Archer stars on international return as England beat Pakistan in 2nd T20

Jofra Archer claimed two wickets on his long-awaited return to international cricket as England beat Pakistan by 23 runs at Edgbaston to move 1-0 up in the four-match T20 series. England vs Pakistan 2

Jofra Archer (Image Source: Google)

Muhammad Rizwan was removed in the first over by Moeen Ali and Reece Topley took three wickets for 41.

Buttler was the star of the England batting with three sixes and eight fours.

He was ably supported by 37 from Will Jacks and Jonny Bairstow's 21 but England failed to build on the platform given to them by their skipper.

Five wickets fell for just 25 runs as Pakistan battled back with Shaheen Shah Afridi the pick of the bowlers, taking 3-36.

"We got them to a par score, our bowlers bowled very well and we had our moments when we were batting," said Pakistan captain Babar Azam.

Fakhar Zaman's 45 from 21 balls gave the Pakistan chase some impetus,but after he departed the pace of Archer, Topley and Chris Jordan ripped through the tourists' tail with four balls to spare.

"We didn't finish well. We had a small partnership, myself and Fakhar but we didn't get any other 40 or 50 partnerships that England did," added Azam.

England lead the four-match series 1-0 after the first match was washed out on Wednesday.