This page is now closed. Thanks for joining us. When England beat Pakistan by seven wickets on Thursday, May 30, these were the updates:
- England defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the last T20 of the four-match series.
- The hosts won the toss and bowled out Pakistan for 157 runs at The Oval in London.
- England won the series 2–0 after a 23-run win in the second match at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
- The first and third matches, at Leeds and Cardiff respectively, were abandoned without a ball being bowled.
- These are the teams’ last matches before the T20 World Cup to be held in June.
Pakistan skipper Babar urges middle order to step up
Pakistan’s middle-order suffered a collapse in the first innings, which ultimately proved costly for the visitors.
“We batted well in the first six overs, but after I got out, the momentum shifted towards the England team as our wickets kept falling. We have to improve ourselves…the middle order has to step up,” captain Babar said in the post-match presentation.
“England’s bowling was very good. They don’t give you any easy balls, so you need to take any chances… I think we need to sort these things out in the World Cup.
“We had a lot of positives [during the series]. I think our game was good in patches, but if you want to win you need 100 percent.
England captain Jos Buttler says the team are well prepared for T20 World Cup
“It’s great to get two games, it would have been great to get two more games but it’s great to play well tonight,” Butler told the BBC broadcast.
“Whenever you see momentum in the game, especially with them (Wood and Archer) bowling well together, it’s great to see.
“It’s great to have variety and Liam Livingstone being able to bowl off and leg spin gives us a lot of options with the bat as well.
“The way we won is unbelievable too but it is great to go to Barbados with a win.
“I’m feeling really good and Phil Salt has been in great form for quite some time, he’s played really well in the IPL and it’s great to be at the other end for him.”
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