England placed on a surprising present of power-hitting in a must-win sixth T20I in Lahore as they hammered Pakistan by 8 wickets, efficiently chasing down a 170-run goal in simply 14.3 overs on Friday. With the thumping win, England leveled the 7-match sequence at 1-1 and arrange a mouth-watering sequence decider on Sunday, October 2 in Lahore.
England rode on a brutal onslaught from Phil Salt, who remained unbeaten on 88 off 41 balls. Salt hit 3 sixes and 13 boundaries.in a big-hitting masterclass in Lahore. After failing to chase 166 and 145 within the final 2 T20Is, England showcased their hitting prowess, ending the chase with 39 deliveries to spare.
Babar Azam’s 41-ball 87 went in useless as Pakistan bowlers had been taken to the cleaners in a crunch match. The gulf of big-hitting class between either side, particularly within the center order got here to the fore as Pakistan had been closely reliant on Babar after Mohammad Rizwan was rested for the crunch contest in Lahore.
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Babar held the innings along with a composed 59-ball 87, hitting 3 sixes and seven boundaries. Babar took his time to get going however made positive he stored the strain on England bowlers.
Babar had a 48-run stand with Iftikhar Ahmed for the 4th wicket and it was the one time throughout their innings Pakistan seemed in management. Iftikhar hit 2 sixes and as many boundaries for his 21-ball 31.
However, barring Iftikhar, no different Pakistan batter provided any assist to their captain. Debutant Mohammad Haris managed simply 7 whereas Shan Masood was out for a duck. Haider Ali’s struggles continued because the big-hitter managed simply 18 after having performed 14 deliveries within the center.
Thanks to Mohammad Nawaz’s two huge hits in the long run, Pakistan had been in a position to publish a aggressive whole.
Notably, Babar additionally equalled a Virat Kohli document for the quickest batter to succeed in 3,000 runs in males’s T20I.
55 IN JUST 3.5 OV
However, Pakistan had been decimated as they struggled to defend 170 on a dewy night in Lahore.
In one of the crucial explosive opening stands within the sport, Phil Salt and Alex Hales (27 off 12) scored 55 runs in simply 3.5 overs to demoralise the Pakistan bowling assault.
Shadab Khan obtained the wicket of Alex Hales however Dawid Malan and Salt mixed for 73-run stand that additionally got here in very fast time.
While Malan was hurting Pakistan along with his beautiful capability to seek out gaps, placing on a present of cover-drivin, Salt went after the Pakistan bowlers until the very finish.
Shadab obtained Malan within the tenth over however there was no stopping Salt, who joined arms with Ben Duckett (26 off 16) to complete off the sport and arrange a sequence decider.
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