Ali, Zaman going steady

June 14, 2017 20:04

Pakistan 81-0 (14 ovs) vs England 211 (49.5 ovs) | Scorecard

Pakistan are smooth sailing here. England have to do something to put the pressure back on the batsmen if they have to have a chance in the match

Plunkett continues.

Ali gets a single down to third man to begin with.

Zaman plays a nice shot only to be stopped by the fielder at cover.

Zaman runs a tight run and Pakistan have already raced to 80 for no loss here in 13.4 overs.

Ali then takes a run on the leg side.

Stokes continues, a ball short and down the leg side and Ali gets a top edge that sends the ball sailing over lonog leg for the first six for Pakistan.

Stokes bowls a wide and rightly called by the umpire.

What a crisp shot just wide of backward point and that is a boundary.

He then runs a tight single to cover. Stokes ends the over with a bouncer to Zaman.

Plunkett to partner Stokes at the other end.

Zaman plays it down to third. Ali then plays across his pads for a single to the on-side.

Zaman then plays the ball off his hips down to the fine-leg fence.

He then gets a single to mid off.

What timing. Nicely driven through the covers but Ali will get only get three as Moeen clears the ball at the deep.

Ben Stokes is the first change bowler.

Zaman cuts the 2nd ball to sweeper cover for a single.

Ali pulls the short ball, its hit fine and Rashid is beaten at the boundary.

He then gets a single to mid-wicket

Zaman then ends the over with a single to third man.

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