England’s stand-in skipper Moeen Ali is confident that they will be going as one of the favourites in the T20 World Cup and might end up winning the trophy in Australia.
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“If you look at the last two games of this series, both must-win matches, going into a World Cup that’s really important because the pressure to perform was huge,” Moeen said after their win in Lahore.
“We’re in a very good position now going into the World Cup.”
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Apart from England, Moeen feels India and Australia will be the other two contenders.
“We’re a very dangerous team to play, and a lot of teams will fear playing us,” he said.
Regular England T20 skipper Jos Buttler didn’t play a single game on tour and continued his rehabilitation on an injured calf.
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England finished its first tour to Pakistan in 17 years with a thumping 67-run win in the decider. Dawid Malan (78 not out off 47 balls) smashed his first half-century of the series and Harry Brook hit an unbeaten 29-ball 46 as both profited from three dropped catches in England’s strong total of 209-3. Pakistan finished on 142-8.
On the other hand, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam blames it on their sloppy fielding.
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“Our fielding was not up to the mark today and when you drop crucial catches of set batters, you are bound to struggle,” Babar said.
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“We couldn’t execute our plans in the field and credit goes to England for fully capitalizing,” he said.
