Live Blog: England vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I

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Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, 1 run.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, No run.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Nice way to greet the second spinner! Shadab Khan overpitches this outside off, Jos Buttler opens the blade enough before slicing it over backward point for a boundary.

Shadab Khan comes on to bowl now.

Score after

7

overs

53 - 1

  • Will Jacks 21 (10)
  • Jos Buttler 19 (17)

Mohammad Amir to Will Jacks, FOUR! A boundary to end the Powerplay! Mohammad Amir bangs the length outside off, Will Jacks dances down the track and swats it past point for four runs. 

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Hit the length right around middle, Jos Buttler makes room and looks to cut it on off but gets a thick inside edge past the stumps towards fine leg for a single. 

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Bangs this short and over middle and leg, Jos Buttler swivels across and looks to pull but misses out on making any connection.

Mohammad Amir to Will Jacks, On a length outside off, Will Jacks tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Top effort by Shaheen Afridi! Goes fuller into middle and leg, Jos Buttler gets down the track again and tucks it wide of mid on. Afridi charges to his right and throws a dive to stop it for just a single.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Digs it short and over middle, Jos Buttler skips down the track and pulls it square of the wicket where Saim Ayub does well to cut it off for just two runs.

Mohammad Amir gets a change of end.

Score after

6

overs

44 - 1

  • Will Jacks 16 (8)
  • Jos Buttler 15 (13)

Haris Rauf to Will Jacks, FOUR! Sliced away! After the previous over from Imad Wasim, Haris Rauf needed to back it up but instead, his over went for 17 runs. This is full and outside off, Will Jacks sees the width on offer and goes after it. Gets it off the outer half of the bat but it sails way over backward point for yet another boundary.

Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, Sees the batter back away and follows him with a length delivery does Rauf, Jos Buttler turns it in front of square leg and gets to the other end.

Haris Rauf to Will Jacks, Too straight again from Rauf, fuller and slower, Will Jacks flicks it off his pads to deep square leg and rotates the strike.

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Haris Rauf to Will Jacks, FOUR! Shot! Length delivery, slanting in, on middle and leg, Will Jacks allows the ball to come to him and whips it over mid-wicket. Shaheen Afridi gives it a chase and puts in the dive but the ball wins the race.

Haris Rauf to Will Jacks, SIX! Stand and deliver stuff! Haris serves it right in the hitting arc, on middle and leg, Will Jacks holds his shape and does not try to overhit this one. Swings through the line and launches it over mid on for a maximum.

Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, Begins with a low full toss, angling into the pads, Jos Buttler clips it towards mid-wicket where Iftikhar Ahmed misfields on the edge of the ring and concedes a single.

Haris Rauf comes into the attack.

Score after

5

overs

27 - 1

  • Will Jacks 1 (4)
  • Jos Buttler 13 (11)

Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Three dots on the trot to close out a successful over. Fractionally short and a touch slower, around off, Will Jacks rocks on the back foot in a flash and slaps it hard, only to pick out the man at cover-point. A couple of inches to the left or right and it would have been a boundary for Jacks and he knows that.

Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Keeps it short and attacks the stumps, Will Jacks gets on the back foot and plays it with a straight bat back to the bowler.

Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Coming in with the arm, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, punched off the back foot to mid-wicket by Jacks.

Imad Wasim to Jos Buttler, Sliding onto the pads, full in length, Jos Buttler nudges it to deep backward square leg and gets to the other end.

Imad Wasim to Will Jacks, Much fuller, on middle and leg, Will Jacks firms the drive down to long on and gets off the mark with a single.

Will Jacks walks out to bat at number 3 for England.

Imad Wasim to Phil Salt, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Immediate impact from Imad Wasim! Imad starts from around the wicket and dishes out a real rank-hop, on middle. It is asking to be hit, Phil Salt rocks on the back foot and tries to muscle it towards wide long. Shaheen Afridi at long on, covers good ground to his right and slides to his right to take a well-judged catch. Phil Salt is gutted with himself as it was a hit-me delivery and he could have put it away anywhere.

First signs of spin as Imad Wasim is introduced into the attack.

