In the first T20, England beat Pakistan by 14 runs. On Friday, England who won the toss and decided to bat, made 172-8 in their 20 overs in the second Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Dubai.
Pakistan's batsmen were once again reckless as most of them got good starts but failed to capitalize. Mohammad Hafeez made 25, Raffatullah scored 23, Shoaib Malik managed 26 off 21 balls while talented Umar Akmal managed just three and Sohaib Maqsood only two.
According to local media report, Afridi said, “First I want to congratulate England as they are playing really well”.
His team has plenty of work to do, says Afridi. “But we have to improve our fitness and fielding before the World Twenty20 (next year in India). I had a good opportunity to win the game but I missed it,” Afridi added.
Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi made a superb comeback in the second T20 finished with 3-15, becoming the highest wicket-taker in all Twenty20 cricket with 86 wickets in as many matches, beating countryman Saeed Ajmal (85 wickets in 64 matches).
The third and final T20 match will be played in Sharjah on Monday.
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