Pakistan vs England, 1st T20I Highlights: Alex Hales scored 53 runs off 40 balls to help England chase down 159 runs against Pakistan in the first T20I of the five-match series on Tuesday. Besides Hales' fifty at the at the National Stadium in Karachi, Harry Brook also contributed with a 42 not out off 25 balls. Earlier, Mohammad Rizwan continued his great run of form in T20Is by slamming yet another half century - a 68 off 46 balls, but spinner Adil Rashid (2 for 27 in 4 overs) and pacer Luke Wood (3 for 24 in 4 overs) restricted Pakistan to a below-par total of 158 for 7 in 20 overs. Earlier, Moeen Ali won the toss and elected to field.
Here are the Highlights of 1st T20I between Pakistan and England, straight from National Stadium, Karachi
PAK vs ENG, 1st T20I Live
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The chase is set to begin. Pakistan players stride out to the middle. Followed by Philip Salt and Alex Hales who walk out to open for England. Naseem Shah to start with the new ball.
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... The Run Chase ...
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Now the target is a tricky one, there is turn and grip in the surface but the boundaris are small. England need to make use of the new ball, if they do manage to score against that, it could get a lot easier for them to chase this down. If that does not happen, it could be a tough chase for them.
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For England, their bowlers did not adjust to the conditions first up but as the game progressed, they understood what to bowl here. A lot of off pace deliveries were delivered and they made it run-scoring tough. Luke Wood was brilliant and so was Rashid. Willey and Curran came back strongly later on and Richard Gleeson and Moeen Ali did well too.
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Coming to what happened now, the start was excellent for Pakistan. The openers really enjoyed batting against the new ball and they added 85. Rizwan was the aggressor and Azam played along his merry way. Once the skipper fell, runs were hard to come by. Only Rizwan managed to score freely but the rest really struggled. Iftikhar Ahmed did strike a few meaty blows but Pakistan did not get the finish they would have liked.
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That is a terrific comeback from England you can see, they are pretty happy as they walk off! Pakistan just could not get going in the second half and they only managed around 70 runs in the last 10 overs. Now that could either mean, the wicket just got slower or Pakistan batted really poorly. However, they do have a score on the board so we could be in for an exciting second half.
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19.61to Khushdil Shah
Full length, on off. Shah drills it to long on for a single. Pakistan end their innings at 158/7.
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19.50to Khushdil Shah
Length, on off, pushed out.
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Usman Qadir is the new batter.
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19.4Wto Naseem Shah
OUT! CAUGHT! Luke Wood picks up third wicket on his debut. A dream start for him. It is short, on the body. Shah pulls it to deep square leg. Sam Curran charges towards the ball and takes a sharp catch diving forward.
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19.31to Khushdil Shah
This is lofted to long off for one.
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19.2Wto Iftikhar Ahmed
OUT! CAUGHT! Iftikhar Ahmed thought he got any biggie but Ben Duckett thought otherwise. A low full toss, on the body line. Ahmed slogs it to deep mid-wicket. This was in the air for a long time but Ben Duckett does well to pluck it out of thin air. Naseem Shah is the new man in.
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19.16to Iftikhar Ahmed
SIX! This is out of here! Ahmed is putting some life in this crowd! It is a cutter, outside off. Ahmed hangs back and smacks it over the bowler's head for a maximum.
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18.61Sam Curran to Iftikhar Ahmed
Ahmed mistimes his pull towards mid-wicket. They only take a single.
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18.50Sam Curran to Iftikhar Ahmed
This is full, angled across, outside off. It stays low. Ahmed looks to hit it square on the off side but gets an inside edge into the deck.
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18.41Sam Curran to Khushdil Shah
Back of a length, wide of off. Shah plays it over covers. They take a single.
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18.30Sam Curran to Khushdil Shah
A dot now! Swing and a miss! Slower ball, outside off. Shah looks to chase it but misses.
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18.21Sam Curran to Iftikhar Ahmed
Fuller, angled down leg. Ahmed flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
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18.16Sam Curran to Iftikhar Ahmed
SIX! BANG! This gets the crowd going. A short ball, on the bodyline. Iftikhar Ahmed hangs back and smokes it over the square leg fence for a biggie.
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17.61to Iftikhar Ahmed
Length ball, outside off. Ahmed punches it to point for a single. A wicket and just four runs off it. England have done really well to pull things back.