Score after

4

overs

25 - 0

  • Jos Buttler 12 (10)
  • Phil Salt 13 (8)

Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, Swing and a miss! Shaheen takes pace off and pulls his length back a touch, just outside off, Jos Buttler swings to go down town but gets undone by the lack of pace and fails to connect.

Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, FOUR! More in control this time was the English skipper. Pitched up by Shaheen, around middle and leg, Jos Buttler moves to the leg side nice and early and drills it to the left of mid on for the third boundary of the over.

Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, Lands it on a fullish length, on off, Jos Buttler jams it out towards cover where Shadab Khan collects it.

Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Not exactly where he intended but Jos Buttler gets the result! Fuller in length, outside off, Jos Buttler backs away towards the leg side to go big on the off side. The bat turns in his hand and goes back past the bowler. Beats mid off to his right for a boundary.

Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, Another yorker attempted by Shaheen that comes out as a low full toss, tailing back into the batter, Phil Salt gets his bat out in front and tucks it square on the leg side for a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, FOUR! Up and over! Good-length delivery, on middle, Phil Salt holds his shape and swings through the line. He commits to the shot fully and although it comes off the inner half of the bat, the ball clears wide mid on for a boundary.

Score after

3

overs

12 - 0

  • Jos Buttler 4 (6)
  • Phil Salt 8 (6)

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Beats the bat yet again does Amir! End of a probing over, just 4 runs off it. Serves it on a back of a length, in the channel on off, Jos Buttler stands tall and tries to access the off side. Pokes at the delivery and gets beaten by the angle as the ball zips past the bat.

Mohammad Amir to Phil Salt, Digs it in short, over middle, Phil Salt swivels in his crease and goes for the pull. It comes off the bottom half of the bat but it rolls through square leg for three runs.

Mohammad Amir to Phil Salt, Play and a miss! Slanting away, on a hard length, outside off, Phil Salt has a loose waft at the away going delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Honing in at the stumps, on a length, Jos Buttler knocks it firmly to the right of Shaheen Afridi at mid on and calls Jos Buttler through for a quick single.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Almost dragged it back onto the stumps! Amir misses his mark as he looks to go full. It comes out as a low full toss, outside off, Jos Buttler throws his hands at it but gets an inside edge that sneaks past the leg stump and dribbles towards short fine leg.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler, Amir lands it on a good length and gets the ball to go across the batter from over the wicket, Jos Buttler gets on top of the bounce and punches it square to cover-point.

It will be Mohammad Amir to share the new ball from the other end.

  • Phil Salt 5 (4)
  • Jos Buttler 3 (2)

Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, FOUR! Width offered and Phil Salt pounces on it! Shaheen errs in line and serves it on a length, outside off, Phil Salt goes after it as he frees his arms and flays it over cover for the first boundary of the game.

Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, Well bowled! Nails the yorker, at the base of the stumps, not much movement off the air, Jos Buttler gets his bat down and digs it out to the left of mid off for a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Jos Buttler, Jos Buttler gets off the mark now! On a length and at pace, on the off-stump line, Jos Buttler stays rooted in his crease and extends his hands. Times the drive between cover and mid off for a couple of runs.

Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, Played uppishly but Phil Salt and England are away. Shaheen takes pace off cleverly and drags his length back, over middle, Phil Salt checks his shot and pushes it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, Beaten! Angles it away from the right-hander, on a length, around off, Phil Salt does not move his foot much and goes for the drive away from his body. The ball nips back in ever so slightly and goes past the inside edge. It was not that far away from the off stump.

Shaheen Afridi to Phil Salt, Shaheen steams in from over the wicket and goes full in search of swing. Ends up serving a low full toss, on off and middle, Phil Salt presents a straight bat and firms the drive to mid off.

We are all set for the action to start. Babar Azam leads his troops out to the middle and they are joined by the two English openers. It will be the explosive duo of Phil Salt and Jos Buttler to open the innings for the hosts. Shaheen Afridi will kickstart proceedings with the new ball for Pakistan. The countdown is done and dusted. Away we go...

The opening game at Headingley was abandoned due to rain

England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan(w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

Pakistan captain Babar Azam wins toss and opts to bowl against England

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