Pakistan v England LIVE: T20 cricket result and scorecard as England cruise to 63-run win
England’s seven-match series is level at 1-1 following Pakistan’s batting masterclass in second T20
England suffered a bruising defeat in the second T20I of this seven-match series as an unbelievable batting display from Pakistan openers, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam, saw them knock off 200 runs without losing a wicket. Luckily for England it is a quick turnaround with the third T20 coming just a day after they slumped to defeat.
Yesterday, Moeen Ali won the toss and elected to bat first. England started slowly though there were solid contributions from Phil Salt (30), Ben Duckett (43) and Harry Brook (31) before Moeen himself (55*) ended the innings in style propelling England to 199-5 at the halfway stage.
It was a total that seemed out of reach for Pakistan who, two days previously, had only managed to score 158. With no choice but to attack to keep up with the 10 runs per over rate Rizwan and Babar got to work. They were near flawless with one chance – a dropped catch by Alex Hales – the only blemish in their partnership. Rizwan ended up with 88* and Babar (110*) scored his second T20I hundred to get Pakistan over the line at a canter. The series is now level at 1-1 and is well poised for more drama and excitement this evening.
Follow all the action from Karachi as Pakistan host England in the third T20 of the series:
England 61-1 (6.1), Malan 14, Jacks 36, Usman 0-4 (0.1)
With the fielding restrictions now lifted Usman Qadir is brought into the attack but Dawid Malan reverse sweeps him past the fielder at short-third man and picks up four runs!
England 57-1 (6), Malan 10, Jacks 36, Dahani 0-27 (2)
The final over of the powerplay is going to be bowled by Dahani. He bangs a short ball in at Malan and fizzes the bouncer just over the head of the left-hander. That was sharp!
Malan gets off strike with a guided push to third man before Jacks blocks one to point and steals a single.
When he gets back on strike he shuffles outside of leg stump and cuts Dahani away for four runs! The last ball is a slower one but Jacks manages to lift it over the cover fielder and collects another boundary!
57 runs come from the powerplay.
England 45-1 (5), Malan 8, Jacks 27, Rauf 0-8 (1)
Another bowling change from Babar Azam as Haris Rauf is brought on. He goes straight and full to Malan who sends the ball back at the bowler and leaves Rauf sprawled on the turf as he dives across to stop the ball.
Malan struggles to get the ball away but scurries through for a leg bye as the ball rolls away off his pads.
Will Jacks has two balls of the over to face and drives Rauf down the ground for four before following up with a flat batted pull through cow corner for another boundary!
England 36-1 (4), Malan 8, Jacks 19, Dahani 0-15 (1)
Edged! Shahnawaz Dahani is the new bowler and he pushes a good lengthed delivery wide of Malan’s off stump. Malan swipes at it and gets a thick outside edge that flies over the slips and sails away for four runs.
Two dot balls follow as Malan tries to dab the ball down to third man for one. He’s still trying to get used to the pace of the pitch.
Malan guides the next ball off his pads and into the legside to pick up three before Jacks edges one through the vacant slip cordon for yet another four!
Dahani doesn’t look best pleased about that. His mood gets worse as Jacks drives him up and over mid-off to record another boundary at the end of the over. 15 runs come from it.
England 21-1 (3), Malan 1, Jacks 11, Hasnain 1-10 (2)
Dawid Malan is England’s new batter. He’s had a quiet series so far but has the chance to impose himself on the game tonight. A prod to third man gets him off the mark with a single.
Only three runs come from the over. Great bowling from Mohammad Hasnain.
Wicket! Phil Salt 8 (6) c. Nawaz b. Hasnain, England 18-1 (2.1)
Gone! Mohammad Nasnain is too quick for Phil Salt who tries to pull one away to the legside but is too slow to get through his shot. The ball loops into the air and gets caught by Mohammad Nawaz who collides with the bowler as they both tried to get to the ball.
England lose their first wicket.
England 18-0 (2), Salt 8, Jacks 10, Nawaz 0-11 (1)
As has been the case in each of the previous two matches, Mohammad Nawaz opens up from the other end. Phil Salt attacks his slow left-arm spinners and spanks the first delivery away for four runs before getting himself off strike.
Nawaz darts a quicker delivery into Will Jacks who edges one away for a single before Salt booms a drive to the fielder in the deep.
The final ball is dragged down and Jacks rocks back to pull it past the midwicket fielder and away to the boundary! He’s into double figures now.
England 7-0 (1), Salt 2, Jacks 5, Hasnain 0-7 (1)
Salt takes another single before Jacks finds the middle of the bat with a drive to the fielder at extra-cover. The 23-year-old then plays and misses at a ball that keeps low and sneaks underneath his bat.
Good response! Hasnain pushes the ball a little fuller and a little straighter and Jacks smokes it away through wide midwicket for the first boundary of the game to pick up four runs.
England 2-0 (0.1), Salt 1, Jacks 1, Hasnain 0-2 (0.2)
Phil Salt is off the mark straightaway! He chops a drive into the gap at square leg and scrambles to the other end of one.
Will Jacks’ first delivery in international cricket comes into his pads and he, deliberately, flicks it away to the fielder on the deep square leg boundary.
England 0-0 (0), Salt 0, Jacks 0, Hasnain 0-0 (0)
Okay then, here we go. Phil Salt and Will Jacks are opening up for England with Mohammad Hasnain given the first over for Pakistan.
How will England fare tonight?
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