Pakistan fell 45 runs short of the target of 201 as England leveled the series 1-1 in Leeds on Sunday. Stand-in captain Jos Buttler for England scored a half-century in the match.
Pakistan lost the 2nd T20I vs England by 45 runs (ICC Image)
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- England won the second ODI by 45 runs to level the 3-match series 1-1
- Stand-in captain Jos Buttler scored a half-century for England in the match
- The decider will be played in Manchester on Tuesday
Eoin Morgan-Les England bounced back from their defeat in the 1st T20I after beating Pakistan by 45 runs in the second T20I at Leeds on Sunday.
Chasing the target of 201 runs, Pakistan plotted after a 50-run partnership between captain Babar Azam (22) and Mohammad Rizwan (37) for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs for the first wicket after a partnership of 155 runs. lost.
Pakistan’s middle order collapsed after the departure of 2 openers in the form of Soheb Maqsood (15), Mohammad Hafeez (10), Fakhar Zaman (8) and Azam Khan (1).
Imad Wasim (20) and Shadab Khan (36*) tried to make a comeback with a 39-run partnership off just 19 balls, but Tom Curran hit a boundary in the 18th over to dismiss the former.
Earlier, on being asked to bat first, opener Jason Roy got out on the fourth ball of the first over after hitting a six and a four. David Malan (1) departed soon but stand-in captain Jos Buttler scored 59 off 39 balls. His innings had 7 fours and 2 sixes.
Moeen Ali scored 4 runs and contributed with 36 off 16 balls (6 fours and a six), before Liam Livingstone, a century of 1st T20I, scored 38 off 23 balls. Jonny Bairstow made 13 runs from the sixth position. With one ball remaining in the 20th over, England were all out for 200.
England’s regular captain Eoin Morgan was rested for the match. The third and deciding T20I will be played in Manchester on Tuesday.
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