Pak vs Eng: England win toss, send Pakistan to field in second T20I

KARACHI: England captain Moeen Ali won the toss and elected to bat in the second T20I against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi on Thursday.

England, on their first tour of Pakistan in 17 years, will take the lead after their first victory on Tuesday.

On Tuesday also in Karachi, the tourists won the first match of the seven-match series by six wickets.

The visitors replaced pacer Richard Gleeson with spinner Liam Dawson, while Pakistan replaced fast bowler Naseem Shah with Mohammad Hasnain.

The remaining matches of the series will be played in Karachi (September 23 and 25) and Lahore (September 28, 30 and October 2).

Playing XI:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Muhammad Rizwan (wicket), Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Muhammad Nawaz, Shahnawaz Durmani, Muhammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir

England: Moeen Ali (capt), Alex Hales, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Liam Dawson, David Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, David Wiley, Luke Wood