England vs Pakistan, Pakistan in England, 3 T20I Series, 2021 Full score card

ENGLAND SCRAPE THROUGH BY 3 WICKETS! Hasan Ali fires in a yorker, outside off, Chris Jordan backs away and looks to slash hard. He gets an under edge which just misses the stumps and goes towards fine leg. By the time the fielder can get to the ball, Jordan has returned for the second! He pumps his fists in ecstacy.

Smart batting! A length ball, around middle, Chris Jordan calmly flicks it behind square leg and runs back for the second! England need 2 from 3 balls now.

David Willey walks in at number 9, replacing his skipper, Eoin Morgan.

OUT! CAUGHT! Morgan departs and Pakistan breathe again! A length ball, around middle, from around the wicket, Morgan shimmies down the track and looks to swing it to the leg side but the ball sticks onto the pitch. The shot is through early and the ball comes on late. It is miscued towards long on where Shadab Khan takes a sitter. Down to two new batters at the crease now. England need 4 from 4 balls!

DROPPED! How costly is that going to be? A length ball, around middle, Eoin Morgan looks to swing it to the leg side but gets a massive top edge. It is near where short mid-wicket would have been but that place is vacant. The bowler himself runs after the ball, gets to it, but cannot hold on! Two runs taken. England need 4 from 5 balls.

Chris Jordan walks in at number 8, replacing Liam Livingstone. 6 to win. 5 gets a Super Over.

OUT! CAUGHT! 6 and gone for Livingstone. This was more of a free hit for Liam, as Morgan would have wanted strike for the next over. Hafeez realizes that too and tosses this slower through the air. Liam Livingstone is already through his almighty attempted slog and gets a top edge. Simple catch for Sohaib Maqsood at short third man. England need 6 from the final over. Mohammad Hafeez finishes with figures of 4-0-28-3!

SIX! FEROCIOUS! Oh hellooooooooooo! We have done this before - remember the name! Only this time, it is Liam Livingstone! Full, outside off, Livingstone gets down and mows a massive slog sweep over mid-wicket! England need 6 from 7 balls.

Liam Livingstone walks in at number 7, replacing Dawid Malan.

OUT! BOWLED! The match is still alive! The arm ball, straight, Dawid Malan backs away and looks to power this through the off side. But the ball pitches, skids through, beats the bat and hits the leg stump! Pakistan supporters roar. England still need 12 from 8. Super Over, anyone?

MISFIELD! That will help England. Full, around middle, Malan comes down the track and hits it straight down to Shaheen Afridi at long on. Should have been just a single but Afridi fumbles and the hawk-like eyes of Morgan spot that, and he charges back for the second. Hafeez is not happy. England need 12 from 9 balls.

Full, around middle, slower through the air, Eoin Morgan looks to play the slog but is early into ths shot. Gets a thick outside edge which rolls to short third man. A run taken.

Full, outside off, Dawid Malan swings hard but gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies down to short third man. Morgan pushes Malan into the single.

Back to spin. Mohammad Hafeez to continue.

SIX! CREAMED! Morgan has nailed this. Cutter from Hasan Ali and the over-the-wicket angle just makes it easier for Morgan. Till this point, Ali was bowling around the wicket. The ball is pitched up, around middle, Morgan walks across and skies this miles over mid-wicket! 13 from the over, could this be a game-changing gamble? England need 16 from 12 balls.

Another dot. The cross-seam ball, around middle, EM looks to pull but misses.

Down the leg side, the skipper walks down the leg side and Hasan follows him. Eoin misses his clip and the ball clips his trouser on its way to the keeper.

Slower ball now, on a length, Morgan looks to swing to the leg side but gets a toe end of the bat, which bounces past the off stump towards the keeper. Mohammad Rizwan appeals for LBW in a bizarre fashion.

SIX! JUST OVER! A bit too straight, as Hasan goes for the yorker, but does not get it right. It is right in the slot and Eoin Morgan flicks this uppishly. There is a man at deep square leg, Mohammad Hasnain, right at the ropes and he leaps but the ball just tips over!

A length ball, outside off, punched towards point for a single.

It is Hasan Ali. 2-0-9-0 so far. Watch out for the slower deliveries and the yorkers.

FOUR! That is an incredible shot. Fractionally short, outside off, Eoin Morgan backs away to the leg side and slices it through the covers, beating sweeper to his left! 10 from the over, England need 29 from 18 balls.

Around middle, Dawid backs away to the leg side and puches it down to long off for a run. England need 33 from 19 balls.

FOUR! Finds the boundary at last. Short, around middle, Malan rocks back and pulls it through square leg, beating deep backward square leg to his right.

Oh, straight to the fielder! Full, around middle, Dawid Malan backs away to the leg side and drives, but finds shotrt extra cover.

Tries the reverse sweep again, does Morgan and gets it towards short third man, for a run.

Full, outside off, Eoin Morgan looks to play the reverse sweep but gets a bottom edge.

Full, around middle, Dawid Malan walks across and flicks it through mid-wicket. He turns blind for the second but then stops, looking at his skipper. But Morgan calls him through and they complete the second, Mohammad Rizwan is not happy with the fielder. 4 runs from the over, England need 39 from 24 balls!

Full, around middle, spinning down, DM looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads.

Around middle, Eoin Morgan works it to the leg side. Will just be a run.

