Pakistan vs England, 5th T20I Highlights: Pakistan Beat England In Thriller, Take 3-2 Lead In The Series
Pakistan vs England 5th T20I Highlights: Pakistan took a 3-2 lead in the series after beating England by five runs in the fifth T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore
Pakistan vs England 5th T20I Highlights: Pakistan took a 3-2 lead in the series after beating England by six runs in the fifth T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Chasing a target of 146, England were restricted to a total of 139 for seven in 20 overs. With 15 runs needed off the final over, debutant Aamir Jamal kept his cool as Pakistan held on for a win. Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz had earlier given Pakistan the perfect start as they had together removed the England openers. Mohammad Rizwan scored 63 precious runs for Pakistan before getting out and his efforts might just allow Pakistan to fight it out in this match as they posted a below par 145 al out. Mark Wood has picked up the wickets of Babar Azam, Haider Ali and Asif Ali to break the back of Pakistan's batting. Earlier, England captain Moeen Ali won the toss and opted to field in the 5th T20I. (SCORECARD)
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Aamer Jamal, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali(c), Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
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PAK vs ENG, 5h T20I Live Scorecard
We are back.
...THE CHASE....
Now the target is not a big one, the wicket is a little tricky but with the dew setting in, it could be better to bat on in the second half. Pakistan need early wickets and England know a couple of good partnerships can do the job for them. Who will come out on top? Stay tuned as we will find out after the break.
For Pakistan, it was all about Rizwan. Had he not played that knock, they would have well ended with a score below 100. However, there were far too many wickets which were gifted. Especially the two run outs and a few of the batters who played rash shots. Overall, it was a very under par performance with the bat by Pakistan.
End of an excellent performance from England with the ball and they are well and truly on top at the moment! Right from the word go, their bowlers were on the mark and made excellent use of the conditions. They seemed to have bowled with a plan, they executed the short balls really well and it worked wonders for them. The pacers were the ones who did the job, all of them got a wicket apart from Rashid. Wood was the pick but he was well supported by the rest.
OUT! TAKEN! Woakes gets his revenge and his first! Rauf walks back after that biggie and Pakistan END WITH 145! Full and on off, seems like a slower one. Rauf is early into the slog. It goes off the toe-end, high up in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Sam Curran takes it nicely.
SIX! That is nailed! A welcome biggie and Pakistan are closing onto the 150-run mark! Shorter and on middle, Rauf stays back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence. Can they get a couple more in the 7 balls left?
Back of a length and on middle, Rauf looks to drop it on the leg side and take one but is sent back.
Length and on off, Wasim guides it throught point and takes one.
FOUR! SHOT! That shot probably just indicates, the wicket is getting easier. Length and on off, Wasim stands tall and pushes it past the fielder at mid off and into the fence.
BEATEN! Shorter and outside off, Wasim looks to guide it down to third man but is beaten.
A slower one, shorter and outside off. Rauf looks to guide it down to third man but is beaten.
Angled into the pads, Rauf works it through square leg and takes two.
WIDE! Down the leg side. Rauf looks to flick but misses. Wided.
OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the man! Rizwan is out on a full toss. He will be gutted with himself. This is on the pads, Rizwan clips it but straight to fine leg. Adil Rashid takes it. He will feel a little unfortunate but he just could not get the elevation he wanted. A lovely innings by Rizwan, he was the lone warrior for Pakistan but they needed him to continue.
Another short one, this is pulled through square leg for another run. Rizwan comes back on strike.
Yet another short one, outside off, Wasim looks to pull but misses.
Rizwan makes room! This is on a length and around off, this is pushed through covers for one.
Goes short again, this is pulled through square leg for one. End of a good over for Pakistan.
Fuller and on off, Rizwan strokes it wide of deep cover and takes two.