[VIDS/PICS] Saj for PakPassion at 3rd T20I - England & Pakistan at Old Trafford (20 Jul 2021)

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Very hot day at OT but our man is there to provide some excellent insight from the series decider.

 

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Drummers entertaining crowds before start of the 3rd T20I between England and Pakistan

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stunning day here in Manchester. Feels more like Multan than Manchester <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvsPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvsPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/dd7KfVhsZH">pic.twitter.com/dd7KfVhsZH</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1417510926937378820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Pictures from Old Trafford

 

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Will be an exciting match today.

 

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Entertainment before start of the 3rd T20I between England and Pakistan

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Already a cracking atmosphere.

I know Trent Bridge was loud but I think today could be even louder.

 

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Pakistan players practicing ahead of the 3rd T20I against England at Old Trafford

 

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Pakistan players warming up ahead of the 3rd T20I against England

 

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A very languid warm-up for Azam today, looked pretty sure that he was going to be dropped.

He tried to have a quiet word with Babar, but Babar seemed to change his direction of travel

 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Feels like this match is being played in Pakistan and not in England <a href="https://t.co/35Pn301hnG">https://t.co/35Pn301hnG</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1417534736617119745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Much bigger boundaries today especially square of the wicket.

Probably will be harder to hit sixes, unless you are Liam Livingstone.

 

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22,000 fans in at the moment.

A few empty spaces but I'm sure they'll be filled up soon.

 

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22,000 people in the ground!

Great atmosphere

 

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Babar looked out of sorts today.

Not fluent at all, could have been out 2 or 3 times before he was actually dismissed.

 

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England have bowled great lines to Pakistan so far.

They have proper plans for each Pakistani player and they have stuck to them so far.

Only 8 fours and 4 sixes so far.

 

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Not much support from the other batsmen for Rizwan.

Caught between a rock and a hard place - attack and get out or bat through and give his team a chance.

 

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Some of the body language in the field is shocking.

Some of the Pakistani fielders body language seems like they are playing in a benefit match and not an international match.

 

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Invader....

 

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Young lad ran on the pitch, gave Imad Wasim a hug and then ran-off.

Pakistan fans lol.

 

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Spinners particularly Imad and Hafeez doing well so far.

Tying down England at a crucial time.

 

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Pakistan whatever today's result is will challenge the best teams in the T20 World Cup in UAE especially when batting first and with runs on the board.

 

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Clearly not enough runs.

You are not going to win too many T20Is if 5 of your top 6 batsmen only score a combined 51 runs off 52 balls.

 

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Shadab Khan getting some much-needed advice from Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid

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