As it happened | ENGvPAK: Pakistan beat England by 14 runs at Trent Bridge

Pakistan beat England by 14 runs

Pakistan defeated England by 14 runs in the Match 6 of the Cricket World Cup 2019 on Monday at Trent Bridge. 

Despite Joe Root and Jos Buttler's centuries, England failed to chase down the mammoth 349-run target. 

Pakistan bowling unit kept taking wickets on regular intervals that favoured the team. 

With the win, Pakistan end 11-match losing streak. 

Earlier, Pakistan put their woeful start to the World Cup behind them on Monday, racking up a hefty 348 for eight wickets at Trent Bridge after being put in to bat by hosts and tournament favourites England.

Mohammad Hafeez top-scored with 84 off 62 balls including eight fours and two sixes, while Babar Azam made 63 and captain Sarfaraz Ahmed belted a quickfire 55.

England banked on the pace of Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer for early wickets, no doubt hoping to recreate the way the West Indies skittled Pakistan out for 105 on Friday.

Instead, opening batsmen Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq delighted their vocal supporters by belting a string of fours and one six in an opening partnership of 82.

England spinner Moeen Ali finally broke the pair up, claiming the wicket of Fakhar (36) when he miscalculated the spin and was stumped by keeper Jos Buttler.

Woakes took a diving catch at extra cover to dismiss Imam-ul-Haq (44) six overs later, giving Moeen his second wicket of the morning and leaving Pakistan on 111-2.

Babar and Mohammad Hafeez then steadied the ship for Pakistan with a partnership of 88 runs - partly helped by England's Jason Roy dropping a relatively easy catch off Hafeez when on 14 at mid-off. The home side, indeed, were uncharacteristically ragged in the field for most of the innings.

Moeen and Woakes combined again for the next wicket, when Babar mistimed and lofted the ball towards mid-on where Woakes dived forwards to scoop up the catch.

Hafeez was eventually caught, hitting the ball low towards mid-off where Woakes gleefully snatched his third catch of the day.

Woakes matched his performance in the field with three late wickets, leaving England with a challenging, record-setting target. The best successful World Cup run chase to date came in 2011 when Ireland made 329 against England.

Jofra Archer departs after scoring 1 run. 

England are 322/9 after 48.4 overs. 

Riaz strikes again and sends back another set batsman. 

Chris Woakes out!

He scored 21 off 14. 

Next batsman is Adil Rashid.

England are 320/8. 

Moeen Ali out!

Wahan Riaz gets the breakthrough.

Moeen Ali scored 19 off 20.

Next batsman is Jofra Archer. 

England are 311/6 after 47 overs. 

Buttler out!

Immediately after hitting a century, Buttler losses his wicket. 

Amir delivers a massive wicket here for his team as he sends back a set batsman. 

Buttler scored 103 off 76 balls. 

Next batsman is Chris Woakes. 

England are 291/6 after 45 overs. 

After Joe Root, Jos Buttler hits 100.

England are 284/5 after 44 overs. 

Here comes the first century if this World Cup from Joe Root's bat. 

He scored 107 runs off 104 balls. His knock included 10 fours and 1 six. 

Buttler is on fire!

Came to play when England were not looking good and they were definitely under pressure, he played a beautiful knock. 

Also, build a crucial partnership with Joe Root. 

England are 221/4 after 35 overs.

England cross 200-run mark, England are 205/4 after 33 overs.

England are 187/4 after 30 overs. 

Jos Buttler has hit some beautiful shots to shed some pressure.

England are 156/4 after 26 overs. 

Ben Stokes out!

Shoaib Malik gets the breakthrough. 

Stokes caught behind and walks back to the pavilion after scoring 13 runs. 

Next batsman is Jos Buttler. 

Another wicket and the skipper departs!

Morgan out

Mohammad Hafeez to Morgan, bowled. 

Morgan scored 9 runs off 18 balls. 

Next batsman is Ben Stokes. 

After 15 overs, England are 86/3.

Jonny Bairstow out!

Caught out by the wicket-keeper Sarfaraz Ahmed. 

Bairstow scored 32 off 31. 

Next batsman is Eoin Morgan. 

After 9 overs, England are 60/2. 

England are 37/1 after 6 overs. 

Jason Roy departs early in a mammoth run chase. 

The spinner has done his job, gets the breakthrough early. 

Shadab Khan to Roy, lbw out. 

He took the review but three reds signal his dismissal. 

Next batsman is Joe Root. 

England are 18/1 after 3 overs. 

Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy start 349-run chase. 

Pakistan start with spinner Shadab Khan. 

Second innings begins...

Innings break:

Pakistan set 249-run target against England. 

Shoaib Malik out!

Chris Woakes to Malik, caught out by Morgan.

He scored 8 runs. 

Next batsman is Shadab Khan. 

Woakes strikes again!

Wahab Riaz out after Joe Root takes his catch.

Riaz departs after scoring 4 runs. 

Next batsman is Hasan Ali. 

Sarfaraz Ahmed out after completing his half-century. 

Chris Woakes caught and bowled. 

He scored 55 off 44. 

Next batsman is Wahab Riaz. 

Mark Wood strikes again and sends Asif Ali back to pavilion. 

Asif Ali caught out by Jonny Bairstow. 

He scored 14 runs off 11 balls.  

Next batsman is Shoaib Malik. 

Pakistan cross 300-run mark.

Pakistan are 311/4 after 46 overs. 

After playing a brilliant innings, Mohammad Hafeez departs!

Mark Wood gets the wicket as Chris Woakes takes another good catch. 

He scored 84 runs off 62 balls. 

Next bastman is Asif Ali. 

Pakistan are 279/4 after 43 overs

Pakistan are 252/3 after 40 overs. 

Mohammad Hafeez has also completed his half-century.  

At the moment, he is looking very dangerous for the English bowlers. 

It's his 38th ODI fifty. 

He is building a crucial partnership with the skipper, Sarfaraz Ahmed. 

Just after completing his half-century, Babar Azam losses his wicket. 

Moeen Ali strikes again as Azam caught by Chris Woakes. 

Next batsman is Sarfaraz Ahmed. 

Babar Azam scored 63 runs. 

Pakistan are 200/3 after 33 overs. 

They have crossed the 200-run mark.

But what is the defendable score for Pakistan?

Babar Azam completes half-century. 

It's his maiden World Cup fifty. 

Imam-ul-Haq out!

Moeen Ali strikes again... Imam caught out by Chris Woakes.

What a brilliant catch...

Imam scored 44 runs off 58 balls. 

Next batsman is Mohammad Hafeez. 

Pakistan are 128/2 after 22 overs

Pakistan are 100/1 after 18 overs. 

First wicket!

Fakhar Zaman stumped!

It was very close as the on-field umpire referred the decision to the third umpire.

But wicket-keeper Jos Buttler was confident. 

Although the bowler was Moeen Ali but the credit should go to Buttler. 

The third umpire confirmed it as Zaman's back-foot was inch-behind the line. 

It's a massive breakthrough for England as the batsman was looking good with his bat. 

Zaman scored 36 runs off 40 balls. 

Next batsman is Babar Azam. 

Wood has been excellent so far. 

He has given just five runs in his 2-over spell. 

Let's see how his bowling will pan out as the other two pacers Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer have been expensive so far. 

After 13 overs, England are 79/0. 

Pakistan are 69/0 after 10 overs. 

The best for Pakistan here is that they are changing the strike and both the batsmen have taken the responsibility from both the ends. 

This has created pressure on the English side. 

They are in desperate need to get a breakthrough. 

The openers are off to a stable start, Pakistan are 31/0 after 5 overs. 

Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq open Pakistan's innings. 

Chris Woakes will launch England's bowling attack.

Is it going to be a game of bouncers? We will see that...

The match begins...

Pakistan have included Asif Ali and experienced all-rounder Shoaib Malik in the place of Haris Sohail and Imad Wasim, respectively. 

Ten minutes to go for the match to start.

But before that, both the team will come on the ground for their national anthems. 

Toss:

Eoin Morgan wins toss and elects to field first against Pakistan. 

Looks like England have gone for stronger pace unit. 

Playing XI:

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir

Talking about the pitch earlier, Wahab Riaz said, "If people want to bowl us bouncers, then we will have no problems with that." 

Conditions:

Today's forecast suggests that it will be a cloudy but dry day in Nottingham.

So it is expected that there may be some swing early on. 

Squads

England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c, wk), Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Imam-ul-Haq, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman

Head to Head records:

When it comes to head-to-head records, their rivalry goes back to 1974 and they have played a lot of ODI matches. 

Both the team have played a total of 87 matches, England won 53 and Pakistan won 31. 

While three matches were without any result. 

Stats and Facts: 

Thanks to the batting-friendly pitch, a high scoring match is expected if one of these teams fires with the bat. 

About the stadium:

The ground is renowned as a batsman's paradise, with England having twice set the world record for the highest score in a one-day international --- 444 for three against Pakistan in 2016 and last year's 481 for six -- on the very pitch that will be used for Monday's match at Trent Bridge. 

Preview:

Eoin Morgan-led England will take on Pakistan at Nottingham's Trent Bridge stadium. 

Hosts England are coming off from a win against South Africa on the other hand, Pakistan suffered defeat West Indies in their previous match.  

England, who launched their quest to win the World Cup for the first time with a 104-run rout of South Africa at the Oval in which fast bowler Jofra Archer starred may now, in the light of Pakistan's problems against short-pitched bowling, unleash Wood in partnership with the Sussex speedster.

England may recall fast bowler Mark Wood. 

"We're aware of what went on yesterday," England assistant coach Graham Thorpe said Saturday. "It was interesting viewing.

"The West Indies bowled very well, they looked like they roughed Pakistan up," the former England batsman added.

"I think it (drafting Wood) will be discussed, to be honest.

Wood has bowled a mere 13.1 overs since the start of the season amid fears his longstanding left ankle injury could flare up again.

On the other hand, Pakistan may have lost their last 11 one-day Internationals but bowling coach Azhar Mahmood says England must not forget his team’s resilient performance in the Champions Trophy two years ago. 

“We are one win away from coming back, and that's what happened in Champions Trophy," Mahmood said. 

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