Slog sweep, into the wind... and Pakistan are all out! Phil Salt charges in from the fence as it hangs in the air, sets himself and takes a great catch. England win the second T20I by 23 runs, taking a 1-0 lead in the series. A professional performance from England, boosted by the return of Jofra Archer. For Pakistan, they were good in phases but find themselves with some familiar questions to answer...
England vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I at Birmingham, ENG v PAK, May 25 2024 - Match Result
That's all from us here. Here's Matt Roller's round-up of all the action. Can Pakistan bounce back in the third T20I or will England take the series with a game to spare? Join us in Cardiff on Tuesday to find out!
6.07pm: Player of the match is England captain Jos Buttler: "I thought there were some great performances from everybody.
On his form: "You always want to be playing well. I feel like I'm hitting the ball well, which is great."
On Jofra Archer's return: "I thought he was brilliant. you can see the emotion, taking wickets again, is fantastic. He's not just going to be the Jofra Archer of old straight away, but a really positive performance. It's absolutely trying to get overs into Jofra but looking after him as well. I thought the whole bowling group was brilliant."
6.03pm: "It was a par score," starts Babar Azam. "I think our bowlers bowled very well. Our batting had moments but we were not close to finishing well. If someone scored 40 or 50 then I think we'd have definitely have won this game.
"Mostly we are flexible and everyone knows their role. Before the series we decided to go with these roles, so we're clear. The way Fakhar dominated after the early wickets fell. I think if me and Fakhar had batted for four or five more overs, then we could have won."
On Imad Wasim, who took 2 for 19 after coming out of retirement: "He's a very clever bowler and his batting is improved. So it's very good for us."
aariz: "At this point, it is evident that Saim shouldn't be playing until he really proves himself in some series after the WC. Mohammad Haris to open with Rizwan or they should open the batting with Usman khan and Mohammad Rizwan and bring in Irfan Khan Niazi in the middle. I hope PCB and Kirsten hear this."
Full, on the toes - Afridi attempts to whip it away but ends up wearing it. But the way the field is set, Topley has to chase after the ball as it dribbles into an unmanned part of the ring, allowing the batters to run two
Reece Topley with the final over
Pakistan require 26 from the final 6 deliveries...
Another yorker, fast, driven down the ground
Another slowie, another batter swinging too early... .but the length is such that Rauf ends up clothing his cut into point
Over-pitched yorker, met with the full face of the bat down the ground... and Archer does brilliantly to save, running to his left from a wide long on put in a tumbling effort that saves two
Slower ball yorker does the trick! Amir tries to ramp but is through the shot because of the lack of pace on an off cutter which goes on to light up the stumps
Wide yorker, Shaheen steps across attempting a scoop but ends up cue-ending it behind square on the leg side and eventually takes the single on offer as Amir calls him through
... and he's immediately got Umpire Saggers' finger up for an LBW appeal. Shaheen's not convinced and has asked for a review. It's full, clanging into the back pad... but the impact is outside leg stump. Good review
Jordan to continue...
Archer finishes with 2 for 27 - excellent stuff after that first over went for 15.
Full, into middle and off, driven sweetly down the ground
Change of field sees third go back on the fence, as Archer bowls this next one full and straight, driven out into the covers by Amir
Edged down to third! Amir suggest he meant to get it where he did, and it looks like it - jumping back to a length ball and opening the face at the last moment
Met on the full, timed... and straight to Livingstone at deep cover! Have to feel for Imad, who hits it too sweetly as Jofra overpitches his yorker. A second wicket for the quick on his return. It's been a good day for him and, thus, English cricket
Yorker from around the wicket, dug out to mid on
Slower ball, grips the surface and rears up at Afridi, who wears it on the chest as he aborts an attempted smear to the leg side
Excellent from Jordan, just six from the over
Slot more than a yorker, but Shaheen can only drive it out to long off
Imad steps across, Jordan adjusts to go wider, nails the yorker again. Imad opens the face to shovel it away into cover
Full, sharp, late shape into the front pad... via an inside edge, which sends the ball towards point and allows Imad to get back on strike
Wide yorker again, dug out down the ground
Full, into middle stump, pushed out into midwicket
Over the wicket, yorker-length just outside off, driven down to Archer at long off
Jordan keeps the ball to bowl the 17th over...
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Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
Toss | Pakistan, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | England led the 4-match series 1-0 |
Match number | T20I no. 2623 |
Hours of play (local time) | 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-16.00, Interval 16.00-16.20, Second Session 16.20-17.50 |
Match days | 25 May 2024 - day (20-over match) |
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Over 20 • PAK 160/10