The first match of the ODI series is taking place in Cardiff between England and Pakistan. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl first. Pakistan had a very bad start. England gave Pakistan two strong shots in the first over. Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed before England pacer Shakib Mahmood. He then fired Babar Azam. Babar Azam Apna
Couldn’t even open the account. He dismissed Shakib in the third delivery of his first over.
Babar Azam was dismissed when Saqib Mahmood slipped to third delivery in his first over. 5 players made their debut for England. Phil Salt, Jack Crowley, John Simpson, Lewis Gregory and Bryden Cars made their debut. Notably, shortly before the series, three England players and 4 members of the supporting staff were found to be Corona positive. After this England sent the whole team into isolation. Pakistan’s fast bowlers Shakib Mahmood and Lewis Gregory could not stand.
There is. 1st ODI batter Babar Azam ducks out two balls #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/O61Aucdhy9
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Saqib tackles Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam in the first over. After this, Lewis Gregory played his first match, falling to a talented batsman like Mohammad Rizwan in his second over. As of writing, England have scored 134 for 9 wickets in 33.3 overs. Saud Shakeel made his debut for Pakistan. Pakistan had a major setback before the ODI series. Pakistan middle-order batsman Haris Sohail has been ruled out of the ODI series against England due to a hamstring injury.
Yuvraj Singh said, including three players in the current squad in India, they look after themselves
