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England will face Pakistan in the second match of the three-match ODI series at Lord’s.
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England will look to seal the deal when they take on Pakistan in the second match of the three-match ODI series at Lord’s. The hosts are currently playing under the leadership of Ben Stokes and have several debutants who can excel as shown in the series opener.
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Saqib Mahmood returned to England duty with a four-wicket haul as the fully-replaced hosts put their Covid-19 problems behind them with a nine-wicket win over Pakistan in the first One Day International in Cardiff on Thursday .
Player of the match Mahmood took an ODI best of 4-42 as Pakistan were bowled out for just 141, with more than 14 overs left to bat. England, the 50-over world champions, went 1-0 up at 142-1. in a three-match series before Saturday’s clash at Lord’s. David Malan was dismissed for 68 after a run-ball half-century.
Along with Test batsman Zak Crowley (58 not out), one of five ODI debuts in the England squad, he shared an unbroken stand of 120 as the match scheduled for 100 overs ended in only 67.1, with England completely Fielding a changed XI in the last ODI – the first time it had happened in the 50-year history of the format – during their recent 2-0 series win at home in Sri Lanka within their current squad was tested positive for Covid-19. After the outbreak, all 16 players were originally required to be selected to play in self-isolation against Pakistan.
Furthermore, injuries to the likes of pacers Jofra Archer and Ollie Stone and wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler meant they were effectively without two first-choice XIs. Yet his ‘C team’ dominated from the time Mahmood took a wicket on the first ball of the match – and then dismissed the world’s top ODI batsman, Pakistan captain Babar Azam – for a duck on the third ball.
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