England vs Pakistan 1st T20I at Nottingham, 16 Jul, 2021

Toss: England, who chose to bowl
Pakistan 232/6 (20)
England 201/10 (19.2)
Pakistan won by 31 runs
Man of the Match: Babar Azam

    Over 0.1 David Willey bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, gets back in the crease and steered to point.

    Over 0.2 David Willey bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, gets forward and tries to play through the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

    Over 0.3 David Willey bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, gets forward and went for a drive and  takes a thick edge past slip down to third man

    Over 1.1 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and flashing a drive on the up. Balance wasn't there, was playing away from the body looking to smoke it through the covers but the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

    Over 1.2 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocks it down the pitch.

    Over 1.3 Saqib Mahmood bowls a half volley to Mohammad Rizwan, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and slaps the drive through the covers, beating the diving fielder and gets a boundary.

    Over 1.4 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, goes back in the crease and run it down to the third man for a single.

    Over 2.2 David Willey bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 leg bye, struck on the thigh by the inswinger. The deflection is into the off-side and they think there's enough time for the single.

    Over 3.1 Tom Curran bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and went hard on the drive, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

    Over 3.2 Tom Curran bowls it short of length to Babar Azam,1 run, gets back in the crease and  nudged into the vacant midwicket region

    Over 4.1 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets back in the crease and guided wide of backward point. Azam's ball-watching and dawdling across, prompting a throw at his end. Makes it safely though even as there's a direct hit. 

    Over 4.2 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, gets forward and  plays another flashy drive and gets a thick inside edge onto pad. 

    Over 4.4 Saqib Mahmood bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, backs away and then squeezes it out

    Over 5.1 Tom Curran bowls a back of length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets back in the crease and cuts to backward point

    Over 5.2 Tom Curran bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Comes across and looks to flick it away but it flies off a leading edge past short third man for four.

    Over 5.4 Tom Curran bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, makes room and went for a wide slog but gets beaten.

    Over 5.5 Tom Curran bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, comes on to the front foot and  knock it into the off-side for one

    Over 6.1 Lewis Gregory bowls a back of length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and pulls to deep square leg.

    Over 6.5 Lewis Gregory bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs, gets forward and flicks it wide of mid-on and picks up a couple of runs.

    Over 6.6 Lewis Gregory bowls a slower one to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, came down the track and slaps it to extra cover

    Over 7.1 Matthew Parkinson tossed up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, gets forward and nudges it wide of mid-wicket and gets a single.

    Over 7.3 Matthew Parkinson bowls it flat in the air to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, gets back in the crease and punches it down to long-on for one.

    Over 7.5 Matthew Parkinson tossed up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, gets forward and  swept out to deep backward square

    Over 8.4 Liam Livingstone bowls it flat in the air to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, gets forward and slogs hard but drags it onto his boot off a thick edge

    Over 8.5 Liam Livingstone tossed up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, Boundary!  Shuffles across the stumps, bends down low and swept it down to fine leg fence for four.

    Over 8.6 Liam Livingstone tossed up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, Boundary! Goes down on his knee and slog sweep over mid-wicket and gets a boundary.

    Over 9.2 Matthew Parkinson tossed up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, walks across the stumps and sweeps this leg-break to deep square

    Over 9.5 Matthew Parkinson bowls it flat in the air to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, walked across which is why the umpire didn't signal wide

    Over 9.6 Matthew Parkinson tossed up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, gets forward and trying to slog-sweep a ball that's quite full outside off. Sneaks under his bat.

    Over 10.2 Liam Livingstone bowls it short of length to Mohammad Rizwan, Boundary! Waits on it and dabs it fine past the keeper, using the pace of the ball and gets a boundary.

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