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ENG vs PAK, World Cup Live Updates: Iftikhar Ahmed has provided Pakistan with their first breakthrough as he dismissed Dawid Malan for 31. Currently, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root are standing unbeaten at the crease for one-down England against Pakistan. England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in their last league match of ODI World Cup 2023 on Saturday in Kolkata. Nothing less than a miracle will help Pakistan as they face a near-impossible task of making the semifinals by winning an unthinkable margin, while a charged-up England will look to qualify for the Champions Trophy. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
World Cup 2023 LIVE Updates: England vs Pakistan Live Score | ENG vs PAK Live Score, Straight from Kolkata
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15:04 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: OUT
OUT!!! Iftikhar Ahmed has provided Pakistan with their first breakthrough as he dismissed Dawid Malan for 31. The ball hits the edge of the bat and goes up in the air as wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan takes a brilliant catch.
ENG 82/1 (13.3 overs)
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14:57 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: 5 runs off the over
Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow are standing solid for England. In the previous of Iftikhar Ahmed, the duo scores five runs as England are at a dominating position. Bairstow is also inching closer towards his half-century.
ENG 79/0 (12 overs)
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14:51 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: 4 runs off the over
Pakistan finally take a sigh of relief as Iftikhar Ahmed bowls an economical over and controls the flow of runs. In his previous over, he leaks only four runs as Pakistan desperately aim to break the crucial partnership between Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan.
ENG 72/0 (10 overs)
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14:44 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Back-to-back fours
FOUR!!! Dawid Malan smashes two back-to-back boundaries off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. The first one comes after he gets on top of the bounce and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The second one comes after drives it through cover-point to find the fence.
ENG 67/0 (8.3 overs)
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14:37 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: SIX
SIX!!! Jonny Bairstow hits a huge six off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. Bairstow makes a good use of the pace and bounce as he smashes it hard towards the third man for a huge maximum. England are looking in good touch in the first seven overs.
ENG 49/0 (7 overs)
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14:34 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: FOUR
FOUR!!! Jonny Bairstow continues to show his dominance as he gets another boundary off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. Bairstow makes no mistake and smashes it hard through the covers as the fielder fails to stop it from going for a four.
ENG 42/0 (6.2 overs)
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14:31 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Rauf expensive for Pakistan
FOUR!!! After leaking another five runs from wide, Haris Rauf gets hit for a boundary by Dawid Malan. The English opener patiently waits for the delivery and then hammers it hard towards the mid-wicket and steals four runs.
ENG 38/0 (6 overs)
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14:26 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: FOUR
FOUR!!! Jonny Bairstow hits a boundary off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. Bairstow stand firmly on his place and then places a shot towards the square leg as the ball goes past the boundary line for a four.
ENG 25/0 (4.2 overs)
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14:22 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: England gain momentum
After a slow start, England finally open their arms as Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan start dealing in boundaries. In the previous over of Haris Rauf, the duo scores 13 runs, which include two boundaries from Bairstow and one boundary from Malan.
ENG 21/0 (4 overs)
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14:12 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Good comeback from Haris
After leaking five runs on the very first delivery, pacer Haris Rauf makes a good comeback. In the rest of the over, he concedes only one more and that also from a wide ball. Pakistan need to get their first wicket at the earliest, in order to build pressure on England.
ENG 6/0 (2 overs)
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14:08 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: England off the mark
England get off the mark in style as Haris Rauf concedes five extra runs. Beginning the second over, Rauf throws a wide, which dodges wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and goes across the boundary line for a four.
ENG 5/0 (1 over)
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14:05 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Maiden over
Shaheen Afridi has provided Pakistan with an excellent start. In the first over, he bowls a maiden as Pakistan eye some early wickets. On the other hand, Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan aim for some momentum in the coming overs.
ENG 0/0 (1 overs)
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14:01 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: We are underway
The ODI World Cup 2023 match between England and Pakistan begins. For England, Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan have started the proceedings while Shaheen Afridi will be bowling the first over for Pakistan.
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13:54 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Time for national anthems
Players of both the teams are out on the field for their respective national anthems. The ODI World Cup 2023 match between England and Pakistan will begin in few minutes.
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13:43 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: England’s Playing XI
England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid
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13:41 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan’s Playing XI
Pakistan (Playing XI): Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
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13:38 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Here’s what Babar Azam said at the toss
We wanted to bat first, but toss is not in our hands. We have good bowlers and we would look to bowl them out cheaply. We have one change – Hasan Ali is not playing and Shadab Khan comes in his place.
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13:37 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Here’s what Jos Buttler said at the toss
We gonna bat first. Looks a good wicket, looks dry. We are going with the same team today. We are playing well together and would look to justice to ourselves. Emotional day for him, he has been great for us.
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13:33 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Toss
England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Saturday in Kolkata.
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13:13 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: England eye Champions Trophy berth
For defending champions England, the World Cup title defence dream may have been over for quite a sometime now but the Jos Buttler-led side will aim to finish inside top-8 to make the cut for the 2025 Champions Trophy. As things stand, it’s a four-way race with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands also in the mix with England.
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13:09 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Qualification scenario for Pakistan
New Zealand’s net run-rate boosting five wicket-win over Sri Lanka has virtually shattered Pakistan’s semifinal hopes. The 1992 champions now have to beat England by an improbable margin. New Zealand’s NRR is +0.743 while Pakistan’s is +0.036, and for the Babar Azam-led side to eclipse the former to qualify as the fourth side, it has to win by around 287 runs batting first. While chasing, Pakistan need to win with 284 balls to spare.
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13:09 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Daunting task for Pakistan
Nothing less than a miracle will help Pakistan as they face a near-impossible task of making the semifinals by winning an unthinkable margin, while a charged-up England will look to qualify for the Champions Trophy.
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12:30 (IST)
ENG vs PAK Live Score: Hello
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ODI World Cup 2023 match between England and Pakistan, straight from Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Stay tuned for all the live updates.
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