Babar Azam helped Pakistan beat England by 10 wickets in 2nd T20 International to chase down the record massive total with 3 balls to spare. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan took the Pakistan team over the line. They both made their team chase the target without losing the wicket. This was Pakistan’s second 10 wicket victory over any opposition T20 Internationals. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan made the unbeatable partnership of 203 runs. This is the highest ever opening partnership for Pakistan in T20 Internationals. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam scored 118 runs off 66 balls meanwhile the wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan made 88 runs off 51 balls. Babar Azam scored his 2nd T20 International hundred at Pakistan’s National Stadium, Karachi.
Pakistan vs England 2nd T20I: Moeen Ali won the toss and opted to bat first against Babar Azam side
England’s temporary captain Moeen Ali won the toss and opted to bat first at National Stadium, Karachi. Both the openers of England, Alex Hales and Phil Salt made a steady start. The Pakistan Skipper brought Shahnawaz Dahani on attack and he provided the breakthrough. The opening partnership breaked down when Alex Hales 26 (21) got out to Pakistan pacer Shahnawaz Dahani. The openers made the partnership of 42 runs in just 5.1 overs before Alex Hales got out. On the very next ball Shahnawaz Dahani bowled former N0.1 T20I player Dawid Malan for golden duck. Dahani showed his class of seam bowling against habitual batters of England. The fall of two quick wickets lead England team in trouble.
England continue their aggressive batting approach under new coach Brendon McCullum with Phil Salt and Ben Duckett. They both took their team to near 100 before getting out. Ducket scored 43 runs off just 22 balls with 7 fours.
Mooen Ali and Harry Brook finishes the innings with flourish
Skipper Moeen Ali entered in the arena when 3 crucial wickets fell down for 101. He played his shots everywhere in the ground. The pull, the cover drive, the straight drive makes him look so stylish in the modern cricket. He made the partnership of 59 runs with Harry Brook and took his team in the comfortable position. Harry Brook made 31 off 19 balls with 3 gorgeous sixes and a boundary. Moeen Ali played a skipper’s knock and made 55 runs off just 23 balls. He remained unbeaten at the end of the innings. Moeen Ali smashed 4 maximums and 4 boundaries in his beautiful inning.
Harris Rauf and Shahnawaz Dahani was pick of the bowlers as they both shared 2 wickets each. Mohammad got 1 wicket of Ben Duckett.
Classy Babar Azam smashed his second hundred
The Pakistan skipper Babar Azam himself took the responsibility of chase. He scored 118 runs in just 66 balls. Babar Azam smashed 11 fours and 5 sixes in his whole inning. This was Babar Azam’s second T20 International hundred against any opposition. Before this inning he was struggling with his form. Asia Cup 2022 went too low for him as per his batting standards. He made only 66 runs in 6 innings with just the average of 11. Babar Azam’s poor form cost them to lose the Asia Cup 2022 Final against Sri Lanka at Dubai stadium. He will take the sign of relief after getting this hundred as his critics were openly criticizing him for his poor form in Asia Cup 2022.
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The opening duo of Pakistan: Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan
In the recent years, the opening combination of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan has been successful for Pakistan. This experiment was done two years ago when Pakistan team management decide to promote Babar Azam to open the innings and take Fakhar Zaman at one down. The experiment became successful to open the inning with Mohammad Rizwan. The opening duo completed the second 10 wicket victory in T20 International over mighty England side. Mohammad Rizwan scored 81 runs in 51 balls. He played with part for the team as he was sent to laid the foundation of the innings. Rizwan continued his good form from Asia Cup 2022 where he was the leading run getter in the tournament.
