England vs Pakistan Match Highlights & Results

That is it from this game! Not the most powerful England side on paper but they proved otherwise on the pitch and have thumped Pakistan to take a 1-0 lead in this 3-match series. The visitors will be extremely disappointed with their showing in this game and will look to put this loss behind them and bounce back stronger. Join us on Saturday, 10th July for the second game of the series as the action moves from Cardiff to London. The first ball will be at 11 am local time (10 am GMT) but you can join us in advance for the build-up. We hope to see you for that one. Till then goodbye and take care!

SAQIB MAHMOOD IS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH! The speedster says that as a team they want to win games and as an individual, they look to contribute in those wins. Maqsood says that he just looked to assess the condition and was trying to hit the right lengths. Further adds that with the attacking field, he was looking to get wickets. He hopes the guys can take confidence from this into the next game.

England skipper, Ben Stokes says that it was a clinical performance. Tells any game where you have the opposition 4 down early is a positive. Stokes says that the new group always thrives to get the first win. Tells they did not get under pressure today but expects it to happen sooner in the series but says the boys are ready. Stokes says he just told them to play like they play for their county and enjoy themselves. Stokes says they cannot live off this performance as it will be a new day.

Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam, says that they lost early wickets and hence they did not get a big total. Credits the England bowlers as well. Babar feels they did not misread the condition but credits England bowlers and admits they failed to build partnerships. Babar smiles and says Fakhar Zaman and Sohaib Maqsood's performance were positive. Azam says they are looking forward to the next game and will try their best to get back on level terms.

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Pakistan needed a miracle from their bowlers but that didn't happen. They bowled too many extras upfront and managed to pick a solitary wicket of Philip Salt. Playing the role of an opener, Dawid Malan showed good hands and along with debutant Zak Crawley, he formed a century stand. Their partnership didn't allow any sniff to Pakistan as England cruised to a commanding win.

A stroll in the park for England. They have registered a clinical win to thump Pakistan in the first game of the series. Everything went well for them right from the beginning. Saqib Mahmood set the tone by striking twice in the very first over of the match and from thereon, it was all England. Pakistan failed to recover from those blows and were always playing catch-up. Fakhar Zaman did give them some hope with his fine strokes but he didn't last long and the touring team managed only a paltry total on the board.

ENGLAND WIN BY 9 WICKETS! Shakeel delivers a short ball around off, Crawley goes on the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Fullish and on the pads, Malan works it to deep mid-wicket for a run. Scores level.

Again it's flat and around off, Malan works it off his front foot to square leg.

Flatter and quicker on middle, Malan moves back and defends.

Saud Shakeel to bowl. 3 needed more.

Tossed up ball around off, Crawley drives it towards cover-point for one.

Knocks a fullish ball down to long on for a single.

Leans forward to a full ball and defends it to the off side.

Quicker and fired on the pads, Crawley tickles it behind square leg and returns for the second run.

Floated and full on middle, Malan flicks it through the gap at mid-wicket and takes a run.

Once again it's flat and on middle, Zak forces it to long on and picks up one.

Flatter delivery, on middle, Malan helps it towards mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Fifty on ODI debut for Zak Crawley. And he has reached there with a brilliant shot. Back of a length delivery outside off, Crawley goes on the back foot and packs a punch through backward point for a boundary. A wonderful knock by him.

A gentle push to covers and the batsmen cross for yet another single.

Faheem keeps bowling half-trackers, it's on middle and Crawley pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Easy pickings. Malan has favoured the third man region for his singles. He has played the deliveries outside off nice and late whenever he wanted to get off strike.

Shortish again, close to off, Crawley hangs back and guides it towards backward point for one.

Back of a length delivery outside off, Malan remains on the back foot and steers it through point for one.

Turning down the leg side, Malan eases it in front of square leg and keeps strike with a single. 18 needed more.

Flatter and shorter on middle, this time Zak strokes it down to long on for a run.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Picks the shorter length very early, goes deep inside the crease and punches it wide of mid on for a boundary. Moves to 45. The 100-run stand comes up.

