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• Liam Livingstone heroics not enough as England fail to reach Pakistan target

  16-07-2021 23:36 via theguardian.com
  
  First T20i: Pakistan 232-6; England 201Livingstone hits brilliant 103 after Babar Azam’s 85The lines are becoming blurred as to England’s strongest white-ball team but it looks certain that Liam Livingstone will be part of their assault on the T20 World Cup later this year after an astonishing, record-breaking century against Pakistan.Livingstone’s 103 from 43 balls was not enough to claim victory in the first Twenty20 international as England fell 32 runs short in their pursui
  
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• Pakistan beat England by 31 runs in first T20 international despite Livingstone ton – as it happened

  16-07-2021 23:26 via theguardian.com
  
  The Lancashire batsman struck a rapid century but it was not enough to chase down the mammoth 233 target 10.26pm BST That’s it from me! Time for cold flannel. They’ll be back again at Headingley on Sunday. Good night!10.25pm BST The player of the match is Shaheen Shah Afridi. He says that They were targeting the yorkers and trying to keep the variations going because it was very difficult to bowl in these conditions.10.22pm BSTBabar Azam is being roared by the Pakistan supporters and
  
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• England v Pakistan: Liam Livingstone hundred not enough in first T20

  16-07-2021 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liam Livingstone's spectacular 42-ball hundred cannot prevent England from being beaten by Pakistan in a riotous first Twenty20 at Trent Bridge.
  
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• Pakistan beat England by 31 runs in first T20 international despite Livingstone ton – live!

  16-07-2021 23:18 via theguardian.com
  
  The Lancashire batsman struck a rapid century but it was not enough to chase down the mammoth 233 target 10.18pm BST Has Liam Livingstone booked himself a place in England’s World Cup squad? It was a punch-drunk display of power hitting that Pakistan struggled to contain and he loved every minute. The other newbies found the IT20 more of a step up, Saqib, Parkinson and Gregory all got biffed by Babar and the rest. Pakistan were measured with the ball, Shaheen was glorious with moments of b
  
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• Watch: South Africa bounce back in style to draw series with Ireland

  16-07-2021 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Africa win the final ODI against Ireland by 70 runs to ensure their three-game series is drawn
  
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• England v Pakistan T20: Fielders collide as Moeen is caught

  16-07-2021 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch Pakistan's Haris Rauf make a brilliant catch to dismiss Moeen Ali, despite clattering into a team-mate in the process.
  
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• England v Pakistan T20: Malan caught and bowled by Shaheen Afridi

  16-07-2021 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dawid Malan is brilliantly caught and bowled by Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi as England begin their chase of 233 against Pakistan in the first Twenty20 at Trent Bridge.
  
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• England v Pakistan T20: Watch the best of Babar Azam's 85

  16-07-2021 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch all the best shots from Babar Azam's 85 off 49 balls as Pakistan post 232-6 in the first Twenty20 against England at Trent Bridge.
  
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• Pakistan set England target of 233 to win: first T20 international – live!

  16-07-2021 21:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the first T20i at Trent Bridge, starting at 6.30pm BSTEngland reward Saqib Mahmood with T20 callAnd you can contact Tanya by email or on Twitter 8.13pm BST 20th over: Pakistan 232-6 ( Azam Khan 5) Comedy on calamity! The very comfortably upholstered Azam Khan drills his first ball in international cricket through the covers for four! A wide by Saqib, then a very hard dropped chance falls through Moeen’s hands, before the final run out. Phew!The third highest score England have
  
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• England v Pakistan: first T20 international – live!

  16-07-2021 18:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the first T20i at Trent Bridge, starting at 6.30pm BSTEngland reward Saqib Mahmood with T20 callAnd you can contact Tanya by email or on Twitter 5.44pm BST At Trent Bridge, it is cracking the flags.It is a really hot day! ☀️ #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/L1kkjQ01nG 5.39pm BST Eoin Morgan is not a fan of giving sympathy caps, but he says he’s up for a bit of experimentation this time around. “Knowing what is ahead, we need to look a little bit more into strength i
  
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• Dinesh Karthik: ‘If Virat Kohli likes the Hundred, he will say so’

  16-07-2021 17:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Wicketkeeper turned commentator insists India’s stars – and IPL investors – will keep an interested eye on the new tournamentVirat Kohli is in England this summer as the Hundred finally takes flight and Dinesh Karthik, a teammate for the past decade or so and now one of the faces of Sky’s coverage, believes India’s captain will track the competition’s progress during a Test series his tourists very much fancy winning.The success of the new 100-ball tournament
  
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• John Glass: Ballymena batsman hits six sixes off last over to win LVS Twenty20 Trophy final

  16-07-2021 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Glass produces a stunning performance by scoring 36 off the last over to lift Ballymena to the LVS Twenty20 Trophy at Cregagh's expense.
  
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