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 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 1.5 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets forward and punches it straight to the man at cover.

    Over 1.6 Saqib Mahmood bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, moves across in the crease and works it through square leg for a single.

    Over 4.5 Saqib Mahmood bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and smashes it straight down the ground for four.

    Over 4.6 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets forward and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

    Over 17.1 Saqib Mahmood bowls a pitched up delivery to Fakhar Zaman,Six!  Stays deep inside the crease and swatted away with a wristy flick over cow corner for six

    Over 17.2 Saqib Mahmood slips in a full toss to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, gets forward and flicks it along the ground to the deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

    Over 17.3 Saqib Mahmood bowls it short of length to Fakhar Zaman,1 run, backs away and steers it away to point for one

    Over 17.4 Saqib Mahmood bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Mohammad Hafeez,1 run, gets forward and squeezed out to square third man for one

    Over 17.5 Saqib Mahmood bowls it short of length to Fakhar Zaman,Six! Goes well across the stumps and pulls it over fine leg and gets a maximum.

    Over 17.6 Saqib Mahmood bowls it short of length to Fakhar Zaman, Six! Goes deep inside the crease and went for a pull, the ball goes off the top edge and flies over fine leg for another six.

    Over 19.1 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Roy!! Fakhar Zaman, cleared his front leg and tried to mow this fuller one over long-on but doesn't get all of it, and it's taken by long-on.

    Over 19.2 Saqib Mahmood bowls a pitched up delivery to Azam Khan, Boundary! Leans into the drive and plays it along the ground to deep extra cover fence for four.

    Over 19.3 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Azam Khan, 2 leg  byes, gets forward and flicks it off the pads on the onside and picks up a couple of leg byes.

    Over 19.4 Saqib Mahmood bowls a pitched up delivery to Azam Khan,1 run, gets forward and swatted away to deep square leg for a single

    Over 19.5 Saqib Mahmood bowls a pitched up delivery to Imad Wasim, 2 runs, goes well across the stumps and scoop this over fine leg and picks up a couple of runs.

    Over 19.6 Saqib Mahmood bowls a good length delivery to Imad Wasim, out Imad Wasim Run Out!! 1 run completed. Gets forward and whips it towards long-on, they're sprinting hard for the second, Imad is running back but the throw at the striker's end catches him well short of the second run as Bairstow whips off the bails in a flash.

    Innings break!

    England needs 233 runs to win in their 20 overs