He is most comfortable opening the innings but England’s riches have - despite Malan’s extraordinary T20I average - forced him into a less familiar role. "Covid circumstances have forced us to look outside our strongest XI but it is an opportunity for younger players. There's a big LBW appeal, they run for a leg bye. "He may not do it day in, day out in domestic T20 cricket, in the Big Bash, but in the T20 World Cup out in India, he's the player I might want coming in at No 3. I think they will have to box clever and rest him when necessary and he may be rested from T20 cricket, which gives young lads like Banton time to get real experience before the T20 World Cup. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Pakistan scored a challenging 195-4 after losing the toss at Old Trafford before England finished on 199-5 in 19.1 overs. Umar Akmal has scored 1690 runs in 77 innings of 82 matches and he has unbeaten on 14 times. He will want to play everything but the management will have to take care of him, as being Test captain is demanding. Seamer Chris Jordan will have the opportunity to become England's all-time leading T20 wicket-taker. He will definitely go to India, he's a wonderful player of spin. Matches: 84. Alastair Cook recently became the first Englishman to score 10,000 runs in Test Cricket, the youngest to achieve that surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record. But it's a very talented team, and you look at the strength within it and the players in possession, they're all fantastic players in that format. Rob Key, David Lloyd and Nick Knight debate whether England Test captain Joe Root should be in their T20 side Root was a star performer for England in the previous T20 World Cup in 2016 Bumble says England must look after Test captain Root La Liga backs Barca's €700m clause in Messi exit rowFerrari inquest begins after worst result for a decadeWill Joe Root make England's T20 World Cup squad?
In 11 T20 internationals going back to the start of last summer, he is now averaging 58, with a strike rate of 185. WATCH | Shoaib Akhtar Lashes Out At Babar Azam, Questions Pakistan's 'Decision Making Ability'ENG vs PAK, 2nd T20I: Babar Azam Equals Kohli, Finchâs Record For Fastest Batsman To Scale 1500-T20IâRunsOur Colours, Our Team: Defending Champs Mumbai Indians Unveil New 'Blue-Gold' Jersey For IPL 13 In UAEENG vs PAK, 2nd T20I: Morgan-Malan Blistering 50s Help England Secure 5 Wicket Win, Take 1-0 Lead In SeriesEng vs Pak T20 Live: England Win Toss, Opt To Field FirstFormer President Pranab Mukherjee Passes Away At 84Pranab Mukherjee Death: 'A Man Of All Seasons,' Here's All You Need To Know About India's Beloved 'Pranab Da'Pranab Mukherjee Passes Away: PM Narendra Modi, Congress's Rahul Gandhi, Other Ministers Express GriefIndia Thwarts China's Fresh Transgression Attempt To Change Status Quo At Pangong Lake; Army On High AlertPrashant Bhushan Reacts To SC Verdict, "Will Respectfully Pay Re 1 Fine, Never Disrespected The Court"ABP News uses cookie on this website to ensure a better User Experience, beautiful functionalities and to measure visitor behavior in order to improve the content.By continuing to use this website, you agree to the use of these cookies.You can manage them any time from your browser settings.Copyright@2019. MANCHESTER: England captain Eoin Morgan led from the front as the hosts beat Pakistan by five wickets to win the second Twenty20 international at Old Trafford on Sunday.Morgan came in on a hat-trick after leg-spinner Shadab Khan had reduced the home side, who were chasing a stiff victory target of 196, to 66-2.But the Irishman and fellow left-hander Dawid Malan (54 not out) took the game away from tourists with a third-wicket stand of 112.Victory, achieved with five balls to spare, saw the 50-over world champions go 1-0 up in a three-match series following Friday´s rain-marred no result in Manchester.The travelling side's cause was not helped when experienced left-arm quick Mohammad Amir limped off after bowling just two overs with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.Jonny Bairstow and Tom Banton made a sound start to England's chase.But a partnership of 66 ended when Bairstow, on 44, miscued a sweep off leg-spinner Shadab Khan to short fine leg.Next ball, with the batsmen having crossed, Banton — fresh from making 71, his maiden fifty at this level, was lbw for 20 after missing a sweep.Morgan survived the hat-trick delivery but could have been lbw for a second-ball duck to Shadab, who finished with fine figures of 3-34 from his maximum four overs.But a tight umpire's call verdict following Martin Saggers' original not out decision, went in the batsman's favour.Morgan cut Iftikhar Ahmed over long-off for an audacious six before late-cutting the spinner for four.His fourth six, off left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi, saw Morgan to a 27-ball fifty that also included three fours.By the time he holed out off paceman Haris Rauf, England needed under a run-a-ball to win.Malan might have missed this match had not England been fielding separate red and white-ball squads in a coronavirus-affected season, with batsmen such as Test captain Joe Root and Jos Buttler omitted from this series.But his 35-ball half-century was his seventh score of fifty or more in just 12 Twenty20 internationals and Malan finished the match when he cut Afridi for four.Earlier, Pakistan made 195-4 featuring fine fifties from veteran batsman Mohammad Hafeez (69) and skipper Babar Azam (56).Leg-spinner Adil Rashid took 2-32 from his maximum four overs but the rest of England's attack lacked penetration, with seamer Tom Curran conceding 46 runs — including 23 off one over.Babar, the world's top-ranked Twenty20 batsman, pulled the first ball of the match, from fast bowler Saqib Mahmood, for four.He went to fifty with a superb extra-cover drive off Rashid — his seventh four in 37 balls.But Rashid had his revenge when Babar miscued a pull to deep midwicket.Hafeez kept the runs coming, with a scooped four off Mahmood seeing him to a 26-ball fifty before the 39-year-old was dismissed off the penultimate ball of the innings.This series, which in common with all international cricket in England this season is being played behind closed doors due to COVID-19, concludes at Old Trafford on Tuesday.Both teams were unchanged from the sides that played out a no result in Friday's first of a three-match series in Manchester, where rain ended the match with England 131-6 off 16.1 overs and Pakistan yet to bat.Jonny Bairstow (wkt), Tom Banton, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (capt), Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Lewis Gregory, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, Saqib MahmoodBabar Azam (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan (wkt), Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi, Haris RaufMartin Saggers (ENG), David Millns (ENG); TV umpire: Mike Burns (ENG)