- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.4 knee-high full toss, flicked to backward square! Rizwan's vigil is done, and in a cruel fashion, a foot either side and that was six. Instead, Rashid didn't need to move, and England are closing in on an early end to this innings 131/92.5 Wood burns Babar again! Dug in at 150kph/93mph and he pulls blindly, straight into the hands of deep square leg! Good connection but not in control and it's a simple catch for Duckett running around the rope. Just as in Karachi, the stadium falls silent as Babar walks off for a single-figure score. Pace is pace, yaaaar 17/15.5 leading edge on the yorker, loops to gully! What a bizarre way to go, Masood tried to turn the ball to leg, almost getting into a ramp position, but he was confounded by the slower ball, and couldn't have dollied it better if he tried! 42/27.3 top-edged straight up, Wood takes a dolly! Pace does the trick for Wood versus Haider once again. Banged in short at 148kph/92mph and he completely miscues his attempted pull. Taken comfortably running down to the left of the strip, and Wood has his second 51/311.3 chopped straight to backward point! Short from Willey, but less width across his bows than Iftikhar had anticipated, Malan reverse-cups in front of his face, and Pakistan slump again 81/412.3 yorker! Splats the base of leg stump, 151kph out of the hand, loose from Asif as Wood aims full and arrow-straight and that's a huge breakthrough for England 88/512.6 full again, and such a daft run-out! Nawaz dug out the full length, into the covers, sauntering down the pitch as if beckoning Rizwan to take the run. All the while Moeen was prowling in from point, scoops up the ball, pings down the stumps, and sure enough, the third umpire confirms the inevitable! 88/613.4 legbreak, turns from a good length, eased into the covers... and is this another run-out?! Shadab rushes back for the second, Salt is ecstatic... yep, Shadab's dive was futile, the gather was true. This is a flatlining performance now! 100/715.5 bouncer, and gloved down the leg side! Low-key celebrations from England, but that was cut and dried. Curran's short ball gets up quicker than expected, and there was just the faintest tickle as Jamal scuffed his pull 118/818.6 huge heave, high out to deep midwicket! More boshty contact from Rauf, but this time it's straight up into the floodlights! Curran calls early and takes a very good catch a metre in from the rope. England will need 146 for a 3-2 lead 145/10Extras11 (b 4, lb 4, w 3)TOTAL145 all out (19 Overs, RR: 7.63)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Babar Azam, 2.5 ov), 2-42 (Shan Masood, 5.5 ov), 3-51 (Haider Ali, 7.3 ov), 4-81 (Iftikhar Ahmed, 11.3 ov), 5-88 (Asif Ali, 12.3 ov), 6-88 (Mohammad Nawaz, 12.6 ov), 7-100 (Shadab Khan, 13.4 ov), 8-118 (Aamer Jamal, 15.5 ov), 9-131 (Mohammad Rizwan, 17.4 ov), 10-145 (Haris Rauf, 18.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 and he strikes first ball! Short and pulled, straight to deep square leg! Salt rocks back but picks out one of only two men allowed outside the ring. Fist-pumping celebration from Rauf, and the crowd are suddenly finding their voices 19/20.5 tossed up and sliced to backward point! Never mind the quicks, Nawaz is among the poles early. Gave this a bit of air and it grip, taking the outside edge as Hales swung hard through the line. Straightforward take to the man inside the ring, Pakistan have their first 3/111.3 fuller length, bites into the pad, and that looks stone dead! Malan toppled into an off-balance drive... the ball was tight to his stumps and got tighter still... is there an inside-edge? No ... that's clipping leg, and England are five down! 62/54.6 thick-edged down to deep third! Short and wide from Mohammad Wasim, but he hits paydirt! Throws the hands and sends it flying out towards the man stationed there - well held and Duckett has to trudge off shaking his head. England lose a third inside the powerplay for the second chase running 31/38.6 struck on the front pad, big appeal for lbw... and Pakistan review Aleem Dar's not out decision. Length ball, possibly a slider and Brook plays all around it, struck on the knee roll - and Hawk-Eye has it hitting leg stump! Shadab strikes, putting the skids under England again 54/414.2 up and away, Jamal strikes second ball! Curran looked to get stuck into the new boy, backing to leg to free the off side, but he got right underneath the stroke as Jamal followed him down the leg side, high to the edge of the cover ring, and easily pouched by Wasim, tracking back! England are sinking rapidly here! 85/618.6 holes out to long-on! Another big wind-up from Woakes, it was a shot to nothing with Moeen on strike for the final over, but another slower ball confounds his intentions. Iftikhar takes a comfortable catch, and now it's 15 to win in six, Moeen or bust... 131/7Extras7 (lb 3, w 4)TOTAL139/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.95)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Alex Hales, 0.5 ov), 2-19 (Phil Salt, 3.1 ov), 3-31 (Ben Duckett, 4.6 ov), 4-54 (Harry Brook, 8.6 ov), 5-62 (Dawid Malan, 11.3 ov), 6-85 (Sam Curran, 14.2 ov), 7-131 (Chris Woakes, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Nawaz(3) 2 0 9 1 4.50 6 1 0 0 0 Mohammad Wasim(1) 4 0 32 1 8.00 11 4 1 2 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 41 2 10.25 12 5 2 1 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 25 1 6.25 9 2 0 0 0 Iftikhar Ahmed 4 0 16 1 4.00 8 0 0 0 0 Aamer Jamal 2 0 13 1 6.50 6 0 1 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Pakistan led the 7-match series 3-2
Match number
Season
Match days
28 September 2022 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 3.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Shan Masood (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: Pakistan - 66/3 in 10.0 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 24, Iftikhar Ahmed 13)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 9
- Mohammad Rizwan: 50 off 37 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 145/10 in 19.0 overs (Mohammad Wasim (1) 6)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 3 wickets)
- Mohammad Haris (Sub Fielder) kept in place of Mohammad Rizwan from the start of England innings
- England: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 3
- Over 8.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batter - HC Brook (Upheld)
- Drinks: England - 58/4 in 10.0 overs (DJ Malan 35, MM Ali 2)
- Over 11.3: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - DJ Malan (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- England: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 4
- MM Ali: 50 off 35 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
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