England overcome an early batting collapse to complete a comfortable 53-run win over Pakistan in the first T20 at Edgbaston.
Shamas 35 ; Glenn 4-12, Bell 3-22England recovered from a shambolic start to beat Pakistan by 53 runs in the first T20 at Edgbaston.
In reply, Pakistan squandered a positive start with England leg-spinner Sarah Glenn's 4-12 sparking a drastic collapse from 66-2 to 110 all out. Maia Bouchier was caught at mid-off in the first over, Danni Wyatt picked out mid-on in the second and Alice Capsey was dropped first ball before she was caught out slogging for five.
England are committed to their aggressive approach under coach Jon Lewis, but on quite a sluggish pitch and against Pakistan's slow bowlers, they came unstuck in familiar fashion. Jones miscued a full toss to deep mid-wicket before Knight fell short of a half-century by slicing one to mid-off, but they had expertly dug England out of big trouble.
Knight's side are expected to dominate but were immediately under pressure by seamer Waheeda Akhtar, who took 2-20, and a significant improvement in their fielding.
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