This was Shadab Khan's worst bowling performance in T20 cricket.

England have defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the second T20 International played in Birmingham.

Shadab Khan gave 55 runs in four overs

In the match played on Saturday, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first against England. However, his bowlers could not tie up the runs of the English batsmen.

On behalf of England, Jos Buttler, the captain, scored 84 runs off 51 balls and set a target of 184 runs for Pakistan.

On behalf of Pakistan, Imad Wasim bowled extremely well and took two wickets for just 19 runs in four overs. Apart from them, Shaheen Shah Afridi took three wickets, while Haris Rauf took two wickets.

Shadab Khan proved to be the most expensive bowler for Pakistan, conceding 55 runs in four overs and taking no wickets.

The Pakistani batsmen looked in trouble from the start in pursuit of the target of 184 runs. Apart from Fakhar Zaman and captain Babar Azam, none of the batsmen could enter the 30 mark.

Fakhar Zaman scored 45 off 21 balls, Babar Azam scored 45 off 26 balls, Iftikhar Ahmed scored 23 off 17 balls and Imad Wasim scored 22 off 13 balls.

Speaking after the match, Pakistan captain Babar Azam said that his bowlers bowled well but his batsmen 'couldn't finish' the match.

In response to a question, he also praised Imad Wasim's bowling and batting and said that he is an experienced bowler and knows how to read batsmen.

The most expensive spell of Shadab Khan's career and fans afraid of Saeem Ayub

In the second T20 International against England, Shadab Khan bowled the most expensive spell of his limited overs international cricket career and was criticized by users on social media.

Earlier he also scored 55 against Peshawar Zalmi in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021.

Several users on social media platform 'X' were also seen raising questions on the team selection.

Abrar Ahmed is also part of Pakistan's squad for the series against England and people want to know why Shadab Khan was given the nod over Abrar Ahmed.

There were some Safin who were not happy with Shadab's performance. But he expressed hope that the Pakistan spinner would "return to his old form".

However, during the conversation after the match, captain Babar Azam defended Shadab Khan and said that he had a bad day today.

He further said that Shadab Khan is one of the best players of Pakistan who is not only a good bowler but also a good batsman and fielder.

Apart from Shadab Khan, Saim Ayub is the Pakistani player who is being mentioned the most on social media

Saeem Ayub scored only two runs off seven balls

In today's match, Saeem Ayub could score only two runs off seven balls. Daniel Alexander, a social media user who has a keen eye on cricket, advised the Pakistan team that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should open in the T20 matches.

Saeem Ayub is not ready to play international cricket yet.

Pakistan will play the third match of this series in Cardiff, England on May 28

A social media user said that Saeem Ayub needs to improve his game and Pakistan's top order should not depend on him.

Pakistan will play the third match of this series in Cardiff on May 28. England have a one-nil lead over Pakistan in this series.

The first match between the two teams ended in a stalemate due to rain in Leeds.