Eng vs Pak, 1st T20: Pakistan Win Toss, Opts To Field First At Old Trafford

England's last T20I series loss was over two years ago and Pakistan will need to come up with an extraordinary performance to dominate the hosts on their home soil.

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After completely dominating rivals Pakistan 1-0 in the three-match Test series, England cricket team will aim to continue their winning momentum and start the limited-overs series with a win when both teams lock horns in the first T20 international in Old Trafford, Manchester. In the view of coronavirus pandemic, all three games will be played inside a Bio-secure bubble with zero spectators inside closed doors. Babar Azam-led Pakistan will look to overturn their fortunes after facing humiliating loss in the hard-fought Test series. Pakistan has been in England for over to months now and the biggest challenge for the newly-appointed skipper Babar Azam will be to keep his team motivated. England seems to have an upper hand in the first T20 as they will play a completely fresh squad. Pakistan, on the other hand, have included five players in their 15-member squad, who played red-ball cricket few days back. England's explosive batsman Jason Roy has been ruled out of the entire Eng vs Pak three-match series due to left strain. However, England's last T20I series loss was over two years ago and Pakistan will need to come up with an extraordinary performance to dominate the hosts on their home soil. Weather Update: Overcast conditions at Manchester can result in a on and off game with rain interruptions in regular intervals. Toss Update: Pakistan have won the toss and decided to field first. Teams: Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi England (Playing XI): Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow(w), Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan(c), Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Tom Curran, Lewis Gregory, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood