England vs Pakistan Live Score Updates, World Cup 2023: Joe Root Departs For 60, 4-Down England Eye Good Total vs Pakistan

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Brook on fire

Harry Brook keeps the momentum towards England as he starts dealing in boundaries from the very beginning. In the previous over of Shaheen Afridi, Brook smashes two sixes and a boundary as the pacer concedes 20 runs. 

ENG 289/4 (45 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: SIX

SIX!!! Jos Buttler smashes a huge six off Shadab Khan’s delivery. Buttler smashes it hard towards the long-on, where Haris Rauf takes the catch but ends up touching the boundary cushion. England get six runs. 

ENG 269/4 (44 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: OUT

OUT!! Shaheen Afridi has taken his another wicket as he dismissed Joe Root for 60. Root plays a mistimed shot, which goes up in the air and Shadab Khan takes an excellent catch at the backward point 

ENG 257/4 (42.2 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: FOUR

FOUR!!! Joe Root hits a boundary off Shadab Khan’s delivery. Root finds a gap between deep midwicket and long-on as both the fielders fail to stop it from going for a boundary. 

ENG 250/3 (41.2 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Shaheen Afridi has taken his first wicket of the day and he dismissed Ben Stokes for 84. Stokes completely fails to judge the delivery as the fiery pace rattles up of the off stump. Third wicket gone for England. 

ENG 240/3 (40.1 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Root hits 50

Joe Root takes a single off Haris Rauf’s delivery and brings up his half-century. It is his 39th half-century in the ODI format and he brings it up in 65 balls. Brilliant batting from Root and Ben Stokes. 

ENG 240/2 (40 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: 2 runs off the over

Haris Rauf bowls a good over as Pakistan aim to restrict England at the earliest. In the previous over, Rauf concedes only two runs. 

ENG 223/2 (38 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: SIX

SIX!!! Ben Stokes hits a boundary and a huge six off Agha Salman’s delivery. Stokes plays a brilliant down the ground shot as the ball goes for a boundary. Later, he plays full-blooded reverse sweep towards the backward point as it lands straight into the crowd. 

ENG 220/2 (36 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Stokes on fire

Ben Stokes continue to show his dominance in the game. In the previous over of Mohammad Wasim, he smashes a six and a boundary as the pacer leaks 12 runs. England now aim for a huge total in the remaining overs of the innings. 

ENG 204/2 (35 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Stokes hits 50

Ben Stokes hits a boundary off Agha Salman’s delivery and brings up his half-century. It is his 24th half-century in the ODI format and he brings it up in 54 balls. A powerful partnership between Stokes and Joe Root 

ENG 191/2 (33.4 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Stokes nears 50

Ben Stokes is currently standing unbeaten at 42 and inching closer towards his half-century. In the previous over of Agha Salman, Stokes and Joe Root score three runs as Pakistan desperately aim for a wicket. 

ENG 180/2 (32 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: 30 overs up

The first 30 overs of the match, both the sides have shown an equal grit. England started the proceedings well but Pakistan made a good comeback by dismissing both of their openers. Currently, Ben Stokes and Joe Root are standing unbeaten at the crease. 

ENG 170/2 (30 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: 4 runs off the over

Shadab Khan bowls a good over and controls the flow of runs. In the previous over, he concedes only four runs as Joe Root and Ben Stokes continue to keep the scoreboard going for England. 

ENG 162/2 (28 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: FOUR

FOUR!!! Ben Stokes hits two more boundaries off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. The first one comes after he patiently waits for the ball and then smashes it to wide from mid-on. The second one comes after he gets a full delivery and hits it towards cover for a four. 

ENG 158/2 (27 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: FOUR

FOUR!!! Ben Stokes smashes a boundary off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. Stokes smashes it hard down the track as the ball goes over Shaheen’s head and goes past the boundary line for a four. 

ENG 138/2 (24.2 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: 3 runs off the over

Haris Rauf bowls an excellent over and controls the flow of runs. In the previous over, he leaks only three runs as Ben Stokes and Joe Root aim for boundaries in the coming overs. 

ENG 128/2 (23 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Haris Rauf has provided Pakistan with a major breakthrough as he dismissed Jonny Bairstow for 59. Bairstow tries to steal a boundary but Agha Salman takes a brilliant catch at the covers. Second wicket gone for England. 

ENG 108/2 (18.2 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: 4 runs off the over

Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root are standing solid for England. In the previous over of Shadab Khan, the duo scores four runs as they aim for some more boundaries in the coming overs. 

ENG 106/1 (18 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: FOUR

FOUR!!! Poor fielding from Pakistan gifts a boundary to Jonny Bairstow. The English opener plays a terrific shot off Mohammad Wasim Jr’s delivery towards the deep backward point, where Fakhar Zaman miserably fails to stop it from going for a four. 

