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  1. Pak 69-3

    England skipper Harry Brook summons Adil Rashid.

    Salman Agha advances to the leg-spinner's fist ball and bops it over the head of mid-off for four.

  2. Pak 65-3

    Another handy over from Jamie Overton, who is an asset to Harry Brook and England during these middle overs.

    Salman Agha picks up a single off the fourth ball of his over with a punch off a short ball, but otherwise miserly from the England seamer.

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  4. Pakistan 64-3 at drinks

    The umpires decide, with Salman Agha needing some attention on sore digits, that it's a suitable juncture to take drinks.

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    Pak 64-3

    Salman Agha looking a little tentative early in his innings.

    The ball just pops up off the glove following a short delivery at the start of Jamie Overton's over.

    Salman requires the physio.

  6. Pak 64-3

    Close! Salman Agha spoons his first ball just over the head of Will Jacks as he gets off the mark in a rather nervous fashion.

    The final ball of the over is a freebie from Jacks - short and wide - is cut away by Saad Baig for four.

    Jacks has 1-15 from five overs.

  7. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    Will Jacks has been getting a little bit of turn and this is right on the money.

    It's a bit of a nothing shot from Babar Azam and he gets himself in a tangle.

    Good bowling from Jacks.

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    Babar b Jacks 34 (Pak 59-3)

    Pakistan's Babar Azam is bowled by England's Will JacksReuters

    Reward for Will Jacks and it's the big one!

    Jamie Overton with a tight-ish over and England get the breakthrough they have wanted and Jacks' persistence and accuracy pays off.

    The England all-rounder manages to get one to skid on and Babar Azam decides to go back to one and is bowled through the gate.

    Babar slumps on to his bat.

  9. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I still want to see England use their two bouncers to Babar Azam here. When it's around his throat is when he struggles.

    I want Jamie Overton to use two bouncers to Azam each over.

  10. Pak 54-2

    Four useful overs from Will Jacks, who has held his length pretty well, so far.

    Said Baig and Babar Azam manage to eke out three singles from the over.

  11. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    A good start by England. Now the question is whether they can continue to take wickets through the middle overs to really put the pressure on Pakistan.

  12. Pak 51-2

    Jamie OvertonGetty Images

    Jamie Overton is summoned by England captain Harry Brook.

    Overton's second delivery is short and Babar Azam takes on the pull, but ends up gloving it round the corner for a single.

    Saad Baig has a bit of a fish at another shorter one later in the over.

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  13. How's stat?!

    Babar Azam has a superb ODI record in Pakistan with an average of 62.56. He is particularly dominant against spinners, where his average rises to 76.92 at home.

  14. Pak 50-2

    Will Jacks is doing a useful job for England captain Harry Brook here.

    The all-rounder has 0-6 off his three overs.

    Jacks' final delivery is poked at by Babar Azam but the edge bounces and beats the diving Brook at slip to allow the Pakistan batter to keep the strike.

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    Saim Ayub is probably the most consistent opener I've ever seen - at getting out early, that is!

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  16. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I'm surprised that England have not tried to bounce Babar Azam yet. We have seen him face difficulties against the short ball in the not too distant past.

  17. Pak 46-2

    Saad BaigReuters

    Saad Baig gets himself off the mark with deft use of soft hands as he guides Gus Atkinson through the vacant third region for four.

    Nicely done.

    That boundary just releases a modicum of the pressure building on Pakistan.

    A couple of balls later and Saad is confident enough to crisply drive one a fraction too full and floaty from Atkinson through the covers for four.

  18. Pak 34-2

    "Wow!" shouts Harry Brook at first slip as Will Jacks manages to fizz one past the bat of Babar Azam at the start of his second over.

    A couple of balls later and Babar nudges a single to get off strike.

    The left-handed Saad Baig is taking his time, playing patiently, and keeps out the rest of the over.

  19. How's stat?!

    Saad Baig comes into this tri-series off the back of a decent run of form for PCB Greens in the National Champions Cup.

    From four innings the 19-year-old managed 177 runs at better than a run-a-ball with a fifty in the final.

    He plays for the Karachi Kings in the PSL where he has one fifty from his first 14 games.

  20. Pak 33-2

    Fans still coming into the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in their dribs and drabs.

    Saad Baig gets his first look at Gus Atkinson and content to see off five dots.

    The young Pakistan wicketkeeper made 39 in his first innings in international cricket against Sri Lanka a couple of days ago.