| 0.1 : 0.1: Saqib Mahmood to Babar Azam, FOUR! Pakistan are underway and in a laudable fashion. Mahmood starts with a short ball on middle, Azam rocks on his back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder chases after it and dives in an attempt to stop it but the ball wins the race. Good start for Pakistan. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Moeen Ali to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR! The outfield is quicker today. Flatter ball outside off, Fakhar stays in his crease and cuts this finely in the gap between point and short third man for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Chris Jordan to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR! And Jordan is greeted with a boundary by Zaman. Not a good start from the bowler. Way too full outside off, all Zaman had to do was get bat on ball. He did that and guides that to the extra cover boundary for four. The fielder in the deep gives chase but this outfield is lightning quick. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Shaheen Afridi to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Quicker is this outfield and it races away. Full and around off, Bairstow flicks that uppishly over the mid-wicket region and the ball sped away to the boundary. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Shaheen Afridi to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Just over Azam at cover! Full length ball outside off, Bairstow lofts this uppishly and just over Azam at cover for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Imad Wasim to Tom Banton, SIX! That has gone all the way! Cannot believe it! Brilliant shot! Loopy ball on middle, Banton reverse sweeps it over the third man region for a maximum. First one of the innings. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Imad Wasim to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Jonny Bairstow straightaway there, moves to outside the off-stump and sweeps this over the man at backward square leg for four. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Nice tickle, tickeld down well for four. Length ball bowled slow on the hips, Jonny tickles this fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! This one is more than a tickle. Amir bowls this fullish on the pads, Bairstow lofts this nonchalantly over the deep square leg region for a maximum. 10 off the first two balls and the pressure is right on Amir. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Pakistan on the backfoot here, despite a good batting show, as the bowlers are taking a beating. Full and on middle and leg, Bairstow spears this over the deep square leg ropes for a maximum. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! CAUGHT! Shadab strikes right on the second ball here and he sends the very dangerous Jonny Bairstow back to the hut! Loopy delivery around middle and off, Jonny looks to sweep this fine but it comes off the top-edge and goes way up in the air, the fielder at short fine leg has quite some time to get underneath and collect that. Imad Wasim there, his composure is very good as he takes this one without any problems whatsoever! Bairstow departs after making |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Shadab Khan to Tom Banton, OUT! LBW! TWO IN TWO FOR SHADAB! What a turn-around in favours just in 2 balls for Pakistan! Loopy ball outside off and it is also turning back in, Banton looks to sweep this one but misses it and he gets clipped on the pads. The players appeal loudly and the umpire obliges raising his finger to indicate out. Banton doesn't look so sure, but he decided to take the review anyway. The replays show in and the third umpire sticks with the on-field decision and he has |
| 7.3: Iftikhar Ahmed to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Well played! Ahmed drags his length short and bowls it around off, Malan moves back to make room and cracks it through backward point. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, SIX! What a calm shot played by the skipper under all this tremendous pressure! Loopy around middle, Eoin slog sweeps this fine over the mid-wicket into the stands. Much, much needed boundaries for the hosts! |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Need some more of these, skip! Loopy ball outside off, Morgan belts this one straight back over Shadab's head towards the long off boundary and he will get four runs. There is a cry of catch as soon as the ball left the bat, let me tell you, no one is catching that! |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Iftikhar Ahmed to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Excellent shot from Morgan, off his backfoot. A ridiculous shot. Shortish and outside off, he further moves to the leg side and lofts this hard over sweeper cover for a biggie. Super shot. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Iftikhar Ahmed to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Excellent now, from Malan. Just gave himself enough room on the off side. Flatter ball on the off pole, he drills this past point for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Iftikhar Ahmed to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! With that boundary, England need another 79 to win. It also brings up the 50-run partnership between these two. But the job is not done yet, as these two need to continue more, if England are to clinch a win here. Shorter and outside off, Morgan cuts this past backward point for four runs. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Haris Rauf to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Big shot! Shuffles towards the off stump and smacks this one into the stands! Good length ball outside off, Morgan slog-sweeps this one fine towards the deep square leg area for a maximum. Pakistan are slowly losing grip on this game here. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Haris Rauf to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Sheer power! Morgan steering the ship for the hosts here! A full toss outside off and Morgan's eyes lit up as he plays this on the up over the cover region for a boundary. Some more of these and Pakistan will be sweating bullets! |