Fuller, around middle, Dawid works it through mid on for a single.

Quicker one, the googly, outside off, Malan looks to cut but misses.

Full, outside off, Dawid Malan drives it straight to short extra cover. England need 43 from 29 balls.

The skipper. Eoin Morgan. walks in, with his side in a bit of a hole here. Shadab Khan returns as well. 2-0-18-1 so far.

OUT! BOWLED! The Professor strikes! Slower through the air, around middle, Moeen Ali comes down the track and plays a cross-batted slog. Misses and the ball goes beneath the bat to hit the timber! England under pressure now, need 43 from 30 balls!

Short, around off, Dawid punches it towards Mohammad Hasnain at sweeper cover for one.

Around middle, worked through mid-wicket for a run.

Full, around off, Moeen Ali pushs it straight to cover.

Around middle, Malan stabs it to the leg side for a quick single.

Full, around middle, Dawid Malan pushes it back to the bowler.

Mohammad Hafeez is back on. 1-0-5-0 so far.

Full, outside off, Dawid looks to play the reverse sweep again but is way too early into his shot. Gets a top edge which lands wide of short third man. A run taken. Excellent over from Imad Wasim. 5 runs and a wicket ffrom the over. His figures read 4-0-25-1.

The arm ball, outside off, Malan looks to run it down to third man but misses.

FOUR! Very delicate. Full, outside off, Dawid Malan reverse sweeps it to the right to short third man. England need another 47 from 38 balls.

Full, outside off, Dawid Malan looks to drive but misses as the ball spins in. England need 51 from 39 balls.

Moeen Ali walks in at number 5, replacing Jonny Bairstow. But he will not be on strike, as Bairstow and Malan crossed before the catch was taken.

OUT! CAUGHT! Bairstow falls too! Full, outside off, Jonny Bairstow stays leg side of the ball and looks to go inside out. But he gets a massive top edge due to the slowness of the delivery and Sohaib Maqsood takes a dolly at cover. Well, is the game turning? England need 51 from 40 balls.

Short, outside off, Bairstow looks to cut but gets a bottom edge to the off side.

Imad Wasim returns. 3-0-20-0 so far.

Outside off, chipped over cover for a couple.

Outside off, reverse paddled behind point for a single.

Full, outside off, a beautiful leg break. Full, outside off, Bairstow looks to flick but misses.

Full, outside off, Malan looks to flick but gets a leading edge through the vacant slip cordon. A single taken.

Full, around off, Dawid Malan reverse sweeps it to backward point.

Around middle, helped through square leg for a single.

A delay. A streaker is in the middle! It is a young lad. Just halts the play a little bit. The security guards frisk him off.

Around middle, punched down the ground to long on for one more.

Shorter, around off, Malan goes back and punches it through the covers for one.

Around middle, pushed towards cover.

Full, on middle, Bairstow gets down on a knee and reverse sweep-pulls it towards deep cover for one.

The arm ball, around off, Dawid Malan punches it down to long off for a run. England need another 59 from 52 balls.

Full, around middle, Jonny Bairstow leans and works it through mid on for a single.

We will have a bit of Mohammad Hafeez now.

Short, outside off, the googly, Dawid Malan goes back and punches it through the covers for a couple. 11 runs from the over but a wicket as well. Usman Qadir's figures read 3-0-30-1.

Jonny Bairstow comes in at number 4, replacing Jason Roy.

OUT! CAUGHT! The moment Roy hit that, his head was down. He is disgusted with himself and shakes his head while walking off. Slower through the air, outside off, floated as well, Jason Roy gets down and looks to play the slog sweep. But for that, he has to drag it from wide outside off. Gets a top edge which goes high up in the air. Fakhar Zaman gets under it at long off and makes no mistake. Roy is unhappy but he might have done the job. England need another 63 from 55 balls.

FOUR MORE! Fuller, around middle, Roy sweeps it to the other side of Hasnain - to his right. Finds the boundary at deep backward square leg.

MISFIELD, FOUR! Oh no. Oh no no no. Poor Usman Qadir. Silly Mohammad Hasnain. Full, around middle, Jason Roy gets down and sweeps this really hard, through square leg. Hasnain races to his left gets to the ball but then overruns. He tries to stop himself as the ball spins away to his right but then slips. England need another 67 from 57 balls.

Short, outside off, Malan punches this through the covers for a single.

Full, wide outside off, Dawid Malan steers this straight to short third man. England need another 72 from 59 balls.

Fuller, around middle, pushed down to long on for one more. 11 from the over, Shadab Khan's figures read 2-0-18-1.

Around off, punched down to long off for a run.

Short, around middle, Roy reverse pulls but finds point. Nearly handed a catch.

FOUR MORE! Cheeky! Landed outside off, Roy just plays this very late, off the keeper's gloves and through the vacant first slip region, to the third man fence!

FOUR! This man is batting on a different pitch. Full, around middle, Jason Roy gets down and sweeps it powerfully to the mid-wicket fence! England need another 78 from 64 balls.

Short, outside off, cut through point for a single.

Around off, worked through mid-wicket for a couple.

Full, outside off, Jason Roy reverse sweeps this straight to short third man.

Outside off, punched wide of cover for one.

Dropped short, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Outside off, punched to the left of cover for a single.

Full, around off, Malan reverse sweeps it to first slip.

OUT! CAUGHT! