The sixth T20I of the seven-match series between Pakistan and England got underway on Friday at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Having taken a lead of 3-2, Pakistan took the field to seal the series in the game. England captain Moeen Ali won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first on the wicket.
The captain’s decision was further vindicated by the seamers who got rid of Mohammad Haris and Shan Masood early on in the innings. While wickets fell at the other end, captain Babar Azam looked unscathed by it as he continued to play his majestic shots all around the ground.
Pakistan lost their third wicket at the score of 62 which brought Iftikhar Ahmed to the crease. Ahmed and Babar added 48 runs for the fourth wicket before Ahmed fell prey to Sam Curran for 31 off 21 balls. No other batter other than Babar could make a significant contribution to the Pakistan total.
The Pakistan captain looked in sublime touch as he clobbered the ball to parts of the ground after settling in. Courtesy of his unbeaten 87 off 59 balls with seven boundaries and three sixes, Pakistan managed to reach 169 at the end of 20 overs.
The English chase began in grad fashion with openers Philip Salt and Alex Hales launching an onslaught on the Pakistan bowlers. They added 55 runs in 3.5 overs as Pakistan were staring down the barrel. After Hales’ dismissal David Malan came to the crease who was also in no mood to settle down. At the other end, Philip Salt put on his scintillating stroke play on display ripping apart the Pakistan bowling attack.
England batters were relentless in their approach as Pakistan couldn’t find any answers to their all-out attack. They picked up their second wicket at the score of 128 with Shadab Khan getting Malan lbw after making 26 off 16. On the other end, there was no stopping salt, who was launching the ball into the stands for fun. Courtesy of their ruthless batting, England managed to chase down 170 in just 14.3 overs and won the match by eight wickets.
Salt remained unbeaten on 88 off 41 balls and Ben Duckett was unbeaten on 26 off 16 balls. By the virtue of this win, England managed to level the series 3-3 with the last game to be played on Sunday. Here’s how Twitter reacted to England’s emphatic win:
?? successfully surrendered against ???????#PAKvsENG #PakvsEng2022 #BabarAzam #cricket
Philip Salt u beauty.?? pic.twitter.com/dgZYZWkI7j
— ??????? ??? (@Swapnil101goat) September 30, 2022
2nd Innings Today ???#PAKvsENG pic.twitter.com/FPrUGRPVCg
— Saq!b (@iamSaqibAliAwan) September 30, 2022
Namak kam parh raha hai in log ko jo Ben stokes ko miss kar rahay hain.. ? #PAKvsENG https://t.co/pVzLw5MWyC
— Abubaker Ali Khan (@abubakeralikha) October 1, 2022
Poor Tait. Ponting dropped him bec he felt he wasn't as ruthless & aggressive as other Aussies & now Pak team is putting him in the firing line over a rare bowling failure. Why is M.Yousuf not sent when Pak loses due to batting collapse which happens every other match #PAKvsENG https://t.co/z2Fl2QwaW7
— Hina Khan (@cesthinakhan) October 1, 2022
Watermelons treated to its best way#PAKvsENG
— Mahesh Raghuwanshi (@whoismahesh22) October 1, 2022
Hamrey PCT boys ny Kaptaan ko bhi zehni mareez bana Dena hai????,
Bowling chul jaye to batting nahi chalti or agr batting chul jaye to bowling nahi chaltii????#PAKvsENG pic.twitter.com/OmjCIEctoe— Aisha?PCT (@PCT_FOR_LIFE) October 1, 2022
Virat Kohli's fans during yesterday match between Pakistan vs England in Pakistan, they wanted Virat Kohli to play in Pakistan.#PAKvsENG #ENGvsPAK #ViratKohli #KingKohli pic.twitter.com/UBQVJAAOmR
— Bibekananda Sahu (@IamBibeka) October 1, 2022
Bro aapne match dekhi? How hard it was timing the ball in the 1st innings? 160-170 seemed to be a challenging total but the dew seemed to pick up and the pitch played better in the 2nd innings. Sirf scorecard mat dekho sir. Match bhi dekh lo??? 147 Strike Rate! #PAKvsENG
— Aakumahi (@aakumahi) October 1, 2022
Target chase karny ke b koi manners hoty hain ?, #PakvsEngland2022 | #PAKvENG | #ENGvPAK
— Malik Shoujaat ?? (@Malok_Shoujaat) September 30, 2022
It seems someone is playing cricket 07 on mobile #PakvsEngland2022
— waqas khan?? (@waqaskhan343) September 30, 2022
PAKISTANI bowlers right now ???#PakvsEngland2022 #PakvsEngland pic.twitter.com/Y9ZGSw6X74
— ?laiba?? (@LaibaRamzan15) September 30, 2022
Bowling pitch when Pakistan batting, batting pitch when we bowling lmao what a love story
— Haroon (@ThisHaroon) September 30, 2022
