First T20 between Pakistan and England will be played today
Pakistan could give a Twenty20 debut to teenage batsman Haider Ali.
MANCHESTER (Web Desk) – First Twenty20 International (T20I) of the three-match series between Pakistan and England will be played today (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.
Pakistan could give a Twenty20 debut to teenage batsman Haider Ali. "He is an exciting talent and has been doing well in practice," said the tourists captain Babar Azam.
"We will definitely want to give him a chance as and when it comes."
For Babar, Friday s match means a quick change in formats after his unbeaten fifty helped Pakistan to a draw in the third Test against England earlier this week, although the travelling side lost the series 1-0.
"It s really difficult to come from red-ball to white-ball," said Babar, one of the world s leading batsmen.
"But T20 specific players have been practising so the aim is to win the series.
"We are positive about the series and will not take England lightly. They have good white-ball players."
