Pakistan takes on England in the first T20 International in Dubai
The enjoyment of restricted overs cricket has actually currently started to reach its feverish pitch this November! After the amazing ODIs that occurred across the UAE, Haier Mobile provides UBL ODI & T20 Series, which is starting this Thursday in Dubai.
Mr. Naeem Bashir Ahmad, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of International UBL unveiled the prize with the 2 captains Shahid Afridi and Eoin Morgan, along with agents of the title and sponsors at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. With Pakistan having actually secured a 2-0 victory in the preceding Test match series, and England winning the preceding ODIs with a 3-1 success, both sides will be looking to settle the fight with a clear victory in the T20 matches.Tomorrow's match is the first of three T20 matches, the second of which will also take location in Dubai November 27, and the third in Sharjah on November 30.
"I am truly excited to lead this young group against the world class English side and we are preparing well. We have actually rested the senior gamers for T20 and had some great practice match with some skilled young players boosted our self-confidence level. I hope we can finish this series in a winning note" said Shahid Afridi, Pakistan's T20 captain.
England captain Eoin Morgan, wore self-confidence on his shoulders with the current ODI success. "We have a well balanced team with a mix of young and talented players. I hope this will be a great condition for us to get ready for the T20 International world cup. I am delighted for the fact that, our momentum has improved actually well and we look forward for an extremely excellent T20 video games".
England and Pakistan have had an intriguing couple of weeks prior to this. Three test matches happened in Abu Dhabi from the 13-17 October, followed by one in Dubai 22-26 October, and the 3rd one in Sharjah 1-5 November. Pakistan won these matches in a 2-0 victory. This was followed by a series of ODI matches throughout the Middle East, two of which were kept in Abu Dhabi, followed by one in Sharjah, and the last, in Dubai. England swept it up with a 3-1 success. The series of T20 matches rounds up the season.
