Paul Stirling joined Martin Guptill, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to become the fourth player to notch up 3000 runs in men's T20Is

Babar Azam has also scored runs with the best average as well; 54.06 compared to Kohli's 51.17 and Joe Root's 48.36

The all-rounder played a handy knock of 48 runs off only 28 deliveries securing a 16-run victory for Pakistan against the Netherlands in the first ODI

Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates will battle it out in the four-team round robin style tournament, with the winning country earning a spot in Group A at the Asia Cup later this month

After the home side's bowling combination pace and spin dismissed the visitors for 190 off 45.2 overs batting first, Brooks' 91-ball 79 with nine fours and one six provided the much-needed solidity to take his team to 193 for five off 39 overs in reply

England looked as though they would be bowled out for a low total before the weather intervened just six overs after the lunch interval and no more play was possible

It is worth mentioning that this is the first time any T20 league is going head-to-head with the cash-rich IPL

The 12 Members will play a total of 777 international matches – 173 Tests, 281 ODIs and 323 T20Is – in the 2023-2027 FTP cycle compared to the 694 in the current one