Pakistani cricket team in England in 2024 | |||
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England | Pakistan | ||
Dates | 22 May – 30 May 2024 | ||
Captains | Jos Buttler | Babar Azam | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | England won the 4-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Jos Buttler (123) | Babar Azam (68) | |
Most wickets | Moeen Ali (3) Jofra Archer (3) Liam Livingstone (3) Adil Rashid (3) Reece Topley (3) | Haris Rauf (5) | |
Player of the series | Jos Buttler (Eng) |
The Pakistan cricket team toured England in May 2024 to play four Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] The series formed part of both teams' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [3] In July 2023, the England Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures. [4]
The first match was abandoned because of heavy rain in Leeds. [5] England won the second match in Birmingham by 23 runs and that game saw Jofra Archer play his first international fixture in over a year due to injuries. [6] The third match, in Cardiff, was another washout. [7] England won the fourth match in London by 7 wickets and won the series 2–0. [8]
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