England vs Pakistan 1st ODI at Cardiff, 08 Jul, 2021

Toss: England, who chose to bowl
Pakistan 141/10 (35.2)
England 142/1 (21.5)
England won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Saqib Mahmood
  • Zak Crawley 58 * (50)
  • Dawid Malan 68 * (69)

Over 0.4: No runs. Saqib Mahmood to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 6.1 Saqib Mahmood bowls a half volley to Saud Shakeel,1 run,  gets the flick away off the inside half, down towards fine leg

Over 6.2 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Fakhar Zaman,1 run, gets this off the splice and it flies away down towards third man.

Over 6.3 Saqib Mahmood bowls a back of length delivery to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocked well from the crease

Over 6.4 Saqib Mahmood bowls it short of length to Saud Shakeel, no run, stays back and blocks this towards cover

Over 6.5 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets forward and  looks to defend away from the body and gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad

Over 6.6 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Saud Shakeel, out Lbw!!  This is on a good length around the off stump, angling in, straightens just a fraction to beat Shakeel on the inside edge. Rapped on the pads

Over 8.1 Saqib Mahmood bowls a pitched up delivery to Sohaib Maqsood, no run, comes on to the front foot and driven straight to the man at cover.

Over 8.2 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Sohaib Maqsood,1 run, gets reaches out to jab this away behind point

Over 8.3 Saqib Mahmood bowls a pitched up delivery to Fakhar Zaman, Boundary! Leans into the drive and eases it wide of extra cover. Top stroke!

Over 8.4 Saqib Mahmood bowls a pitched up delivery to Fakhar Zaman, no run, gets forward and  drives once more and drives well again but picks out mid-off this time

Over 8.5 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Fakhar Zaman, no run, gets back in the crease and  taps it softly towards mid-on

Over 8.6 Saqib Mahmood bowls a pitched up delivery to Fakhar Zaman, no run, gets forward and  checks his drive towards wide mid-off who is on the edge of the ring

Over 22.1: No runs. Saqib Mahmood to Shadab Khan,

Over 22.2: No runs. Saqib Mahmood to Shadab Khan,

Over 22.3: No runs. Saqib Mahmood to Shadab Khan,

Over 22.4: No runs. Saqib Mahmood to Shadab Khan,

Over 22.5: No runs. Saqib Mahmood to Shadab Khan,

Over 22.6: No runs. Saqib Mahmood to Shadab Khan,

Over 24.1: Single. Saqib Mahmood to Shadab Khan,

Over 24.2: No runs. Saqib Mahmood to Faheem Ashraf,

Over 24.3: No runs. Saqib Mahmood to Faheem Ashraf,

Over 24.4: Two runs. Saqib Mahmood to Faheem Ashraf,

Over 24.5: Single. Saqib Mahmood to Faheem Ashraf,

Over 24.6: Single. Saqib Mahmood to Shadab Khan,

Over 26.1 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Shadab Khan,1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and picks up a single.

Over 26.2 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Faheem Ashraf, out Caught by Simpson!! Short of length delivery angled in from round the wicket, probably gets big on Ashraf as he tries punching it through the covers. Edges it through. 

Over 26.3 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Hasan Ali, no run, gets forward and  blocked from the crease to cover

Over 26.4 Saqib Mahmood bangs it short onto the pitch to Hasan Ali, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

Over 26.5 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Hasan Ali, no run, gets forward and  blocks it to cover

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