Recent Match Report - Pakistan vs England 5th T20I 2022

England won the toss and chose to bowl against Pakistan

England will field first after winning the toss in the fifth T20I against Pakistan, in the first game of the series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, which is currently level at 2-2.

Moeen Ali’s side made four changes to the side that slipped to a three-run defeat in the fourth game. Dawid Malan returns to the starting line-up, as do Sam Curran and Mark Wood, while Chris Woakes gets his first game of the series. Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Olly Stone and Reece Topley sit out.

The Pakistan side sees the much-anticipated return of Shadab Khan, while Aamer Jamal makes his debut. Haider Ali comes back into the side, while Usman Qadir, Mohammad Hasnain and Khushdil Shah drop out.

Naseem Shah had originally been slated for a recall, but according to a PCB statement, he has been diagnosed with pneumonia, and is currently in hospital receiving treatment.

Pakistan: 1 Babar Azam (capt), 2 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 3 Shan Masood, 4 Iftikhar Ahmed, 5 Haider Ali, 6 Mohammad Nawaz, 7 Asif Ali ,8 Shadab Khan, 9 Aamer Jamal, 10 Mohammad Wasim Jnr, 11 Haris Rauf

England: 1 Phil Salt (wk), 2 Alex Hales, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Ben Duckett, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Moeen Ali (capt), 7 David Willey, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Sam Curran, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Mark Wood

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