New Delhi. The Pakistani cricket team, which is preparing for the T20 World Cup in England, has suffered another setback within a week. The T20 match between Pakistan and England was scheduled to be played on May 28, which was affected by rain. Earlier, the match played between the two teams on May 22 was also lost due to rain. In the match played on 25th May, the Pakistan team suffered a crushing defeat by 23 runs. In this way, the Pakistan team that came to prepare for the T20 World Cup with big aspirations has suffered a setback.
In preparation for the T20 World Cup, the Pakistan team first reached Ireland and then England. Ireland exposed their weakness by defeating Pakistan in the very first T20 match. However, she managed to win the next two matches to clinch the series. But it was not considered too good for the T20 World Cup.
After Ireland, the Pakistan team has reached England. Two of the three matches against England were washed out due to rain. England won the second match of the series by 23 runs. Now the fourth T20 match between the two teams was played on May 30. This will be the last match between Pakistan and England before the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup Babar Azam (capt), Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (in wicket), Azam Khan (in wicket), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf , Abrar Ahmed.
Tags: Babar Azam, Pakistan Cricket, T20 World Cup
First published: May 29, 2024, 12:40 IST