Pakistan wins toss, decides to bowl first in first T20

Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam has won the toss and decided to bowl first in the first T20 against England at Old Trafford.

Babar seemed confident after calling for bowling first. “The weather here seems like having an advantage later on while chasing. We will try to restrict them on fewer total,” he said.

England’s skipper Eoin Morgan believes that his men will make the most of home conditions. “Our focus is to play positive and post a strong total to put a solid foundation for our bowlers to do their job,” said Morgan.

Squads

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf

England: Jonathan Bairstow, Tom Banton, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Lewis Gregory, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, Saqib Mahmood.