Too full in length on middle, Dawid flicks it to mid-wicket where the fielder misfields and allows a run.

Fuller and around leg, it's helped to the left of short fine leg for one.

Full and around off, Malan gets forward and flicks it through square leg for a single.

Short again, outside off, Zak walks forward and across and then withdraws his bat.

Short delivery, around off, Malan plays late and guides it to third man for one.

FOUR! Superb timing! Fuller in length and outside off, Malan crunches his drive through covers and finds the fence.

Wide! Short and down the leg side, Malan tries to pull but misses. Rizwan collects and appeals but the umpire stretches his arms. The keeper smiles.

Back of a length ball on off, Crawley calmly drops it down with soft hands to square leg for a run.

This one is down the leg side, Malan clips it to fine leg for a run.

Beaten! Back of a length delivery outside off, Malan pokes inside the line and misses.

Another flick shot, this time in front of square leg for a single.

Leans forward to a full ball and flicks it with the spin to mid-wicket.

Flatter and shorter outside off, Malan punches it to the sweeper cover region for a couple of runs.

Flatter one on off, Malan works it from the back foot to mid-wicket.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR MALAN! Not a convincing shot to reach there but he will take it. Tries to play the reverse sweep but gets an under edge through the legs of the keeper for a boundary at fine leg. Fine knock by the new English opener.

Huge shout for a caught behind by Mohammad Rizwan. The umpire shakes his head. The Pakistan keeper is convinced and Babar Azam goes for the referral.

DAYLIGHT BETWEEN BAT AND BALL! Rizwan quickly apologizes with a smile. Shadab starts with a flatter leg spinner outside off, not turning much and going straight on, Malan hangs back to push inside the line but misses. Rizwan collects and appeals, the bowler joins him late but the umpire turns down the appeal. Pakistan take the referral but the replays show that the bat and ball are poles apart.

Time for a bit of spin. Shadab Khan is into the attack to bowl his leggies.

100 up for England! The line is too straight from Haris and Dawid tucks it in front of square leg for one.

A touch short and on middle, it's worked once again through square leg for a single.

Malan played it towards square leg and picks up a single.

Short again, not bouncing a lot this time and Zak pulls it down to long leg for a run.

Wide called for height! A sharp bouncer from Rauf but it bounces more than the law permits. Crawley leaves and the square leg umpire passes on the message for it being a wide.

Angling in from around off, Crawley covers the line and pushes it towards mid on.

Fuller in length and outside off, Malan drives through the line and the cover fielder dives to take the sting off the ball. The mid off fielder does the mopping up job as the batsmen change ends.

Wide! A good length delivery down the leg side, Dawid tries his best to buys some cheap runs but fails to get any bat behind it.

Drinks break. Easy going for England and they need under 50 to win the first match. Pakistan were hoping for a miracle with the new balls but that didn't happen and now they are just going through the motions, probably waiting for the game to get over.

Short in length and on middle, Malan pulls it down to fine leg for a single.

Short again, wide outside off, Crawley slaps it to point where the fielder gets a hand and parries it to sweeper cover. A single is taken. Exactly 50 needed more.

A sharp short ball around off, Crawley gets across and then drops his hands to let it through to Rizwan.

This one is well timed. A length ball outside off, Malan strokes it to sweeper cover for a run.

Fuller in length and on middle, Malan tries to flick on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge towards the cover region. Dawid seems to have lost his rhythm a bit.

Fractionally short and on middle, Malan remains on the back foot and defends it down.

Edgy! Malan looks to push a length ball through covers but gets an inside edge and it rolls behind square leg. They take another run.

Slower one, on a length and outside off, Crawley picks it late and then taps it down to point. They steal a single.

Pitches it up and outside off, Crawley drives it in front of square on the off side for a couple of runs.

