Ben Stokes' return to the Playing XI has been delayed as the all-rounder is not yet fully fit from the injury he sustained two months ago in The Hundred. In his absence, Ollie Pope will continue to captain the England team for the first Test against Pakistan.
Pakistan lost the fourth and the final T20I of the four-match series at The Oval in London by seven wickets. The series win is expected to boost the morale of the Three Lions as they gear up to defend their T20 crown at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.
Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan is part of the T20 World Cup squad but didn't have a good day at the office in the second T20I against England. Pakistan lost the game by 23 runs as they couldn't chase the 183-run target.
England aim to finish the ongoing T20I series against Pakistan on a high. The fourth T20I of the bilteral contest will be played at The Oval in London. On the other hand, PV Sindhu braces herself to meet Carolina Marin in the ongoing Singapore Open. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.
England are leading the four-match series 1-0 and with rain washing out two matches already, they cannot lose the series now. On the other hand, Pakistan will be itching to get on the field and level the series and also gain some confidence ahead of the T20 World Cup.
England and Pakistan Women faced each other in the third and final ODI on Wednesday (May 29). The hosts won the series 2-0 with a massive 178-run victory in the final match played at County Ground in Chelmsford. Ecclestone was the best bowler for England picking up 3/15 in just 4.1 overs.
It has been a rainy series in England with two games being washed out among the three and the collective hopes and prayers will be there for the match to take place in London on Thursday, May 30. England might be without Jos Buttler yet again but despite his absence, they have enough to win.
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf got injured during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) earlier this year and that led to him missing the home series against New Zealand and the subsequent Ireland tour. He made his comeback only in the last game against England.
England and Pakistan will lock horns against each other in the third T20I of the four-match series today at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. The hosts are already leading 1-0 in the series having won the second T20I by 23 runs after the first match got washed out.
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England will take on Pakistan in the third T20I of the four-match series as the visitors look to stay alive. England will be without their regular skipper Jos Buttler and hence an opportunity for Pakistan to level the series and take it to the decider at the Oval on Thursday.
England are currently leading the four-match T20I series against Pakistan but will miss their captain Jos Buttler at least in the third T20I. Moeen Ali will lead England in his absence even as all eyes will be on Buttler as team is set to travel for the T20 World Cup on Friday.
Shaheen Afridi, who was removed as Pakistan's T20 captain after the hammering series defeat against New Zealand. Reportedly, Shaheen denied the vice-captaincy role after being offered the same for the T20 World Cup, however, the Pakistan Cricket Board has now come up with a clarification.
Jofra Archer made his return to the England dressing room and to international cricket after spending more than one year on the sidelines with injury concerns. Archer dismissed Azam Khan and Imad Wasim during his four-over spell and finished with figures of 2/28.
England and Pakistan will take on each other in now the second T20I of the series which now effectively consists of three matches after the opener was washed out at Headingley. Pakistan have announced their T20 World Cup squad and will now be eager to get out on the park with their first-choice XI.
Pakistan have made a last-minute change to their squad having released pacer Hasan Ali ahead of the T20 series opener against England. Pakistan, who have probably played the most amount of T20 cricket in the last couple of months, will be eager to win a few games going into the T20 World Cup.
England will take on Pakistan to fine-tune their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 in a four-match T20 series. While England players have come together for a T20 assignment after a long time, Pakistan have comparatively been playing a lot of T20 cricket in the last couple of months.
As many as eight England players left the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the last week of league stage to be available for international duty for the T20I series against Pakistan. Amidst criticism for the same, Buttler has reacted.
After two months full of IPL action, the focus is slowly shifting to international cricket with T20 World Cup on the horizon. England and Pakistan will face each other in the first T20I of four-match series starting from May 22 and the captains of both teams are chasing personal milestones.
England have had the wood over Pakistan in the shortest format of the sport. The Three Lions have won 19 out of the 29 T20Is that they have played against Pakistan. On the other hand, Pakistan have won nine fixtures. One game couldn't yield a result.
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