Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
Shoaib Malik
39(33) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %75%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 9 runs
- 0x4 - 0x6
RS Bopara
39(32) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %69%
- Productive Shot
- on side drive on front foot
- 13 runs
- 0x4 - 1x6
23/02Result
1st T20I (N), England tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Feb 23 2012
-
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
144/6 -
![England]( "England")
136/6 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
23/02Result
1st T20I (N), England tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Feb 23 2012
-
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
144/6 -
![England]( "England")
136/6 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Pakistan led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00
Match days
23 February 2012 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
PAKISTAN 144/6 (20 OVERS)
- Misbah-ul-Haq*26 (26)
- Shoaib Malik39 (33)
- Jade Dernbach1/31 (4)
- Graeme Swann3/13 (4)
ENGLAND 136/6 (20 OVERS)
- Ravi Bopara39 (32)
- Kevin Pietersen33 (21)
- Mohammad Hafeez2/18 (4)
- Umar Gul3/18 (4)
Commentator: Alex Winter
END OF OVER:20 | 9 Runs | ENG: 136/6 (9 runs required, RR: 6.80)
- Jonny Bairstow22 (21b)
- Graeme Swann2 (7b)
- Junaid Khan4-0-42-0
- Saeed Ajmal4-0-26-0
It's all over, Pakistan win by 8 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the series. Junaid kept his nerve, despite expensive figures earlier on, but it was Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal who tightened the noose in the final over. England didn't bat badly but they left themselves with a little too much to do, failing to appreciate that Misbah had a couple of maverick aces tucked up his shirt sleeve. Still, a closely fought game, sixes, wickets, cheerleaders ... Everyone goes home happy. Oh, and Umar Gul was Man of the Match. Have a good night, ta ra!
19.6
2
Junaid Khan to Bairstow, 2 runs, straight, full and again hacked into the ground, out to long-on
Barring distaster ...
19.5
2
Junaid Khan to Bairstow, 2 runs, full toss, swings hard, hits high up the bat and flies through extra-cover
England need extras to win from here ...
19.4
1
Junaid Khan to Swann, 1 run, wide yorker as Swann backs away ... and he chops into the ground
19.3
1
Junaid Khan to Bairstow, 1 run, pitched up again, can't get under the ball, crunched low down the ground
19.2
2
Junaid Khan to Bairstow, 2 runs, full, hacked widly out between long-on and deep midwicket - they scramble back for two
19.1
1b
Junaid Khan to Swann, 1 bye, slow ball, batsman fails to connect byt the batsman charge through for a run anyway as Umar misses from behind the stumps
Here's Junaid again, at the death. Off we go then ...
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAt last, the people come
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the 1st T20 between Pakistan and England in Dubai
Misbah gets his measures right
There's nothing flash about Misbah-ul-Haq's captaincy but his calm response to adversity helped set a winning platform for his bowlers
Gul and Ajmal deny England at the death
England won the toss and decided to bowl in their first T20 encounter in World Cup year. Stuart Broad's side will hope to continue the excellent form from the ODI series and set a platform for their World T20 defence in October.
Focus turns to World Twenty20
Pakistan could be forgiven for a certain lack of enthusiasm as they approach the final stage of their three-series contest against England in the UAE. Beaten, homesick and recovering from flu, the Pakistan team looked a dispirited bunch by the time Englan
