England bowl first against Pakistan in tri-series ODI in Rawalpindi

Floodlit view of Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan, venue of the tri-series match — Neweditorpk / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Summary

England captain Harry Brook won the toss and chose to field first at Rawalpindi, Dawn and the Associated Press reported.
A live blog showed Pakistan 46 for 2 after 10 overs; a later report put them at 94 for 4 after 21.1 overs.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs in the first match of the tri-series on Sunday.

Toss and teams

England captain Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the second match of the tri-series at Rawalpindi on Tuesday, Dawn reported. The Associated Press carried the same toss result.^{[1] [2]}

Pakistan, led by Shaheen Shah Afridi, named an unchanged side from the first match, according to Cricket News. England included Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jordan Cox, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid and Sonny Baker, the report said. The Associated Press said Jos Buttler was out injured and Jofra Archer was rested.^{[2] [3]}

State of play

A Cricket News live blog published at 8:48 a.m. UTC showed Pakistan at 46 for 2 after 10 overs, with Babar Azam on 26. A later News Alert report, published at 10:25 a.m. UTC, put Pakistan at 94 for 4 after 21.1 overs, with Fakhar Zaman out for a first-ball duck and Babar Azam bowled by Jacks for 34.^{[3] [4]}

No final score or result was available in the sources reviewed, and the scores above are snapshots taken during the first innings.^[4]

Conditions and venue

Cricket Addictor's preview forecast a sunny afternoon of about 29 degrees Celsius in Rawalpindi with no rain expected and dew likely in the second innings, which is a common reason captains choose to bowl first. It listed 32 one-day internationals at the ground, 18 of them won by the side bowling first, with an average first-innings score of 244.^[6]

The preview also noted that England arrived after winning a home one-day series against Sri Lanka 2-1. Pakistan's first-match win over Sri Lanka, in which Shaheen Afridi took three wickets for 55, left them with one win from one match in the three-team table; England were playing their first match of the competition, according to the sources reviewed. Points and net run rate were not available.^{[5] [6]}

Tri-series context

The tri-series also features Sri Lanka. In the opening match on Sunday at the same ground, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs after scoring 305, with Salman Agha making 107, according to Sofascore and Cricket Addictor.^{[5] [6]}

England lead the one-day head-to-head record against Pakistan, with 57 wins in 92 matches, Cricket Addictor reported. The article will be updated when a result is confirmed.^[6]

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