Captain Sarfraz Ahmed elated as Pakistan finish England tour on a high with Twenty20 win
The tourists recorded a nine-wicket win over England at Old Trafford after comfortably chasing down a target of 136 with 31 balls to spare
New Twenty20 captain Sarfraz Ahmed was delighted to end the England tour on a “high note” on Wednesday to erase memories of the damaging spot-fixing controversy of their last visit six years ago.
Pakistan inflicted a crushing nine-wicket win over England at Old Trafford in Ahmed’s first match in charge of the Twenty20 side and the final match of their tour.
Fresh from Sunday’s four-wicket victory in Cardiff, where Ahmed made 90 as Pakistan avoided a one-day series whitewash, the tourists held England to 135 for seven in their 20 overs.
Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim removed both England openers before fast bowler Wahab Riaz took a Twenty20-best three for 18.
Watch: Pakistan’s Twenty20 win over England
.@therealPCB defeated England by nine wickets in the NatWest iT20 at Old Trafford #highlights #ENGvPAK https://t.co/vyF33507Vy— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 7, 2016
Openers Sharjeel Khan (59) and Khalid Latif (59 not out) then shared a blistering century stand as Pakistan won with 31 balls to spare.