ENG vs PAK 4th T20I Highlights: The four-match series between England and Pakistan ended yesterday. England won the series 2-0 by defeating Pakistan in the fourth T20 as well. Two matches of the series were canceled due to rain and England won the remaining two and won the series. England defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in the fourth T20.
The fourth match of the series was played at Kennington Oval in London, in which England won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, Pakistan was all out for 157 runs in 19.5 overs. Usman Khan played the biggest innings for the team, scoring 38 runs in 21 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes. A total of four batsmen of the team could not even open the account. During this period, Adil Rashid, Liam Livingstone and Mark Wood took 2-2 wickets for England.
Disappointing Performance of Pakistan Batsmen
Earlier, England won the toss and decided to bowl first and its bowlers took no time to prove the captain’s decision right. Usman Khan scored the highest 38 runs off 21 balls for Pakistan. Pakistan’s batting was so poor that only five batsmen of the team could reach the double digits. Apart from Usman, captain Babar Azam contributed 36 runs. Pakistan’s team looked weak against England.
England easily achieved the target and won the one-sided match
England, chasing the target of 158 runs, won the match by 3 wickets in 15.3 overs. In the run chase, captain Jos Buttler and Philip Salt gave a good start and shared a partnership of 82 (38 balls) runs for the first wicket. This partnership ended on the second ball of the 7th over, when Salt was dismissed after scoring 45 runs in 24 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. Then on the last ball of the 9th over, Captain Butler also returned to the pavilion, who played an innings of 39 runs with the help of 7 fours and 1 six in 21 balls.
England Finished The Match in The Powerplay itself
England’s over Phil Salt and Jos Butler finished the match in the powerplay itself. Both of them scored 78 runs in the first 6 overs. In the 5th over against Naseem Shah, both of them scored 25 runs with the help of 6 sixes and 3 fours. Salt became the victim of Haris Rauf after scoring 45 runs in 24 balls. Butler’s innings of 39 runs came off 21 balls. Will Jacks scored 20 runs in 18 balls. After this, Johnny Bairstow (28) and Harry Brook (17) gave England the victory by adding 46 runs In 27 balls. Rauf took all three wickets but also gave 38 runs in 3.3 overs. Naseem Shah’s four overs gave 51 runs.
England’s team for T20 series
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Will Jacks, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Kern, Jonny Bairstow, Jofra Archer, Tom Hartley, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley and Mark Wood.
Pakistan’s team for T20 series
Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Sam Ayub, Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan, Agha Salman, ImadWasim, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Aamir and Naseem Shah.
May 25, 2024: England vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I- Birmingham, England won by 23 runs
May 28, 2024: England vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I- Cardiff, cancelled
May 30, 2024: England vs Pakistan, 4th T20I- London, 11 pm
