LAHORE (Pro News): Pakistan gave an enthusiastic bowling show to defeat England by six runs in the fifth Twenty20 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Field on Wednesday and take a 3-2 lead in the seven-match series.
Moeen Ali’s team was immense after this defeat.
Let us have a look at the highlights of this match.
Pakistan batting
Pakistan’s middle deals events returned them as they broke down to 88-6 after outbreaks from Carving Wood and David Willey.
Wood recreated only his second for the most part since going through elbow an action. He took 3-20 after sending the host pack to bat.
Wood’s fellow pacers Sam Curran (2-23) and Willey (2-23) other than bowled with disdain as they exonerated Pakistan in 19 overs.
Amidst the breakdown of a middle deal from 42-1. It saw Pakistan lose six wickets off 48 balls for just 58 runs. Opener Mohammad Rizwan held tight with a defiant 46-ball 63.
Wood exonerated Pakistan chief Babar Azam in the third over for nine going before David Willey disposed of Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed to crash Pakistan.
Mohammad Nawaz, for no score, and Shadab Khan tumbled to rash runouts to leave Pakistan reeling at 100-7.
Rizwan completed his 20th T20I 50 years before hitting Curran straight vivaciously impacted by Adil Rashid at basic square-leg in the eighteenth over. Rizwan smashed three sixes and two fours.
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England batting
Seeking a genuine 146, England required 15 off the last completed, but Aamer Jamal (1-13) held his nerve against the created Moeen (51 not out) to complete the game for Pakistan.
England never got moving to their benefit.
England lost the two openers unequivocally on time before Dawid Malan contributed with a bothered 36.
Moeen kept them in the pursuit with a couple of late blows, yet the England official gave himself an unprecedented plan to do in the last wrapped up.
Haris Rauf (2-41) sparkled with the ball, and five other Pakistan bowlers got a wicket each.
The leg of four games in Karachi saw England winning the first and third while Pakistan defeated the second and fourth.
Pakistan gave a T20I show to 26-year-old all-rounder Aamer Jamal while adding Shadab Khan and Haider Ali to the gathering. They evacuated Khushdil Shah, Usman Qadir, and Mohammad Hasnain.
The abundance of competitions is similar in Lahore (September 30 and October 2).
