Morgan rests as England bat in second Twenty20

DUBAI: England won the toss and opted to bat in the second Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Dubai on Friday.

England rested regular captain Eoin Morgan and handed the captaincy to Jos Buttler who did not play in the first game. Also included in the team are David Willey, Adil Rashid and Chris Woakes.

They replaced Reece Topley, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan.

Pakistan, who lost the first match by 14 runs in Dubai on Thursday, brought back Ahmed Shehzad (stomach upset) and Shoaib Malik (finger injury) who both missed the first game.

They replaced Mohammad Rizwan and Imran Khan Junior.

Teams:
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Rafatullah Mohmand, Ahmed Shehzad, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz

England: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Chris Woakes, Alex Hales, James Vince, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Stephen Parry, Liam Plunkett

Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (PAK) and Shozab Raza (PAK), Tv umpire: Ahsan Raza (PAK)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
(AFP)