England claim 1st T20 with a win over Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — England returned to Pakistan in style after 17 years with a six-game winning streak in the first Twenty20 on Tuesday.
International cricket has slowly returned to Pakistan .
following years where they were forced to play home games at neutral venues, after the horrific attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009.
It was an amazing event," Malan recalled in Karachi on Saturday. "I don't think any of us thought we would come and play a big role in cricket back in Pakistan.
It's a cricket-loving nation that has been deprived of its star players for so long.to play a small part in it is something special.
England hit six runs to take a 1-0 lead in seven matches
Hales turned 50 in his first England appearance since March 2019
Brook added an unbeaten 42 off 25 balls
Rizwan hit 68 off 46 as Pakistan got off to a good start before stuttering out at 158-7
Luke Wood takes three wickets on his England debut; Rashid said two.
