ENG vs PAK, 1st T20I: Leg-spinner Usman Qadir reckoned that the Pakistan bowlers did not execute their plans with precision within the first T20I in opposition to England.
PAK will try to be taught from errors: Qadir hopeful of creating comeback in 2nd T20I vs ENG. Courtesy: AP
HIGHLIGHTSEngland beat Pakistan by 6 wickets within the 1st T20IEngland chased down 159 with 4 balls to spareThe 2nd T20I will happen on Thursday, September 22
Leg-spinner Usman Qadir reckoned that the Pakistan bowlers did not execute their plans with precision within the first T20I in opposition to England. On Tuesday, September 20, the hosts misplaced to the Three Lions by six wickets on the National Stadium in Karachi. Subsequently, Babar Azam’s males conceded a 0-1 result in the British workforce within the seven-match T20I sequence.
After asking England to chase down 159, the Pakistan bowlers did not construct any type of stress as England received the match with 4 balls to area. Qadir, who conceded 36 runs and picked up two wickets of Dawid Malan and Ben Duckett, stated that Pakistan had the required ability set to defend 158.
“I think it was a decent total, we should’ve bowled according to plans but unfortunately we bowled away from wicket and also England played very good cricket to chase the score,” Qadir was quoted as saying to Geo after the match.
“We should’ve defended it with the bowling strength that we have, our batters did post a defendable total, we tried to bowl according to given plan but sometimes such a situation arises when you have to tilt from your actual plan, nevertheless credit to England for good cricket,” he acknowledged.
Qadir, nonetheless, vowed to make a powerful comeback within the second T20I to happen on Thursday, September 22 in Karachi itself.
“We will try to learn from our mistakes and do well in the next matches,” Qadir added.
Pakistan additionally did not carry out with the bat within the second half of their innings. After openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan placed on 85 runs for the opening wicket off 9.3 overs, the middle-order did not up the ante.
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