Karachi: In the first T20 of the seven-match T20 series of England’s tour of Pakistan on Tuesday, left-arm fast bowler Luke Wood’s accurate bowling and innings from Alex Hales and Harry Brooke led England to a victory in the tour of Pakistan. was England have defeated Pakistan at their home ground after a gap of 17 years, defeating the hosts by 6 wickets. The England team last toured Pakistan in 2005.
In the first match of the 7 T20I series, England chased down the target of 159 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 19.2 overs. Alex Hales, who returned to the team after 3 years, played an innings of 53 runs while Harry Brooke played an innings of 42 not out to give the team the win.
- In the first T20I, under the baton of Luke Wood, England restricted Pakistan to 158 for 7.
- A half-century from Hales, who returned to the team after 3 years, and an innings of 42* from Harry Brooks helped England win by 6 wickets.
Earlier, Pakistan team scored 158 runs after losing the toss. In which opener Rizwan and captain Babar Azam registered a partnership of 85 runs for the first wicket. However, Babar could not convert a good start into a big innings and returned to the pavilion with 31 off 24 balls. Mohammad Rizwan scored 68 runs in 46 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes. Apart from these two, Iftikhar Ahmed scored 28 runs while Haider Ali scored 11 runs.
The finals of the 2023 and 2025 World Test Championship will be held in England
Dubai: Cricket’s governing body International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that the Oval and Lord’s grounds will host the World Test Championship (WTC) finals in 2023 and 2025 respectively. England were selected to host the next two WTC finals during the ICC Annual General Meeting in Birmingham in July. The final of the 2021 Test Championship was also held in Southampton, England.
The venues for both the 2023 and 2025 ICC World Test Championships have been announced but the dates are yet to be confirmed. The dates for both the WTC finals will be confirmed in due course. ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardyce said in a statement: “We are delighted that the Oval will host the final of the ICC World Test Championship next year and Lord’s will host the 2025 final.”