Pakistan Vs England 2Nd Twenty20 Live Streming & Highlights

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Akmal has the bold approach to perfectly suit theovercome the World Champions.
Twenty20 generation.Team news
Pakistan are a side in turmoil. In addition to the
Big Picturedropping of Kamran Akmal and Intikhab Alam’s
While the tentacles of Twenty20 cricket wrap everabsence on this tour, Shahid Afridi is serving a
more firmly around the world game, Pakistan meettwo-match ban for the ‘ball-biting’ incident
England in a hastily arranged two-match series thatduring the fifth ODI in Perth, which will keep him out
will show just where the two sides lie ahead of theof the first match. With Mohammad Asif still banned
World Twenty20 which starts at the end of April infrom entering the UAE, and uncertainty over
the Caribbean.Mohammad Aamer’s recovery from the groin
Coming off the back of success in the 50-over seriesinjury that ruled him out of the last three ODIs and
against South Africa, there are flickering signs thatthe Twenty20 in Australia, one of either Yasir Arafat,
England’s new gung-ho approach to the shorterWahab Riaz or Mohammad Talha could play.
format can bear fruit. Yet there is a lingering suspicionPakistan: (probable) 1 Imran Nazir, 2 Imran Farhat, 3
that, while their batting has depth, it lacks theUmar Akmal, 4 Shoaib Malik (capt), 5 Khalid Latif
match-winning class of someone like Yuvraj Singh inShahid Afridi, 6 Fawad Alam, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk),
this format. However, Kevin Pietersen possesses an8 Abdul Razzaq, 9 Yasir Arafat, 10 Umar Gul, 11
ability that can inspire and frustrate in equal measureSaeed Ajmal
and in Eoin Morgan they have one of the brightestHaving watched Joe Denly falter again against the
prospects in limited-overs cricket.Lions, England would have been tempted to test
It’s their bowling that looks more vulnerable,Craig Kieswetter at the top of the order, after he
lacking decisive pace for the slower wickets in Dubai.completed a four-year qualification period on
You feel Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, TimTuesday. Yet it would be too much of a snub to the
Bresnan and Luke Wright may lack the variety andselected squad and captain Paul Collingwood
bite to threaten a free-hitting Pakistan team. It’sconfirmed he was backing Denly to come good with
the spinners, however, who have proved crucial inJonathan Trott in the opening berth. With James
Twenty20 cricket and Graeme Swann is one of theAnderson resting his knee in Lancashire England’s
best in the business.pace bowling will be led by Stuart Broad and Ryan
For their part, Pakistan desperately need a positiveSidebottom but Graeme Swann will remain their
result from these games after their drubbing inlinchpin.
Australia. With the World Twenty20 just over twoEngland: (probable) 1 Jonathan Trott, 2 Joe Denly, 3
months away, the repercussions of the disastrousKevin Pietersen, 4 Paul Collingwood, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6
Australian tour are still being felt. Kamran Akmal,Luke Wright, 7 Matt Prior (wk), 8 Tim Bresnan, 9
vice-captain in Australia, has been dropped, and hisStuart Broad, 10 Graeme Swann, 11 Ryan
comments to the press ahead of the Hobart TestSidebottom.
are being investigated by a board evaluationPitch and conditions
committee.With both of these games day-night fixtures the
They are also currently without a chief selector, Iqbalplayers will at least avoid competing in the desert city
Qasim having stood down, and travelled to Dubaiat its hottest. Nevertheless we can expect
without Coach Intikhab Alam, who has beenshirt-soaking temperatures and a dry surface unlikely
summoned instead to answer questions over theto offer much interest to the fast bowlers.
rout in Australia. Their captain, Shahid Afridi, is in theStats and Trivia
midst of a two-match ban for ball tampering, andPaul Collingwood has a perfectly inconsistent record
significant changes have been made to the squadas Twenty20 captain, winning eight and losing eight
which toured Australia.from 16 completed matches in charge.
Obviously, there is a great deal of work to do ifPakistan have an unblemished record in Twenty20s
Pakistan are to successfully defend their Worldat the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, having
Twenty20 title in the West Indies, and though theirbeaten Australia and New Zealand at the venue last
form in this format has been good in recent times,year. Afridi, who will miss the first game against
these games provide a vital chance to build stabilityEngland, was Player of the Series against new
and find some confidence ahead of the tournament.Zealand.
Much will depend on how quickly the squad can getEngland and Pakistan have only played each other
past the squabbles which arose in Australia, and geltwice in Twenty20s, with both games played in
as a unit.England. Pakistan overcame England at Bristol in 2006,
Form guide (last 5 T20Is, most recent first)but England pulled one back in the midst of
Pakistan LWWWWPakistan’s successful run at the World Twenty20
England LWLWLlast year, racking up an impressive 185 for 5 at The
Watch out forOval to progress to the Super Eights.
Umar Akmal, still not yet 20, is a precocious talentQuotes
whose rapidly-rising stock has already given an“It’s an opportunity to utilise the time before
indication of his importance to the future ofthe World Twenty20. We have two matches against
Pakistan’s batting. Possessed with aggression,England and they are a good side. We have in our
fearlessness, and good technique, he has constructedteam some youngsters who are very talented and
significant innings in all three formats, and it is hard tothey are getting their opportunity. I’m hoping and
believe he has only been playing international cricketI’m sure they will do well.”
for less than eight months. Akmal was the leadingShoaib Malik, Pakistan’s stand-in captain, is hoping
run-scorer in the one-day series whitewash inthe new generation of players perform, with their
Australia, with 187 runs at 37.40, including twoside desparate for a win after a string of defeats to
half-centuries. He was last man out as PakistanAustralia.
choked in the solitary Twenty20 of that series, but“Pakistan are a very strong Twenty20 side and
the last time he played at Dubai’s Internationalwe’re going to have to be right on our game to
Cricket Stadium he made a match-winning 56 not outbeat them. It might be a good time to play them,
against New Zealand on a difficult pitch.but you never quite know what you’re going to
If England’s new-found flair for limited-overget on the day so I think we’ve just got to
batting could be attributed to a single factor, Eoinconcentrate on our own game and see what we get
Morgan is probably it. Known for dexterous flicks andon the day.”
reverse sweeps, it’s his crisp hitting andEngland captain Paul Collingwood tries his best to
uncluttered approach that has impressed most in hisavoid the ‘mercurial’ cliché.
short England career. On the slower pitches in Dubai,