England versus Pakistan 3rd T20I: England seal the series with a thrilling win

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 It was an amazing game of cricket as England registered a thrilling 3 wicket win in the deciding T20I match played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Tuesday.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first. Mohammad Rizwan showed great intent right from word go putting England bowlers under great pressure. On the other hand, Babar Azam struggled to time the ball. After the initial spell by the pacers, Adil Rashid got a breakthrough in his first over getting rid of Babar Azam stumped by Buttler. Babar and Rizwan added 42 runs for the opening wicket. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan made 50 for 1.

The pitch at Old Trafford, Manchester had a lot of turn offer for the spinners. Rashid struck twice in quick succession to dismiss Shoaib Masqood and Mohammad Rizwan to leave Pakistan tottering at 69 for 3. Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan showed class against the England spinners keeping the scoreboard ticking. Moeen Ali dismissed Fakhar Zaman via review for LBW. The umpire gave it not out and on review, it was overturned to out. Zaman and Rizwan added 45 runs for the 4th wicket.

As the rest of the Pakistani batsmen struggled, Rizwan looked composed and reached fifty off 38 balls. Rashid ended his 4 overs spell with 4th wicket getting rid of Shahbad Khan providing simple catch to Livingstone. A combination work by Bairstow and Jordan resulted in a run-out of Imad Wasim. Mohammad Rizwan did not get most of the strike in the last 2 overs. Chris Jordan bowled a great 20th over giving away just 5 runs. Despite Rizwan’s brilliance, Pakistan posted 154 for 6 in 20 overs.

Chasing 155 runs to win, Jason Roy was in sublime touch hitting boundaries off Shaheen Shah Afridi’s bowling putting Pakistan bowlers under pressure. On the other hand, Jos Buttler looked out of sorts. At the end of the first six overs, England openers made 45 for 0.

After the field restrictions, Roy continued his merry way hitting Usman Qadir for runs. A good high catch by Babar Azam resulted in the wicket of Buttler. Buttler and Roy added 67 runs for the opening wicket. Dawid Malan struggled against the top-quality spin of Pakistan while Roy showed his class reaching his fifty off just 30 balls.

Jason Roy’s superb innings came to end as he was caught at the boundary by Fakhar Zaman to give Pakistan some hopes. The Pakistan bowlers kept tight lines and lengths not allowing England batsmen to score runs easily. Bairstow was dismissed cheaply trying to hit a big shot giving a simple catch to Masqood.

Mohammad Hafeez bowling for the first time in series, castled Moeen Ali’s stumps put England under some pressure. England captain Eoin Morgan released some pressure hitting 2 massive sixes while Malan played according to the situation.

Hafeez did a superb job getting rid of Malan bowled. Morgan and Malan added 31 runs for the 5th wicket. Liam Livingstone launched a massive six before providing a simple catch to Masqood. The Pakistani fielding was not up to the mark as England batsmen converted ones into twos. After being dropped by Hasan Ali himself, Hasan got rid of Eoin Morgan to keep Pakistan alive.

Chris Jordan held his nerves to hit 2 runs twice helping England register a thrilling 3 wicket win with 2 balls to spare. It was an amazing performance by the Pakistan team who fought till the end.

England 155 for 7 in 19.4 overs (Roy 64, Malan 31, Hafeez 3/28, Wasim 1/25) beat Pakistan 154 for 6 in 20 overs ( Rizwan 76*, Fakhar Zaman 24, Rashid 4/35) by 3 wickets.

For his 64 off 36 balls, Jason Roy was awarded the man of the match award. For his sensational performances, Liam Livingstone was named man of the series.



 

 





Jason Roy was awarded man of the match for England in 3rd T20I 

 

  

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