ENG 100/1 (16.1 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Bairstow hits 50

Jonny Bairstow takes a single off Shadab Khan’s delivery and brings up his half-century. It is his 17th half-century in the ODI format and he brings it up in 52 balls. Terrific batting from Bairstow. 

ENG 96/1 (16 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Iftikhar Ahmed has provided Pakistan with their first breakthrough as he dismissed Dawid Malan for 31. The ball hits the edge of the bat and goes up in the air as wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan takes a brilliant catch. 

ENG 82/1 (13.3 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: 5 runs off the over

Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow are standing solid for England. In the previous of Iftikhar Ahmed, the duo scores five runs as England are at a dominating position. Bairstow is also inching closer towards his half-century. 

ENG 79/0 (12 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: 4 runs off the over

Pakistan finally take a sigh of relief as Iftikhar Ahmed bowls an economical over and controls the flow of runs. In his previous over, he leaks only four runs as Pakistan desperately aim to break the crucial partnership between Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan. 

ENG 72/0 (10 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Back-to-back fours

FOUR!!! Dawid Malan smashes two back-to-back boundaries off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. The first one comes after he gets on top of the bounce and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The second one comes after drives it through cover-point to find the fence. 

ENG 67/0 (8.3 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: SIX

SIX!!! Jonny Bairstow hits a huge six off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. Bairstow makes a good use of the pace and bounce as he smashes it hard towards the third man for a huge maximum. England are looking in good touch in the first seven overs. 

ENG 49/0 (7 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: FOUR

FOUR!!! Jonny Bairstow continues to show his dominance as he gets another boundary off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. Bairstow makes no mistake and smashes it hard through the covers as the fielder fails to stop it from going for a four. 

ENG 42/0 (6.2 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Rauf expensive for Pakistan

FOUR!!! After leaking another five runs from wide, Haris Rauf gets hit for a boundary by Dawid Malan. The English opener patiently waits for the delivery and then hammers it hard towards the mid-wicket and steals four runs. 

ENG 38/0 (6 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: FOUR

FOUR!!! Jonny Bairstow hits a boundary off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. Bairstow stand firmly on his place and then places a shot towards the square leg as the ball goes past the boundary line for a four. 

ENG 25/0 (4.2 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: England gain momentum

After a slow start, England finally open their arms as Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan start dealing in boundaries. In the previous over of Haris Rauf, the duo scores 13 runs, which include two boundaries from Bairstow and one boundary from Malan. 

ENG 21/0 (4 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Good comeback from Haris

After leaking five runs on the very first delivery, pacer Haris Rauf makes a good comeback. In the rest of the over, he concedes only one more and that also from a wide ball. Pakistan need to get their first wicket at the earliest, in order to build pressure on England. 

ENG 6/0 (2 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: England off the mark

England get off the mark in style as Haris Rauf concedes five extra runs. Beginning the second over, Rauf throws a wide, which dodges wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and goes across the boundary line for a four. 

ENG 5/0 (1 over)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Maiden over

Shaheen Afridi has provided Pakistan with an excellent start. In the first over, he bowls a maiden as Pakistan eye some early wickets. On the other hand, Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan aim for some momentum in the coming overs. 

ENG 0/0 (1 overs)

ENG vs PAK Live Score: We are underway

The ODI World Cup 2023 match between England and Pakistan begins. For England, Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan have started the proceedings while Shaheen Afridi will be bowling the first over for Pakistan. 

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Time for national anthems

Players of both the teams are out on the field for their respective national anthems. The ODI World Cup 2023 match between England and Pakistan will begin in few minutes. 

ENG vs PAK Live Score: England’s Playing XI

England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan’s Playing XI

Pakistan (Playing XI): Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Here’s what Babar Azam said at the toss

We wanted to bat first, but toss is not in our hands. We have good bowlers and we would look to bowl them out cheaply. We have one change – Hasan Ali is not playing and Shadab Khan comes in his place.

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Here’s what Jos Buttler said at the toss

We gonna bat first. Looks a good wicket, looks dry. We are going with the same team today. We are playing well together and would look to justice to ourselves. Emotional day for him, he has been great for us.

ENG vs PAK Live Score: Toss

England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Saturday in Kolkata. 

ENG vs PAK Live Score: England eye Champions Trophy berth

For defending champions England, the World Cup title defence dream may have been over for quite a sometime now but the Jos Buttler-led side will aim to finish inside top-8 to make the cut for the 2025 Champions Trophy. As things stand, it’s a four-way race with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands also in the mix with England.