Two days after suffering humiliating whitewash in the ODI’s Pakistan must gear up to face full strength English team for T20’s starting July 16.
England had to field a second string squad in ODIs against Pakistan after 9 members of squad tested positive for Coronavirus. An ECB statement confirmed that all the 16 players and support staff returned negative Covid-19 tests to clear them for T20 series against Pakistan. The series gets underway at Trent Bridge on July 16.
England regulars like captain Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow and Jos Butler are available.
SQUADS
England T20 squad: Eoin Morgan(captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Lewis Gregory, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy and David Willey.
Pakistan T20 Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain). Arshad Iqbal, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf. Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper). Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sharjeel Khan and Usman Qadir.
Timing:
The England vs Pakistan 1st T20 will be played on July 16, Friday. The match will start at 11 pm IST.
How to watch:
The match will broadcast live on Sony Six and stream on Sony LIV app.