Day 5 CWC19
England Vs Pakistan
England hosted Pakistan today at Trent Bridge for their second game in their worlds cup campaign.
Eoin Morgan won the toss and put the opposing side into bat- a tactic that worked in their first game against South Africa.
Pakistan started started well before losing their first wicket in the 15th over, Fakur Zahman 36. They continued to battle in with Imam Ul Haq and Barbar Adam at the crease and reached the 200 mark within 34 overs. With a final push in the remaining 16 overs on a high scoring ground Pakistan scored 348 for the loss of 8 in their 50.
Not bad score considering that England only reached 311 against South Africa.
Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow opened up again for the Lions, however Shadab Khan struck early in the 3rd over getting Roy trapped lbw for 8. However England’s bad luck continued for a short period losing 3 wickets in 19 overs. With Jos Buttler and Joe Root at the crease things started to improve, they were now scoring at around 8 an over needing 86 off of 10 overs. Joe Root made his 107 before shortly departing after being caught by Haffeez. Things looked good for a while with Moeen Ali joining Jos however short after making his ton (103) he was also out and walking back to the pavilion. Wahab Riaz then took 2 wickets in 2 balls to practically sealing the victory for Pakistan and Sri enough England fell just 14 runs short meaning they have now won one and lost one in the tournament.
India play South Africa tomorrow in their first game with South Africa looking for their first win after losing against England in the opener on Thursday!!
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