An opening stand of 150 in just 15 overs between Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan has helped steer Pakistan to a 31-run win over England in their Twenty20 international.
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Captain Azam hit 85 from 49 balls and Rizwan 63 from 41 in a Pakistan record total of 6-232 at Trent Bridge on Friday.
England lost four wickets in the first seven overs and their hopes flickered thanks only to Liam Livingstone, who made a career-best 103.
But he was seventh man out in the 17th over as England were bowled out for 201, with four balls remaining.
England's senior stars returned from self-isolation but failed to copy the domination their second string achieved against Pakistan in the one-day international series.
While England's big boys sat out the ODIs because of a coronavirus outbreak, a makeshift side of county players and fringe internationals overwhelmed Pakistan 3-0.
With isolation over, only four of the B side were retained and none managed to contribute much.
Middle-order bat Livingstone, from the main squad, shone with his century in a losing effort.
Pakistan rebounded from the ODI humiliation after being forced to bat first.
Babar and Rizwan received good support from Sohaib Maqsood, 19 from seven, Fakhar Zaman (26 off eight) and Mohamad Hafeez (24 from 10) as they easily eclipsed their previous highest T20 score of 205.
England's chase was undermined early when opener Dawid Malan and Moeen Ali were both dismissed for one.
Livingstone's 42-ball century, the fastest by an Englishman in T20s, arrived with his ninth six - more than the rest of the team combined - but he was out next ball to a boundary catch by Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Livingstone was one of five catches on the boundary, two of them taken by Afridi, who also contributed 3-30 including a caught and bowled.
Shadab Khan also starred in the field with 3-52, a catch and a direct throw to run out Tom Curran.
The second T20 is on Sunday at Leeds.
Australian Associated Press
