Pakistan vs England 6th T20 Match Highlights: England’s Phil Salt scored a blistering half-century as the visitors raced to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in their sixth Twenty20 clash in Lahore on Friday to level the seven-match series at 3-3. Salt, who had struggled for runs coming into the game, looked in ominous form from the outset when he opened his innings with two fours before helping England bring up 100 in just seven overs with a six off Aamer Jamal.
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Alex Hales gave him support with a breezy 27 while Dawid Malan contributed 26, with both batsmen falling to the leg-spin of Shadab Khan. The wickets proved to be mere consolation for Pakistan as Salt continued his onslaught and struck the winning runs in the 15th over, ending with 13 fours and three sixes in his 41-ball knock.
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Pakistan vs England Highlights: Here are the two Playing XIs
England XI: Philip Salt(w), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali(c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Richard Gleeson
Pakistan XI: Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Haris(w), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Aamer Jamal, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shahnawaz Dahani
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Moeen Ali: "We killed the game straight away, shows that if we stick to the processes, we can win. The seamers were very good today. There was also no slogging today, just some good shots off side and leg side by our batters. It's been a good series, 3-3 heading into the final. (On Jos Buttler) He's training a lot more now, we don't know though if we may risk him with the World Cup so close."
Babar Azam: "Maybe we were 10 runs or so short, but the way Salt batted in the first 4-5 overs, they took the game away from us. The way they used the powerplay was the turnaround today. I think as a middle order we need to step up, they need to take responsibility."
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Phil Salt: "Definitely one on my best T20I knocks....nice time to do it with the series in the balance. Always a challenge at the top of the order when you're playing well but picking out fielders. But I've had backing from the team who have been clear on how they want me to play."
-82/1 today from England is the highest powerplay score by any team against Pakistan in T20Is. Previous record was also held by England, 69/3.
-Most runs scored by the England men's team inside a T20 powerplay
89/3: vs SA 2016
82/1: vs Pakistan 2022*
73/0: vs India 2018
A deserved win with a deserved ending as Phil Salt scores the winning run for England and levels the seven match series 3-3 to set a mouth watering finale. What a series this has been, the first of its kind between two full ICC member teams.
England had done the hard lifting much early in this chase and now the single digit run overs don't make much difference to the overall equation. 150 up for the visitors. Pakistan will need a mighty big miracle to win from here. One that seems impossible, even by the romantic standards of sport. The scoreboard reads 155/2 after 13 overs.
That last wicket, for a while, has halted the free flow of runs for England. Six runs off that Mohammad Nawaz over. But let's not get ahead of ourselves, the equation is far from favorable for Pakistan. England, 135/2 after 11 overs.
One that stays horribly low deceives Dawid Malan and Pakistan finally have something to smile after the storm they have weathered so far from England. 129/2 after 10 overs. England still very much the clear favorites here.
15 off that Shadab Khan over. Pakistan seem to have no answer to England's 'no nonsense, just have a swing at it' approach. 117/1 after eight overs. From 170 needed off 120 balls to 53 needed off 72, the visitors have done the bulk of the work here.
100 up for England! 20 runs off that seventh over!
The fielding restrictions being lifted did little to favor Pakistan as the onslaught continued in Aamer Jamal's first over. Dawid Malan got a boundary. Philip Salt got three. England 100/1 after seven overs.
Last over of the poweplay and Wasim in to the attack. Edged from Malan and that has also run away for a four!!! Absolutely unreal start for England. Another!!! The fielder did not get a hand to it and that will also go away to the boundary. Two dots now. ENG 82/1 after 6 overs
Mohammad Nawaz in to bowl the penultimate over inside powerplay. And Salt has hit him for a four. Beautifully placed. Again, gives him some room, opens his arms and that's gone for another boundary. The next ball is hit straight down the ground for a 6!!! Salt is making a mockery out of the Pakistan bowlers right now. The last ball follows the same trajectory but gets a four. ENG 74/1 after 5 overs
Shadab Khan brought in to attack. Can he stem some runs or more crucially, get a wicket? 3 runs from the first 2 balls. That's gone straight up and Hales has to go. Shadab did what he was brought on to do. ENG 55/1 after 3.5 overs
Mohammad Wasim to bowl the third and Salt has just thumped him for a four!!! What a start. The fourth ball is pulled away for four more by Hales. Pakistan keep leaking runs. Short ball and Hales swipes which also finds the boundary. The last ball gets to the boundary again as 50 comes up for England in 3 overs. ENG 50/0 after 3 overs
Dahani in to bowl the 2nd over and the first ball is driven by Salt for a four. He is not hanging about tonight. Guess where the next one goes? Straight out of the ground for a six off a pull shot. Beautiful shot by Hales to find the timing and the gap. Four more. Look at that ball fly. Dahani gets pummeled for another six!!!! Blistering batting. ENG 33/0 after 2 overs
We are back for the chase and Philip Salt and Hales are at the crease. Philip Salt is on strike. Mohammad Nawaz will open the attack. The first ball is slapped for a four by Salt. The 3rd ball follows the same trajectory as England start this run chase on the front foot. ENG 11/0 after 1 over
Babar Azam began the 20th over with a four and a six. The captain finishes with 87 off59 deliveries. Mohammad Nawaz adds another maximum towards the end over long on. Pakistan finish the innings at 169/6.
