England wins 1st T20 in triumphant return to Pakistan

England made a triumphant return to Pakistan after 17 years with a six-wicket win within the first Twenty20 on Tuesday.

Debutant left-arm quick bowler Luke Wood grabbed 3-24 to assist restrict Pakistan to 158-7 after captain Moeen Ali gained the toss in his nation of roots and elected to subject.

Alex Hales, in his return to England colours after greater than three years, smashed 53 off 40 balls and led the guests to 160-4 in 19.2 overs.

Pakistan couldn’t capitalize on Mohammad Rizwan (68) and captain Babar Azam’s (31) aggressive opening stand of 85 off 57 balls earlier than the middle-order capitulated in opposition to Wood within the dying overs.

Victory to begin the sequence 💪

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Hales then benefitted from two dropped catches in his 20s earlier than happening to quick bowler Haris Rauf quickly after finishing his half century.

Harry Brooks, who performed for Lahore within the PSL earlier this 12 months, made an unbeaten 42 off 25 balls to complete off the sport with 4 balls to spare.

Both groups noticed a minute of silence in reminiscence of Queen Elizabeth II earlier than the beginning of play and England gamers additionally wore black armbands.

The sequence is a tune-up for subsequent month’s T20 World Cup in Australia with Karachi internet hosting 4 video games and Lahore the remaining three from Sept. 28-Oct. 2.