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PAK vs ENG, 2nd T20I Live Updates: Phil Salt and Ben Duckett have weathered the storm after England lost two wickets in the final over of the powerplay. England are 80 for the loss of two wickets midway through their innings. Shahnawaz cleans bowled Alex Hales and Dawid Malan off consecutive delivery in the sixth over. Salt and Duckett will now look to accelerate in the second half of England’s innings. After facing a defeat in the series opener, Pakistan look to level the seven-match series against England. The focus will be on Pakistan’s middle-order once again, which has been exposed over numerous occasions of late. Captain Babar Azam‘s form will also be key for the hosts, with wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan in excellent run of form. For England, opening batter Alex Hales made an instant impact on his return to the side. The explosive batter who has been absent from the team for a long time, return to the side and scored a crucial fifty. Apart from Philip Salt at the top, all other English batters mustered up crucial runs with Alex Hales and youngster Harry Brook being the standout performers. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Shahnawaz Dahani

England (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali(c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Luke Wood, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid

Here are the LIVE Updates of 2nd T20I Between Pakistan vs England, Straight from the National Stadium in Karachi

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