England vs Pakistan 1st T20I 2021 Highlights

Watch the highlights of England vs Pakistan 1st T20I - 2021 Pakistan tour of England 3-match T20I series - The first Twenty20 International cricket match between England and Pakistan played at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham on July 16, 2021.

Liam Livingstone made a 42-ball century, the fastest in England's T20I history © Getty Images

Half-centuries from Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan before Three-wicket hauls from Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shadab Khan helped to Pakistan thrilling 31-run victory over England, despite Liam Livingstone's record-breaking 42-ball century and take a 1-0 lead in a historic, high-scoring first T20I.

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Pakistan's 232 was their highest score ever in T20 international cricket history, Their previous best was 205 against West Indies at Karachi in 2018. England's 201 was ninth highest score in T20 international and It is their highest total against Pakistan in T20Is. 433 : This is the second highest aggregate match in England in One-day international, it is the highest aggregate match between England and Pakistan in T20Is. Liam Livingstone hammered a 42-ball fastest century ever for England in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 48-ball hundred held by Dawid Malan against New Zealand at Napier in 2019 and the joint seventh fastest century in T20Is, jointly with Hazratullah Zazai. Liam Livingstone became the third England batsman to score a hundred in T20 international after Alex Hales and Dawid Malan. 9 : Liam Livingstone hit the most sixes in an innings for England in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 7-sixes jointly hit by Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan (4-times struck the 7-sixes) and Jason Roy and the joint most sixes hit by any batsman against Pakistan in T20Is, jointly with Evin Lewis. 150 : Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam set up the record first-wicket partnership for Pakistan against England in T20 international, It is Pakistan's highest any-wicket partnership against England in ODIs, previously held by the 107-run stand for the first-wicket between Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif at Manchester in 2016 and Pakistan's second highest any-wicket stand in T20Is. Babar Azam's 85 was his fifth highest score for Pakistan in T20 international and the second highest-score by an Pakistan batsman against England in T20Is after Mohammad Hafeez's unbeaten 86.

Pakistan scored mammoth total of 232-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Babar Azam blasted a 85 off 49-balls including 8-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 173.46.

Mohammad Rizwan hammered a 63 off 41-balls including 8-fours & a six with strike rate of 153.65, Fakhar Zaman blasted a 26 off 8-balls included 3-sixes & a four with strike-rate of 325.

Mohammad Hafeez hammered a 24 off 10-balls including 3-sixes & a four with strike rate of 240, Sohaib Maqsood struck 19 off 7-balls included 2-sixes & four with strike-rate of 271.42.

England best bowler by Tom Curran takes 2-wickets, Lewis Gregory, David Willey and Saqib Mahmood each took one-wickets.

England scored 201 for all-out in 19.2 overs with top scorer by Liam Livingstone hammered a career-best 103 off 43-balls - which was his 1st T20I hundred - including 9-sixes & 6-fours with strike rate of 239.53.

Jason Roy blasted a 32 off 13-balls including 3-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 246.15, Eoin Morgan 16 and David Willey 16.

Pakistan best bowler by Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan both picked up 3-wickets, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf and Imad Wasim each took one-wickets.

Shaheen Shah Afridi named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to picked up 3-wickets for 30-runs in 3.2-overs.

                   

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