| 13.5 : 13.5: Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan, Six! Hammered! Malan wants to get things moving. Hits this to the longest part of the boundary. Flights this on middle, Malan gets down on one knee and slog sweeps this way over cow corner for six. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Shaheen Afridi to Eoin Morgan, SIX! FIFTY FOR MORGAN! Morgan says, if Babar can score a fifty, so can I! This was a full toss around off, Morgan casually flicks this on the up over the mid-wicket fence and it is a maximum! Great batting by the skipper here, a captain's knock indeed, but Morgan will know that the job is not done here! |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Shaheen Afridi to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! On a good length around middle and off, Morgan pulls this hard towards the deep square leg area and the pace of the ball plus the shot means that the fielder there cannot stop this one. Morgan doing for England what Hafeez did for Pakistan earlier, with the bat! |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Shaheen Afridi to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Second one in a row for the skipper! On a full length outside off, Morgan just lifts this over the cover region and the ball races away to the fence. Game changing innings from the skipper! |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Shaheen Afridi to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! THIRD ONE IN A ROW! Not intended but the skipper will accept that gracefully! This is a full toss outside off, Morgan looks to cut that but it comes off his outside edge and races past Rizwan, straight into the fence near long stop. What an over for the hosts! 20 runs off it, England looking set to take the game here. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Imad Wasim to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Brilliant shot, just gives himself some room and picked the gap nicely. Flat and outside off, Malan gives room as usual and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Imad Wasim to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Second one in a row. Malan is looking brilliant here. Exceptional! Flights this full outside off, Wasim. Malan goes inside out over extra cover and picks up a boundary. The sweeper cover fielder comes running in but cannot contain that. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Haris Rauf to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Malan enters the party along with Morgan now! On a good length around middle and leg, Dawid pulls this hard towards the deep-mid wicket area and it will cross the fence with ease. England should see out this match now! |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Haris Rauf to Eoin Morgan, OUT! CAUGHT! Morgan has to depart here but he leaves not after damaging Pakistan's chances of winning this tie. What an innings by the skipper, scoring 66 off just 33 balls! This is on a good length around middle and off, Morgan looks to slog-sweep this one out the park as well but his timing is not quite right here as the shot played goes straight into the hands of the fielder there at deep fine leg. Morgan will be disappointed that could not finish off the game |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Shadab Khan to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! Shadab has his third. A rather lazy shot from Moeen Ali, especially in these circumstances. Are Pakistan still in the hunt? Looks so. Coming to the delivery, it was flatter on the stumps, Moeen does not middle that well as he looked to pull that rather lazily. It went straight to the skipper, Babar Azam, at mid-wicket. He takes a simple catch and another wicket falls quickly after Morgan departed earlier. |
| 18.4: Haris Rauf to Sam Billings, FOUR! 5 required now! A short length ball around off, Sam scoops this behind the left of the wicket-keeper and it races away to the boundary near long stop! |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Haris Rauf to Sam Billings, FOUR! 1 RUN NOW REQUIRED! On a full length around off, Sam smashes this down the pitch straight through the fielder at mid on and into the fence! The game is surely done now! |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Haris Rauf to Sam Billings, OUT! CAUGHT! One run required and England loses another wicket! Can you believe this? Short ball outside off, Sam cuts this one fine towards backward point but this one goes straight into the hands of the fielder who doesn't drop this! England will have to get into the final over of this match to finish this, itseems! |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Shaheen Afridi to Dawid Malan, FOUR! That will do nicely. England take it to the last over but finish it on the first delivery itself. Low full toss outside off, Malan creams this through point for a four. He moves on to 54 off 36 balls. England win by 5 wickets. |
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