David Willey picks Asif Ali with a short delivery. Caught by Reece Topley. Pakistan, 136/5 after 17 overs.
Richard Gleeson pitches it up and Babar Azam smashes it down the ground for six. Brings up 3000 runs in T20 format for Pakistan. The Pakistan captain is the joint fastest to 3000 T20I runs (81 innings). Four overs left, 127/4 on the scoreboard.
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Wicket number four for Pakistan. Sam Curran strikes again. Iftikhar Ahmed falls off a leg cutter. Caught by Harry Brook. Pakistan, 110/4.
Another biggie from Iftikhar Ahmed, who dispatches it over deep mid-wicket. This one has disappeared over the ropes and onto the grass banks. Pakistan, 108/3 after 14 overs.
Iftikhar Ahmed hammers Rashid down the ground for an 89 metre six, his first of the game. 10 runs off the over. Pakistan, 89/3 after 12 overs.
Halfway through the innings. Iftikhar Ahmed gets his first boundary, a pull towards the mid wicket region. Pakistan, 70/3 after three overs.
Sam Curran gets the breakthrough for the visitors. Haider Ali gone. A fine running catch from Ben Duckett at deep midwicket. Just five runs from the 9th over, 63/3.
Boundaries have started to come in more often for the hosts. Haider Ali dances down the track to hit one over wide long on off Adil Rashid. Pakistan. 58/2 after eight overs.
Haider Ali's got himself a boundary before the field restrictions are lifted. Babar Azam has got three. The home team would take this given where they were after three overs. The scoreboard reads 40/2.
First sighting of the Babar Azam flair at the Gaddafi Stadium tonight. Two boundaries off that fourth over. A sensual on drive and a whip backward of square on the leg side. The score, 26/2 after four overs.
Another one in quick succession for England. Topley raps Shan Masood on the pads and the finger goes up. The Pakistan number three reviews it but to no avail. No bat involved and its hitting the top of leg stump. No runs for Masood tonight. Pakistan, 15/2 after 3.2 overs.
The debutant trying to get a short delivery over a third man but the ball is too close to his body to connect. Departs for seven runs off eight deliveries in his maiden T20I outing for Pakistan. The score is 14/1 after three overs.
Took him five deliveries before he found his first set of T20I runs and it seems like well worth the wait. A thump down the ground for six.
Good first over from Reece Topley. Just a wide and a single conceded. Good variation in the line, length and pace. Debutant Mohammad Haris tries an audacious scoop on the penultimate delivery but fails to connect. Pakistan 2/0 after one over.
England XI: Philip Salt(w), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali(c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Richard Gleeson
Pakistan XI: Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Haris(w), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Aamer Jamal, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shahnawaz Dahani
England win the toss and opt to field first.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Aamer Jamal. Haris Rauf/Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Wasim.
England: Phil Salt (wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali (c), Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood/Liam Dawson, David Willey, Adil Rashid.
26-year-old Aamir Jamal had a T20I debut to remember as he conceded only eight runs with 15 needed to win and guided Pakistan to a 3-2 lead in the seven match T20I series vs England.
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Haris Rauf has been starring for Pakistan in the end overs in the ongoing series against Australia but has already started planning for the T20 World Cup opener against India.
“If I give my best, they won’t be able to play me easily. For the upcoming World Cup match, I’m very happy because it is at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It is my home ground because I play for the Melbourne Stars and I have the idea of how the conditions play out there. I’ve already started planning of how I would bowl against India,” Haris said at the end of the fifth T20 against England.
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Five down. Two to go. Pakistan lead for the first time in the seven T20I series against England. Debutant Aamer Jamal helped defend 15 off the last over in the fifth meeting. The hosts will have the opportunity to wrap it up while the visitors need to win this to set up the all important decider. Stay tuned for all the updates.