The huge wicket England was waiting for came when Rizwan was dismissed for 68, and the Pakistani innings imploded as a result.
Despite their in-form opener Mohammad Rizwan completing a stroke-filled fifty, Pakistan lost the first T20I against England. In the powerplay, Rizwan was in top form and put on a strong opening partnership of 85 runs with skipper Babar Azam. However, Pakistan’s batting stalled when Babar was dismissed.
At one end, Rizwan continued to play and reached yet another half-century to continue his stellar T20I streak.
But in the 15th over, Moeen Ali’s off-spin delivery completely caught Rizwan off guard. It spun a bit too much and went past Rizwan as he advanced, and the wicketkeeper duly stumped him.
Watch the video to see Moeen Ali reject Rizwan.
The huge wicket England was waiting for came when Rizwan was dismissed for 68, and the Pakistani innings imploded as a result.
After that, Pakistan was unable to form any lasting partnerships and eventually stumbled to a score of 158/7 in their 20 overs, which was below par.
The bowler of the match, Adil Rashid, finished his four required overs with stats of 2/27.
moderate pacer Luke Wood made a tremendous comeback and finished with 3/24.
England won the game with ease because of Harry Brook (42*) and Alex Hales (53).
