| Tall and imposing, Livingstone hit the ball with awesome power, smoking six fours and eight sixes as his shot making matched his electric shock of dyed blond Phil Foden style hair | It strikes him on the clavicle |
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| The yorker keeps him quiet next ball but when Curran goes for it again and serves up an offside full toss that Hafeez slams over long off for six more | Though Azam and his opening partner Rizwan have been at the top of their games, the collapse under the pressure of a chase might force the skipper to ponder over making a couple of changes in both departments for the decider |
He would have been an ideal candidate for their emergency ODI squad last week, except that his non-playing presence on England's bench during the Sri Lanka series meant Phil Salt claimed the stand-in opener's role while he served his period of self-isolation.
| Prior to that call-up, Banton had been setting the Blast alight, as he seems to do year after year, but puzzlingly, that form hasn't quite translated into white-ball explosiveness for England, either in T20Is or ODIs | 01 58 Imad Wasim 328 146 |
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| 5rem;-webkit-transform:rotate 45deg ;transform:rotate 45deg ;width:0 | 1st T20 Highlights played with authority to score 85 off 49 balls eight fours, three sixes before falling to David Willey |
Was it a no ball? There were a lot of positives, this ground replicates Sharjah where we might play World Cup games.
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