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Patna : England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets in the 2nd T20I at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, UK, on August 30, 2020, late night, as Captain Eoin Morgan scored 66 in 33 balls hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes and Dawid Malan remained unbeaten on 54 in 36 balls with 6 fours and a six. Morgan fell to fast bowler Haris Rauf, 26. England had won the toss but opted to bowl. England now lead the three-match T20I series 1-0. The first match was washed off due to rain.
Chasing a target of 196, England scored 199/5 in 19.1 overs with openers Tom Banton and Jonny Bairstow (wk) scoring 20 and 44 respectively adding 66 for the first wicket. Morgan and Malan added 112 runs for the third wicket. Moen Ali fell to Shadab Khan for 1 while Sam Billings fell to Haris Rauf for 10. Bairstow scored 44 in 24 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. Both the England opener fell when the score was 66. Morgan was declared Player of the Match.
Earlier, asked to bat first, Pakistan had scored 195/4 in 20 overs with openers Babar Azam (Captain) and Fakhar Zaman scoring 56 and 36 runs respectively adding 72 runs for the first wicket. Mohammad Hafeez made 69 in 36 balls hitting 5 fours and 4 sixes. Babar Azam scored 56 in 44 balls with 7 fours.