England’s victory in the T20 series decider at Old Trafford was a thrilling one.
The england cricket score today is a result of England’s thrilling T20 series decider at Old Trafford. Pakistan was leading the match by 8 wickets, but England fought back to win the match and series 3-2.
| Rizwan 76* (57); Rashid 4-35; Pakistan 154-6 (20 overs) |
| Roy (36), Hafeez 3-28, England 155-7 (19.4 overs) |
| England were victorious by three wickets. |
| Scorecard |
England won the series 2-1 after overcoming a massive wobble in the final Twenty20 match at Emirates Old Trafford.
After Jason Roy’s 64, England needed 61 from nine overs with eight wickets in hand to chase down 155 on a dry, shifting surface.
The equation stretched out to 39 from four overs before skipper Eoin Morgan recovered control, with Pakistan’s spinners exerting a vice-like grip and Dawid Malan struggling to score freely.
Malan was bowled by Mohammad Hafeez in a thrilling penultimate over, only for Liam Livingstone to smash his first ball for six and then be caught off his next, leaving six needed off the final over.
Despite Morgan’s hole-out with four balls to go, Chris Jordan guided England to victory with two balls to spare.
England’s spinners had previously dominated, limiting Pakistan to 154-6. Mohammad Rizwan batted through the innings for 76 not out, but Adil Rashid’s 4-35 kept the visitors at bay.
The hosts finish their white-ball summer with just one loss in 12 matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and will now play India in a five-Test series starting on August 4th.
Before that, English cricket takes a step into the unknown with The Hundred’s first season, which begins on Wednesday with the women’s competition’s first match.
The match between the Oval Invincibles and the Manchester Originals airs live on Two at 18:30 BST.
England has passed a grueling test.
This was excellent preparation for the T20 World Cup, which begins in October in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Despite the fact that the loud environment will be considerably different from what England would encounter at that tournament, winning a high-stakes game by finishing a frantic pursuit on a spinning surface against a skilled assault is a test passed.
From a comfortable position, England was thrown into disarray by some dubious shots and the bowling prowess of Pakistan.
When Morgan hit two sixes off Hasan Ali’s 18th over, it seemed like Morgan had the game won, but Pakistani off-spinner Hafeez pulled them back into it.
Livingstone blasted his first ball over mid-wicket, then cut to short third man, as Malan was bowled attempting to make space.
Morgan skied a missed opportunity from Hasan’s last over and ran two before being caught, only for Jordan to take the necessary four runs from the following two deliveries.
Pakistan is once again held at bay by the spinners.
The spinners were partially responsible for England’s 45-run victory at Headingley on Sunday, and they did it again at Old Trafford.
England bowled 11 overs of spin, much as they did in Leeds, with Livingstone stepping in for leg-spinner Matt Parkinson, who was left out on his home turf.
They were once again led by Rashid, who produced his best statistics in a T20 international, while off-spinner Moeen Ali only allowed 19 runs from four overs.
Rizwan scored most of his runs down the leg side, but Pakistan faltered when skipper Babar Azam was stumped off a superb Rashid curveball after adding 40 runs in the opening five overs.
England bowled 11 overs of spin in a 12-over spell, allowing Pakistan to score 85 runs for the cost of five wickets.
When England resumed their pace, Hasan provided Pakistan a boost, bringing them to a total that was nearly enough.
After Roy dazzles, England falters.
The weather and a Pakistan squad with many of spin options meant that England’s chase was always going to be tough – Jos Buttler’s 21 from 22 balls provided an idea of the batting challenges.
As Roy swatted on the leg side and smashed past point for his biggest score in a T20 international since February last year, England were still cruising.
After his departure, which came after he miscued leg-spinner Usman Qadir to long-off, Jonny Bairstow was caught at cover by slow left-armer Imad Wasim, and Moeen was bowled hacking at Hafeez.
Malan scored 31 runs off 33 deliveries, but he at least provided a foil for Morgan, who scored 21 runs off only 12 balls to secure England’s victory.
‘This victory means a great deal,’ they added.
“This victory means a lot to us,” England captain Eoin Morgan said. This was the worst conceivable pitch for our style of play, yet we won on a sluggish, spinny wicket, so I’m extremely pleased.
“I honestly don’t believe the ball will spin like that in the UAE, but we’re prepared for any spinning surfaces.”
“I just went out there and tried to have a little fun,” Player of the Match Jason Roy said. “I was upset to go out when I did, but the guys were good enough to bring us over the line.”
“On flat fields, we play great cricket and score millions of runs. It’s extremely gratifying for us to have a performance like that on a pitch like that. Today will instill a lot of confidence in us.”
“They have an absolutely great opportunity,” England Test bowler James Anderson said of his country’s T20 World Cup prospects. Their team has the same, if not better, quality as, if not better than, anybody else in the globe.
“They have the abilities and players to perform in a variety of situations. They now have guys that understand how to win tournaments.”
“We were 10 to 15 runs short today,” Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said. Our batting line-up let us down, but we battled back; our guys fought hard, and you could see their determination.
“Against spinners, we need to improve. We didn’t bat as well as we could have. There are good days and terrible days in everyone’s life.”
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