeez, Sohaib Maqsood, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain
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