Pakistan vs England T20 Series: Cricket Live Score, Streaming and Highlights
After Pakistan won the Test series by 3-0 and England won the ODI series by 4-0, the two teams will now clash in the three T20 match series.
The first T20 International will be played in Dubai on February 23, 2012, the second match will be played on Feb 25, while the third ODI will be played on Feb 27, 2012. The matches will start at 20:00 Dubai time, 16:00 GMT, 9:30 p.m. I ST.
Pakistan will stick with the same group of players who played the ODI series. The left-handed batsman Awais Zia could well come into the side at the top of the order, while Hammad Azam, who was overlooked for the ODI series, could also play today.
For England, allrounder Ravi Bopara’s bad back may rule him out although he trained on Wednesday. Watch live streaming.
The pitches in Dubai have offered good bounce and pace to encourage strokeplay, so the odds are on a high-scoring match.The temperature in the UAE fell as low as 9 degrees celcius on Tuesday. The weather is expected to be fine on Thursday night.
The two match T20 series matters for both the teams. With Pakistan having won the Test series 3-0 and England winning the ODI series by 4-0 margin. Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has described the T20 series “the decider” between the two countries.
England: 1 Alex Hales, 2 Craig Kieswetter, 3 Kevin Pietersen, 4 Eoin Morgan, 5 Samit Patel 6 Jonny Bairstow, 7 Jos Buttler, 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Graeme Swann, 10 Steven Finn.
Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Hammad Azam, 3 Asad Shafiq, 4 Umar Akmal, 5 Awais Zia, 6 Misbah-ul-Haq, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Shoaib Malik, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Aizaz Cheema.
The highlights can be watched here after the match is over.
