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Pak vs Eng 6th T20I: England beats Pakistan by 8 wickets to tie the series at 3-3

After an overwhelmingly dominant triumph against Pakistan that tied the series at 3-3, England’s Phil Salt swore that his team will not let up in the seventh and final T20 International on Sunday at the Gaddafi Stadium. It was an explosive unbeaten 88 from Salt, who had flattered to deceive in previous occasions, that helped England reach the 170-run goal with more than five overs to spare on Friday night, and the wicket-keeper batsman said they intended to put Pakistan on the back foot in the series-deciding encounter.

With 50 runs in three overs, Salt and his opening partner Alex Hales gave England the perfect foundation to launch their chase. It occurred after England failed to chase down scores of 166 and 145 in the previous two series encounters.

“We knew it was a fantastic wicket, and we knew we wanted to get off to the greatest possible start,” he explained. “As for myself, I play aggressively and want to win as many games as possible while wearing the England shirt.”

The English were so dominant that Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who made an unbeaten 87 on Friday, said his team had been absolutely outplayed, and the absences of important pacers Naseem Shah [out due to Covid-19] and the rested Haris Rauf were felt keenly.

Earlier, Babar Azam tied India’s Virat Kohli’s record for the fastest player to 3,000 runs in cricket’s shortest format, when Pakistan struck 169-6 against England in Lahore on Friday. The Pakistan captain, who scored an unbeaten 59-ball 87 for his 27th half-century, achieved 3,000 T20I runs in 81 innings as he steadied the home team’s total after being sent in to bat.

Azam struck Richard Gleeson for a six to join the Indian combo of Rohit Sharma (3,694 runs in 140 matches) and Kohli (3,663 in 108), Martin Guptill (3,497 in 112) and Paul Stirling (3,011 in 114) in reaching the milestone.

Azam blasted three sixes and seven boundaries, and he and Iftikhar Ahmed (31) combined 48 for the fourth wicket and 47 for the third with Haider Ali (18).

England bowlers Sam Curran (2-26) and David Willey (2-32) were both successful. Pakistan, which leads the seven-match series 3-2, gave 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris his T20I debut while resting Mohammad Rizwan.

Haris Rauf, the fast bowler, was also rested, making room for Shahnawaz Dahani. England rested pacemen Mark Wood and Chris Woakes in favor of Reece Topley and Gleeson. The final match is also on Sunday in Lahore.

 

“Definitely the finest T20I knock, fantastic to accomplish it with the series on the line,” said Phil Salt, Player of the Match. It’s always difficult to play well at the top when you’re picking out fielders and finding methods to get out. I’m pleased with management’s support for how they want me to play. You need competition, and the top teams have plenty of it. Everyone is attempting to put their best foot forward and demonstrate to the coaches how terrific they are.”

“Thought it was a nice score, might have scored 10-15 more,” Pakistan skipper Babar Azam remarked. The utilization of the powerplay by England proved decisive. Middle order roles need players to take responsibility, which I hope they will do in the upcoming game.”

England captain Moeen Ali: “I was quite satisfied, and I felt our batting in particular was brilliant.” It demonstrates that if you adhere to the process, you don’t have to labor to play accurate shots. And I thought the seamers were excellent today. You can keep going if you don’t lose wickets early on. Excellent base, shots, and overall performance. Another nice game, I hope, in what has been a fantastic series. We believe that as a group, we have learned a great deal. Buttler is feeling fine and has increased his training. We’ll see whether we risk him for one game.

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