New Delhi. Pakistan had to face a humiliating defeat in the fourth T20 match against England. With this, Babar Azam’s team also lost the series. Overall, the England-Ireland tour was very bad for Pakistan. The Babar Brigade could not win a single match in England. England won 2 matches of the series and 2 matches were canceled due to rain. Pakistan also had to face defeat against Ireland.
The fourth T20 match between Pakistan and England was played at The Oval ground in London. Pakistan’s team, batting first, collapsed at 157 runs. They could not even play the full overs and the innings ended with one ball remaining. England gave a befitting reply and achieved the target by losing only 3 wickets in 15.3 overs.
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Phil Salt was the top scorer for England. Phil Salt, who played for KKR, scored 45 runs in 24 balls. Jos Butler, who was the opener of Rajasthan Royals in IPL, scored 39 runs in 21 balls. Captain Butler and Phil Salt laid the foundation of victory by making a partnership of 82 runs in just 6.6 overs.
After Butler and Phil Salt were out, Jonny Bairstow and Will Jacks took charge. Bairstow scored 28 runs off 16 balls and Will Jacks scored 20 runs off 18 balls. Harry Brook, who came on the field after Will Jacks was out, played an unbeaten innings of 17 runs off 14 balls.
Only Harris Rauf could take wickets from Pakistan’s side. He took 3 wickets giving away 38 runs in 3.3 overs. Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Aamir did not get a single wicket.
Most of the batsmen of Pakistan also failed. Usman Khan scored 38 and Babar Azam scored 36 runs to give the team a fighting score. No other batsman of the team could cross the score of 25. Mohammad Rizwan scored 23, Iftikhar Ahmed scored 21 and Naseem Shah scored 16 runs. Among the English bowlers, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid and Lewand Livingstone took 2-2 wickets each.
Tags: Pakistan cricket, England vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup
FIRST PUBLISHED : May 31, 2024, 07:02 IST