# Pakistani cricket team in England in 2021

The Pakistan cricket team toured England in July 2021 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
Ahead of the ODI series, the England squad were forced to self-isolate following positive tests for COVID-19, with Ben Stokes named as their ODI captain. In response, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were satisfied by the response from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) with regards to following COVID-19 protocols. England won the first two ODI matches to win the series with a game to spare. England then won the third ODI by three wickets to win the series 3–0. Pakistan won the first T20I match by 31 runs. England went on to win the next two matches to win the series 2–1.

## Squads

| ODIs | ODIs | T20Is | T20Is |
| England | Pakistan | England | Pakistan |
| Ben Stokes (c) Jake Ball Danny Briggs Brydon Carse Zak Crawley Ben Duckett (wk) Lewis Gregory Tom Helm Will Jacks Dan Lawrence Saqib Mahmood Dawid Malan Craig Overton Matt Parkinson David Payne Phil Salt John Simpson (wk) James Vince | Babar Azam (c) Shadab Khan (vc) Shaheen Afridi Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk) Haider Ali Hasan Ali Faheem Ashraf Mohammad Hasnain Sohaib Maqsood Mohammad Nawaz Usman Qadir Haris Rauf Mohammad Rizwan (wk) Agha Salman Abdullah Shafique Saud Shakeel Haris Sohail Imam-ul-Haq Fakhar Zaman | Eoin Morgan (c) Moeen Ali Jonny Bairstow (wk) Jake Ball Tom Banton Jos Buttler (wk) Tom Curran Lewis Gregory Chris Jordan Liam Livingstone Saqib Mahmood Dawid Malan Matt Parkinson Adil Rashid Jason Roy David Willey | Babar Azam (c) Shadab Khan (vc) Shaheen Afridi Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk) Haider Ali Hasan Ali Faheem Ashraf Mohammad Hafeez Mohammad Hasnain Arshad Iqbal Azam Khan Sharjeel Khan Sohaib Maqsood Mohammad Nawaz Usman Qadir Haris Rauf Mohammad Rizwan (wk) Imad Wasim Mohammad Wasim Fakhar Zaman |
On 24 June 2021, Haider Ali was withdrawn from Pakistan's squad, after breaching the bio-secure bubble at the 2021 Pakistan Super League tournament. Sohaib Maqsood was named as his replacement. On 8 July 2021, Pakistan's Haris Sohail was ruled of the ODI matches due to hamstring injury.
On 3 July 2021, England's squad was named for the ODI series. However, on 6 July 2021, it was announced that seven individuals, three squad members and four support staff, had tested positive for COVID-19. Therefore, the whole team was forced to isolate. Ben Stokes was named as the captain, with a new squad announced later the same day.

## Practice match

Prior to the ODI series, the Pakistan team were scheduled to play two 50-over intra-squad practice matches. However, the second match was cancelled due to rain.
* 1 July 2021 11:00
| Babar Azam XI 364/5 (50 overs) | v | Shadab Khan XI 200 (32.4 overs) |
| Babar Azam 100 | | Abdullah Shafique 106 |
* Babar Azam XI won by 164 runs County Cricket Ground, Derby
* Shadab Khan XI won the toss and elected to field.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 8 July 2021 13:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 141 (35.2 overs) | v | England 142/1 (21.5 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 47 (67) Saqib Mahmood 4/42 (10 overs) | | Dawid Malan 68* (69) Shaheen Afridi 1/22 (5 overs) |
* England won by 9 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Saqib Mahmood (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Lewis Gregory, Phil Salt, John Simpson (Eng), and Saud Shakeel (Pak) all made their ODI debuts.
* Ben Stokes captained England for the first time in ODIs.
* World Cup Super League points: England 10, Pakistan 0.

### 2nd ODI

* 10 July 2021 11:00 Scorecard
| England 247 (45.2 overs) | v | Pakistan 195 (41 overs) |
| Phil Salt 60 (54) Hasan Ali 5/51 (9.2 overs) | | Saud Shakeel 56 (77) Lewis Gregory 3/44 (8 overs) |
* England won by 52 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Lewis Gregory (Eng)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
* Ben Stokes (Eng) played in his 100th ODI.
* World Cup Super League points: England 10, Pakistan 0.

### 3rd ODI

* 13 July 2021 13:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 331/9 (50 overs) | v | England 332/7 (48 overs) |
| Babar Azam 158 (139) Brydon Carse 5/61 (10 overs) | | James Vince 102 (95) Haris Rauf 4/65 (9 overs) |
* England won by 3 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and David Millns (Eng) Player of the match: James Vince (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* Imam-ul-Haq (Pak) scored his 2,000th run in ODIs.
* Brydon Carse (Eng) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.
* James Vince (Eng) scored his first century in ODIs.
* World Cup Super League points: England 10, Pakistan 0.

## T20I series
### 1st T20I

* 16 July 2021 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 232/6 (20 overs) | v | England 201 (19.2 overs) |
| Babar Azam 85 (49) Tom Curran 2/47 (4 overs) | | Liam Livingstone 103 (43) Shaheen Afridi 3/30 (3.2 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 31 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Pak)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* Azam Khan (Pak) made his T20I debut.
* Pakistan made their highest total in T20Is.
* Liam Livingstone (Eng) scored his first century in T20Is.
* Liam Livingstone also scored the fastest fifty and the fastest century by a batsman for England in T20Is, from 17 balls and 42 balls respectively.

### 2nd T20I

* 18 July 2021 14:30 Scorecard
| England 200 (19.5 overs) | v | Pakistan 155/9 (20 overs) |
| Jos Buttler 59 (39) Mohammad Hasnain 3/51 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Rizwan 37 (29) Saqib Mahmood 3/33 (4 overs) |
* England won by 45 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Moeen Ali (Eng)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* This was the first T20I match to be played at this ground.

### 3rd T20I

* 20 July 2021 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 154/6 (20 overs) | v | England 155/7 (19.4 overs) |
| Mohammad Rizwan 76* (57) Adil Rashid 4/35 (4 overs) | | Jason Roy 64 (36) Mohammad Hafeez 3/28 (4 overs) |
* England won by 3 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Jason Roy (Eng)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.