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 0.4 David Willey bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and looks to drive and only manages an edge which dies on its way to first slip

    Over 0.5 David Willey bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Gets wait for the ball on the back foot and guides it away down to the third man fence for four.

    Over 0.6 David Willey bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets across the line and flicks it beautifully but finds the fielder at mid-wicket.

    Over 2.1: Wide ball. David Willey to Babar Azam,

    Over 2.1 David Willey bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets forward and defends it to mid-on and picks up an easy 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 2.3 David Willey bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Gets forward and driven along the ground to the deep extra cover fence for four.

    Over 2.4 David Willey bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and flicks it down to the deep mid-wicket fence for four.

    Over 2.5 David Willey bowls a back of length delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Goes deep inside the crease and flicks it behind square on the onside and gets another boundary.

    Over 2.6 David Willey bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 leg bye, gets forward and misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads down to the short fine leg and picks up a leg bye.

    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 4.3 Saqib Mahmood bowls it short of length to Babar Azam,1 run, gets clears his front leg and flat-bats it to mid-off. No timing.

    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 12.1 David Willey tossed up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs, gets back in the crease and squeezes it through midwicket. Back for two

    Over 12.2 David Willey bowls it short of length to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs, goes back in the crease and mistimes the pull through midwicket, gets back for two. Joins his captain in raising a fifty.

    Over 12.2 David Willey bowls it short of length to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs, goes back in the crease and mistimes the pull through midwicket, gets back for two. Joins his captain in raising a fifty.

    Over 12.3 David Willey bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs,  walks down the pitch and flicks this wide of deep midwicket for two more

    Over 12.4 David Willey slips in a full toss to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, comes on to the front foot and  driven down to long-on

    Over 12.5 David Willey bangs it short onto the pitch to Babar Azam,1 run,  backs away, still manages to pull it down to fine leg

    Over 12.6 David Willey slips in a full toss to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run,  backs away, still manages to pull it down to fine leg

    Over 16.1 David Willey slips in a full toss to Babar Azam, 2 runs, gets forward and swatted away towards cow corner for a couple

    Over 16.2 David Willey bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Babar Azam, out Caught by Bairstow!  Babar Azam gets low and tries to squeeze this away through point. There's a spike on UltraEdge when the ball passes the bat.

    Over 16.3 David Willey bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

    Over 16.4 David Willey bowls it short of length to Mohammad Hafeez,1 run, gets hurried and gets a top-edge just past the circle towards backward square leg for a single

    Over 16.5 David Willey bowls it short of length to Fakhar Zaman,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and pulled away through backward square leg and picks up a single.

    Over 16.6 David Willey bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, Six! Gets under it and uses the pace to nail the upward hook over backward square leg for six

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