Pakistan-England T20I series begins on Friday

All three matches will be played at the Old Trafford, Manchester.

MANCHESTER (Dunya News) – The three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series between number four ranked Pakistan and number two ranked England is all set to begin on Friday at the Old Trafford, Manchester.

All matches will be played at the same venue as the Babar Azam-led team will play Eoin Morgan’s England. Teenage pace sensation Naseem Shah is amongst the 17 players who have been shortlisted by Pakistan for the T20Is. Haider Ali, another exciting young batsman, is also among the T20I squad.

PAKISTAN TEAM

Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Wahab Riaz.

SERIES SCHEDULE

First T20I: 10:00 PM PST, Friday, August 28, Old Trafford, Manchester Second T20I: 06:15 PM PST, Sunday, August 30, Old Trafford, Manchester Third T20I: 10:00 PM PST, Tuesday, September 1, Old Trafford, Manchester

It is pertinent here to mention that England won the three-match Test series by 1-0 against Pakistan. The hosts secured victory in the first match by three wickets while the last two games ended without any result.