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 ...
England tour of United Arab Emirates 2011-12 News
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You wouldn't know from these stats. Also: an unsuccessful Pakistan XI younger than Misbah
Improved England must do better
From being whitewashed in 2012, England could take heart from a valiant 2-0 defeat - but problems with spin bowling and converting hundreds were glaring
Misbah proud as Pakistan rise to challenge
England might not have looked threatening on paper, but Misbah-ul-Haq felt that Pakistan were stretched in all three games and were forced to produce an all-round performance to stay on the winning track
A failure to pluck victory from the duodenum of a draw
How England showed immense mental and physical fortitude in Abu Dhabi, first in not losing, then in coming within a few minutes and boundaries of winning
Mohsin blames batting for limited-overs loss
Mohsin Khan, Pakistan's outgoing interim coach, has said every limited-overs match against England could have been won
