T20 World Cup is going to start in Australia after 13 days. Before the biggest tournament of limited overs cricket, the world champions of ODIs, England have expressed their intentions. Yes, the weakness of Pakistan has also been exposed.
The British defeated Pakistan 4-3 in a thrilling 7-match series at their home. There has been a flaw in Pakistan’s batting in the series. England defeated the hosts by a huge margin of 67 runs in the final and deciding match of the series on Sunday night. England’s preparations were visible in this victory. His bowlers and batsmen performed brilliantly. On the other hand, other Pakistan batsmen looked helpless when the openers failed.
Pakistan vs England 7 MatchT20 Series: Tour ends with a big 67-run win
England ended the tour with a big win. He first scored 209/3 in Lahore. After that, the Pakistani batsmen were reduced to 142/8 in the allotted over. David Malan contributed significantly to this victory. He scored a half-century of 78 runs in 47 balls. Harry Brooke scored an unbeaten 46. Malan was the man of the match, while Brooke was the player of the series. He scored 238 runs.
Pakistan vs England 7 MatchT20 Series: Six batsmen of England scored fifty, three of Pakistan
Pakistani openers were performing amazingly in the series. Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have scored 601 runs together. These include one century and 5 half-centuries. Apart from these two, no batsman on the team is in the top-5. Rizwan is the top scorer and captain Babar is just 30 runs behind him.
In such a situation, the whole team has become dependent on Babar-Rizwan. When Babar and Rizwan were dismissed early in the last match, the team could not chase a big score of 200+. However, Shan Masood (56) scored a half-century, while Khurshid Shah contributed 27 runs, but, the rest of the batsmen could not do much and the team could not even touch the 150-mark.
It is worth noting that in the 7-match series, 6 England batsmen have scored half-centuries. Whereas only 3 Pakistan batsmen have been able to do so. A total of 14 half-centuries have come in the series. In this 7 came from England and 7 from Pakistan.
Pakistan vs England 7 MatchT20 Series: The top 3 wicket takers remained Englishman
The top-3 wicket taker bowlers remained Englishmen, while Brooke’s name came in the scorers. Karen-Willi took an even 7-7 and Mark Wood took 6 wickets. In the last match, only Mohammad Hasnain could take a wicket for Pakistan. None of the remaining bowlers got wickets.
