Pakistan-England fourth T20I likely to be affected by rain

LONDON: The final T20I of the four-match series between Pakistan and England, scheduled here at Kennington Oval, is likely to be affected by rain.

According to the United Kingdom (UK) Met Office, there is a 50 per cent chance of rain at 7 PM, half an hour later than the scheduled time of the commencement of the fourth T20I.

Notably, the first and third T20I of the ongoing four-match series between Pakistan and England were also washed due to rain.

England lead the four-match series 1-0 as Jos Buttler and bowlers led them to a convincing 23-run victory in the second T20I.

Buttler led his side from the front with a swashbuckling half-century. His match-winning 84-run knock featured eight fours and three sixes.

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Reece Topley led the bowling charge for England with three wickets, followed by Jofra Archer and Moeen Ali claiming two wickets each.

Fakhar Zaman waged a lone battle for Pakistan in the run chase with his gritty 45-run knock but failed to steer the touring side over the line.

The four-match T20I series between Pakistan and England, scheduled to run from May 22 to 30, is a final opportunity to gear up for the T20 World Cup 2024 as the previous edition’s finalists will skip the warm-up matches for this year’s mega event.

Pakistan squad:

Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Usman Khan.

England squad:

Jos Buttler (c), Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Tom Hartley, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Reece Topley.

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