Injured Hasan Ali ruled out of first T20 against England

Pakistan's Hasan Ali prepares to deliver a ball during the third one-day international (ODI) cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion on April 7, 2021. (AFP)

• Pakistan Cricket Board said Ali has been pulled out of the game at Nottingham ‘as a precautionary measure due to a strain in his left leg’
• His injury will be reassessed ahead of the second T20 at Leeds on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has been ruled out of Friday’s first Twenty20 international against England because of a leg injury.
The Pakistan Cricket Board said Ali has been pulled out of the game at Nottingham “as a precautionary measure due to a strain in his left leg.”
The right-arm fast bowler picked up the injury during Pakistan’s training session on Thursday and his injury will be reassessed ahead of the second T20 at Leeds on Sunday.
England’s second-string team whitewashed Pakistan 3-0 in the ODI series. Ali took a five-wicket haul in the second ODI at Lord’s but Pakistan batsmen failed to chase down the 248-run target and lost by 52 runs.