Pakistani cricket team in England in 2024

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Pakistani cricket team in England in 2024
  Flag of England.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg
  England Pakistan
Dates 22 – 30 May 2024
Captains Jos Buttler Babar Azam
Twenty20 International series

The Pakistan cricket team is touring England in May 2024 to play four Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] The series forms part of both teams' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [3] In July 2023, the England Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures. [4]

Contents

Squads

Flag of England.svg  England [5] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [6]

T20I series

1st T20I

22 May 2024
18:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Russell Warren (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
  • No toss
  • No play was possible due to rain.

2nd T20I

25 May 2024
14:30
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
183/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
160 (19.2 overs)
Jos Buttler 84 (51)
Shaheen Afridi 3/36 (4 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 45 (21)
Reece Topley 3/41 (3.2 overs)
England won by 23 runs
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Eng)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jos Buttler (Eng) scored his 3,000th run in T20Is. [7]

3rd T20I

28 May 2024
18:30
Scorecard
v
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)

4th T20I

30 May 2024
18:30
Scorecard
v
The Oval, London
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)

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