Pakistan vs England 5th T20I: Jos Buttler to play remainder matches? Check official update
Published on: Sep 27, 2022 6:02 pm IST|Updated on: Sep 27, 2022 7:54 pm IST
England captain Jos Buttler is injured and hasn’t played a single game in this PAK vs ENG T20I series. He got injured in the Hundred Competition last month and missed the entire Karachi leg of the tournament. With the series now at 2-2, there are speculations that Jos Buttler may return back to the XI. Will Jos Buttler play the remainder of the series? Let’s find out.
Jos Buttler ‘still a while off’ from return
In his recent press conference, England coach Matthew Potts confirmed that England captain Jos Buttler is still not 100% fit and is most likely to miss the remaining Lahore leg of the Pakistan vs England T20I series. He also said that with the T20 World Cup, a few days away, Jos Buttler won’t be risked to take part in the 5th T20I.
“With regards to Jos, he’s still a while off,” Matthew Mott, England’s coach, said on Sunday night. “He’s not a player we want to take a risk on at this stage, so close to a World Cup, and it was a reasonably significant injury that he had.
“He’s champing at the bit for a game but we’ll just try and see how we go: maybe in the last game or two, he might be a chance.”
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Pakistan level the series at 2-2
As the Karachi leg of Pakistan vs England T20I series came to an end, both sides are equaled at 2-2. After being crushed to defeat in the 3rd T20I, Pakistan came back strongly to win a last-over thriller in the 4th T20I. Pakistan posted a par total of 166 on the board courtesy of fine batsmanship from their premier batsman Mohammad Rizwan. He made a well-made 88 in that match. That along with brilliant bowling performances from Harris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz Paved the way for their victory in the last match. Now the final outcome of the series will be decided in the remaining 3 T20Is at Lahore.
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