SOUTHAMPTON – Pakistan lost the second One-day International against England by 12 runs after a great fightback here at the Ageas Bowl on Saturday.
Chasing a huge total of 374, Pakistani batsmen never lost hope as they replied with an almost equally big score of 361 for seven.
It was a high-scoring match with a grand total of 734 runs for ten wickets in 100 overs as one century each and five half-centuries were made by both teams in the match.
Match Summary!
It was a terrific run chase for Pakistan but falling just short by a dozen runs. England win the second #ENGvPAK ODI by 12 runs.Scorecard: https://t.co/SnRjNQ5HIc pic.twitter.com/Vv37MTa2vm
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 11, 2019
Innings Break!
Buttler post 50-ball century as England finish on 373 for 3 #ENGvPAK Live Updates: https://t.co/tyrMYAe5Wz #WeHaveWeWill pic.twitter.com/GUk9Kf9Ue9— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 11, 2019
Pakistani skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed said the team would play positive cricket to restrict the rivals to 260-270 announcing that Mohammad Amir would be replaced by leg-spinner Yasir Shah in the squad.
https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1127151304026087424
The first encounter was abandoned due to rain and all eyes are set on the Green Shirts for today’s high-octane clash.
