England comprehensively defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in a warm up match. With Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan not playing, Pakistan were skittled out for 160 in 19 overs with Shan Masood scoring 39 runs. Chasing, England reached the target with relative ease thanks to some solid batting by Liam Livingstone and Ben Stokes, followed by Harry Brook and Sam Curran. Mohammad Wasim was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers, taking 2 wickets for 16 runs.Nawaz has been sent to the cleaners by Brook and Curran. Two fours from Brook and 2 sixes from Curran.For Pakistan, only Shan Masood could match England’s explosive approach with the bat, as he opened the innings in the absence of both Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, and responded with a hard-hitting knock of 39 from 22 balls.Pakistan’s fielding endured an off day, with several dropped chances undermining their prospects
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