PAK vs ENG Live Score Streaming Online: Pakistan vs England from Karachi. Pakistan vs England 1st T20 Match Live Scorecard: England, in their first tour to Pakistan, have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Skipper Moeen Ali is captaining England as the Three Lions face the men in green in a seven-match series as both nations gear up in a dress rehearsal series for the next month’s T20 World Cup. Ali is leading England since regular skipper Jos Buttler is recovering from a calf injury. Karachi is set to host four games while the remaining three will be played in Lahore from September 28.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani
England (Playing XI): Alex Hales, Philip Salt(w), Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali(c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Luke Wood, Adil Rashid, Richard Gleeson
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On his back foot, picks a full-length ball and sends it straight over Willey's head for SIX! Pakistan needed that, and a bit more now.
From Babar to Rizwan to Iftikhar, none of Pakistan's batting lineup could pick Rashid's googly. The leg spinner had enough variation to keep them on their toes. Ends an excellent spell with 2-27.
PAK 125-4 in 16 overs, in need of a big finish now.
Shan Masood top edges a catch to Gleeson looking for the reverse sweep. Rashid been the pick of the bunch for England today. Spinners do the damage in Karachi. The Brits are back in it now.
The opener got his side off to a great start, but there is pressure on Pakistan to finish with a flourish now.
The batsman did not get going all day, decided to take on Sam Curran's pace after some tricky overs of spin, and got caught in the deep by Willey. Shan Masood to replace him, and he will need to play the role of the aggressor if Pakistan are to post a big total.
Intriguing contest taking place between the pair.
Rizwan smashes the spinner for SIX by clearing his front leg and going against the spin over mid-wicket. Rashid responds by disguising a slower ball that went well outside off.
England need Rizwan's wicket, and Rashid's final over may be key.
PAK 104-1 in 12 overs.
The leg spinner ripped in a quicker one that spun under Babar's nose, who could not pick up the ball at all. Ali would know that his own spell and Rashid's will be crucial in bringing Pakistan's strong start to a halt.
PAK 87-1 in 10 overs.
Rashid draws first blood as bowls out the Pakistan skipper with a brilliant delivery. England's spinning options will need to do the trick for them today if they are to curb Pakistan to a sub 160 score.
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That six also marked Rizwan's 50. Off 31 balls.
The opener charges down the wicket and middles it for SIX!! Pakistan's openers do not seem like they feel any pressure at the moment.
Moeen Ali persisted with pace for the first 7 overs but Adil Rashid is now into the attack. Decent over for England after plenty of pressure. And now the pressure of strike rate is on Rizwan and Babar. PAK 70-0 in 8 overs.
Babar Azam and Rizwan give their team the perfect start in the powerplay. Babar timing the ball brilliantly and Rizwan's shot placement and aggression has put England under big pressure.
Seven boundaries in the innings so far, and each of them coming through great strokeplay. They have made great use of the new ball coming into the bat nicely.
PAK 51-0 in 6 overs.
Moeen Ali calls upon Luke Wood in the fourth over, who seems to be getting much more out of the wicket. A slightly fuller ball sees an LBW shout against Rizwan, but the ball pitched outside leg. Solid over from the debutant. Pak 36-0 in 4 overs.
Curran, struggling to move the ball like Willey, bangs one short which Babar pulls to the leg side for his second boundary. The crowd is in raptures, they are up for this one, and Pakistan's skipper looks like he is too.
The following over sees Rizwan hit back-to-back boundaries, playing Willey on either side of the park. Babar then joins the party with a perfectly-timed cover drive for four.
England may look for an early bowling change.
PAK 32-0 after 3 overs.
Babar and Rizwan showing their composure and familiarity with the batting conditions in Karachi, where the conditions are batting-friendly and the new ball is coming into the bat nicely.
Their understanding of each other is evident, picking up plenty of quick singles in the opening over.
Willey not seeing much swing. PAK 9-0 after 1 over.
Babar and Rizwan look to give Pakistan the perfect start in the powerplay. Action kicks off in Karachi with David Willey looking to get swing out of the new ball.
Phil Salt (wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali (c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Richard Gleeson
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani
England's first-time captain Moeen Ali wins the toss under the lights in Karachi. Opts to bowl first. Completed team news to follow.
The Karachi wicket is a batting-friendly one that offers a high-scoring entertainment thanks to the shorter boundaries. A total over 190 is considered to be a good total on this ground. Therefore, the captain winning the toss will look to bowl first.