MISHIT! But Malan is safe. Rauf surprises the batsman with a short ball on middle, Malan plays a reactive pull shot and it goes off the top edge. Doesn't carry to the deep mid-wicket fielder and they cross.

Short in length and outside off, extra bounce, Crawley goes on his toes and forces it past the left side of the sliding cover fielder. He runs the first run hard but that's all he will get.

A back foot punch to sweeper cover for an easy single.

Shortish and outside off, leaving the left-hander, Malan eases it on its way to third man and crosses. Another 59 runs needed.

Good length delivery again, outside off, Crawley steers it off the outer half to third man and collects a run. Easy going for England and Pakistan seems to have surrendered now.

On a good length and outside off, Crawley walks forward and then makes a leave.

Sliding down the leg side, Malan nudges it to fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Just a mere touch and it has gone to the boundary. Back of a length ball around off, this time Malan hangs back and hits it across the line with gentle hands. The ball finds the sweet spot of the bat and hurries past the square leg fielder for a boundary.

Good length ball on middle, Malan shuffles across the stumps and helps it off his pads to square leg.

Faheem has returned and is ready to bowl.

FOUR! Wow, fantastic! Crawley is looking very authoritative. Rauf feeds in a short delivery, wide outside off, Zak latches onto it and slaps it through backward point. The fielder there inside the ring dives but to no use.

Gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it solidly to the off side.

Short in length and outside off, extra bounce, Crawley drops his wrists at the last moment and lets it be.

FOUR! Gorgeous shot and the 50-run stand is up! Fuller in length and on middle, Crawley closes the face of his bat at the right time and flicks it beautifully through mid-wicket.

This time Malan opens the face of the bat late to a length ball and pushes it to third man for a single.

Back of a length ball on off, Malan remains back-footed as he plays it down to point.

Faheem is going off the field. He has hurt his left thumb and is bleeding. This would have happened on the third ball of the last over. He is meeting the physio now.

Play and a miss! Short in length and outside off, Crawley tries to cut but it bounces over his blade.

FOUR! Shot! Ashraf serves it on a length around off, Crawley shimmies down the track and smashes it over mid on for a boundary.

A little short and on off, Zak defends it off his back foot.

A cracking off drive from Crawley and Ashraf does well to deflect it off his left hand to mid off.

Rauf made a mess! Width on offer outside off, Crawley throws his bat at it and carves it over backward point. Rauf runs across to his right from third man, overruns in fact but then recovers to stop it with his left hand. Two runs are taken. That would have been a major embarrassment.

A length delivery on off, Crawley defends it to the leg side.

Powerplay 2 time. A maximum of 4 fielders are now allowed outside the ring till the 40th over, if it lasts till then. Double bowling change. Faheem Ashraf to have a go now.

A bouncer around leg, Malan decides to let it be. End of Powerplay 1, England are 61/1, 81 runs away from victory.

Once again the length is on the shorter side, around middle, Malan lifts his front leg, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square leg for a couple of runs. Wasn't in much control while playing that shot, as the replays suggest.

Shortish and on off, Malan taps it down from the back foot to point.

Play and a miss! Good pace and carry for Rauf. He bends his back to go short and delivers it outside off, Malan tries to play the upper cut but fails to connect.

A touch short in length and on off, Malan punches it off his back foot to point.

IN THE AIR... SAFE! A slice of luck for Crawley. He tries to flick a length ball on the leg side but gets a big leading edge. It flies over the leaping cover fielder and they take three runs.

Bowling change. Haris Rauf is brought into the attack from this end, replacing Hasan Ali. Two slips in place.

Full again, on off, it's knocked down to mid on for a single.

FOUR! Fine shot! Afridi changes his angle and comes in from 'round the wicket, he angles in a fuller length ball on off, Crawley walks forward and across before flicking it beautifully through square leg for a boundary.

Back of a length delivery outside off, Malan gets on top of the bounce and guides it down to third man for a single.

Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it to the off side.

Angles in a good length ball on off, Malan once again sticks back to play late and keeps it out off the outer half of his blade towards point.