Pakistan vs England Series 2020

Pakistan vs England Series 2020

The Pakistan vs England Series 2020 (3 Tests and 3 T20I) will be held in England this year starting from 05 August 2020 and ending on 01 September 2020. Pakistan has announced its squad for this series. The players included in Pakistni squad are Imham-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman, Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Haider Ali, Fawad Alam, Babar Azam, Muhammad Hafeez, Iftikhar Ahmad, Shoaib Malik, Khoshdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Muhammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmad, Imran Khan, Haris Rauf, Yasir Shah, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Kashif Bhatti, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Usman Shinwari, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Muhammad Hasnain and Muhammad Abbas.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed a new batting coach Younas Khan for this challenging series. It will be his first experience to coach Pakistan Cricket Team. Younas Khan as batting coach can play a vital role for improving the batting performance of Pakistani players in English conditions as he has good relations with players and can boost players confidence. Pakistan Cricket Board has also appointed Leg Spinner Mushtaq Ahmad as spin bowling coach for Pakistan tour to England. He will use his experience and provide training and coaching in the upcoming Pakistan and England series.

In past few years, Pakistan had played excellent cricket in English conditions except the 2019 cricket World Cup. Pakistan has drawn the series agains England (2-2) in 2016 and has also won the Champion Trophy in 2017. Pakistan has a strong bowloing line-up that will make this tour very competitive.

Series Schedule

1st Test – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (05 August 2020 to 09 August 2020)
2nd Test – The Rose Bowl, Southampton (13 August 2020 to 18 August 2020)
3rd Test – The Rose Bowl, Southampton (21 August 2020 to 25 August 2020)
1st T20I – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (28 August 2020)
2nd T20I – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (30 August 2020)
3rd T20I – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (01-September 2020)

Test Series Results:

First Test
Date: 05-09 August 2020
Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Match Result: England won by 3 wickets.
Man of the Match: Chris Woakes

Second Test
Date: 13-18 August 2020
Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Match Result: Match drawn.
Man of the Match: Muhammad Rizwan

Third Test
Date: 21-25 August 2020
Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Match Result: Match drawn
Man of the Match: Zak Crawley

T20 Series Results:

First T20 International
Date: 28-August 2020
Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Match Result: Match abandoned due to rain
Man of the Match:

Second T20 International
Date: 30-August 2020
Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Match Result: England won by 5 wickets.
Man of the Match: Eoin Morgan (Captain of England Team)

Third T20 International
Date: 01-September 2020
Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Match Result: Pakistan won by 5 runs
Man of the Match: Muhammad Hafeez