Babar and Rizwan produced a batting masterclass as Pakistan won by 10 wickets to level the series.
Willey keeps them to five runs from the first four balls before a full toss is spangled over the ropes for six by Babar! It wonโt be easy as Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam are seeing it like a beach ball now. The England captain gets a hand to the ball but drops it! He bowls straight and Rizwan chips the ball just over Moeen Ali at cover. Can David Willey redeem himself a bit? Fantastic batting that England had no answer to. Theyโve made that chase look like a doddle. The series is set up perfectly now. Pakistan win by 10 wickets! Pakistan are level at 1-1 and the games come thick and fast. Pakistan 197-0 (19), Rizwan 87, Babar 105, Wood 0-49 (4), Pakistan need 200 runs to win Babar and Rizwan produced a batting masterclass as Pakistan won by 10 wickets to level the series
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The pick of the bowlers were Shahnawaz Dahani and Haris Rauf, both taking 2 wickets each. Both teams made 1 change each with Mohammad Hasnain replacing Naseem Shah for Pakistan while Liam Dawson comes in place of Richard Gleeson in the Three Lions squad. Benm Duckett and Harry Brook were among the other batters who got runs and kept Pakistan on their toes.
England batters led by skipper Moeen Ali dominated the strong Pakistan bowling line-up and set a massive 200-run target for the green shirts in the second ...
ENG 32-0 (4 Overs) The ball hops obediently into the middle stump. PAK 32-0 (4 Overs)
A stunning unbeaten opening partnership between Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan saw Pakistan pull off a remarkable run-chase to beat England by 10 wickets ...
There is very little time for Pakistan to celebrate, with less than 24 hours until the sides meet again on Friday, once more at Karachi's National Stadium. The hosts had been 87-1 at the same stage in Tuesday's opener, before going on to make just 158 from their 20 overs. They played good cricket shots and they got a massive partnership, but that can happen. I went for 20 and that gave them the belief. England bowler Adil Rashid: "I thought we did tremendously well to get 199. The Yorkshire batter struck three sixes, including a delightful drive over extra cover, on his way to making 31 from 19 balls. "But the momentum changed when I bowled my over. A seventh century stand between the pair also saw them extend their record for the most between any two batters in T20Is. "I thought it would do a little bit more second innings. I thought they played tremendously well. Once more one brought two for Pakistan as Duckett was bowled by Mohammad Nawaz in the following over, leaving England with two new batters at the crease in Harry Brook and Moeen with the score at 101-4 in the 13th over. The decision at the toss initially appeared to be a good one as Alex Hales, who made a half-century on Tuesday in his return to international cricket after a three-year exile, once more helped get England off to a fast start.
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Moeen smashed four sixes and as many fours in his 23-ball 55 not out. The next matches are in Karachi on Friday and Sunday. Ben Duckett (43), Harry Brook (31) and Hales (30) also contributed as England plundered 119 in the last 10 overs. The win levelled the seven-match series at 1-1 after England won the first game by six wickets, also in Karachi on Tuesday. Azam and Rizwan have achieved the record in just 36 games. Openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put on an unbeaten 203-run partnership as Pakistan claimed a remarkable 10-wicket victory over England in the second T20 international in Karachi.
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On Thursday, the [Moeen Ali](https://indianexpress.com/about/moeen-ali/)-led England had set a target of 200 for Pakistan which Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan chased down with 3 balls to spare. [England](https://indianexpress.com/article/world/uk-coronavirus-tracker-region-wise-cases-and-deaths-6373786/) 3rd T20 Match Live Scorecard: Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to field against England in the 3rd T20I in Karachi on Friday. Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir
Record fourth-wicket stand sets up unassailable total as Pakistan implode in chase.
4 on debut in the first T20I, and appeared ill-suited to the demands of trying to nail down a spot in Pakistan's ever-changing middle-order roster, where the openers' methodical run-plundering often requires those who come after to tee off straight away. Both showed glimpses of what they were capable of in the first two T20Is, before kicking things up a notch here. [Will Jacks](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/will-jacks-897549)' sparky debut innings of 40 off 22 ended with a catch in the deep. It may have come in a lost cause, but Masood's performance on this occasion suggested he has the wherewithal to survive. Topley then removed Rizwan in the next over with a slower delivery that pinged leg stump, and Wood had his second a ball later as Haider Ali spliced another rocket to square leg. Dahani finished with 0 for 62, the second most-expensive analysis by a Pakistan bowler in T20Is. His fourth delivery was back of a length in the channel outside off, encouraging Babar to open up the shoulders - but with 147kph/91mph of heat on the ball, Pakistan's batting bellwether could only manage a thick edge that soared down to deep third, where Topley calmly held a head-high catch. But they were off again, as Duckett swatted Mohammad Hasnain over deep square leg and Brook showcased both power and precision, drilling Dahani for a straight six and then deftly steering a follow-up yorker wide of the keeper. But hopes of an encore were quickly scotched, as England's reshaped attack ripped out the cream of Pakistan's batting. Having reeled in 200 while barely breaking sweat the night before, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were the key men for Pakistan as they attempted what would have been a record chase. A total of 221 for 3 was the [highest conceded by Pakistan in T20Is](https://www.espncricinfo.com/ask/cricket-qna/highest-total-against-Pakistan&tournament=menst20i), the 63-run margin of defeat their heaviest against England. Brook's form was particularly scintillating, as he carved eight fours and five sixes to finish not out on 81 from just 35 deliveries - a strike rate of 231.42.
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Sharp short delivery, on middle and leg, Haris Rauf goes on the leg side and tries to pull but all he manages is a top edge. Shan Masood laid down the marker for a permanent spot in the starting XI with his effort but all in all, it was a pretty abject show from the Men in Green. The inclusion of Mark Wood and Reece Topley provided them with some extra bite in the pace department, and that certainly helped them this evening. Chasing a massive target, Pakistan lost four wickets in the Powerplay and that nearly put everything to bed. Adds that the boys have the experience of playing in the PSL and lauds the batting of Will Jacks on debut. Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, says that they lost too many wickets in the Powerplay and the pressure came on the batting order.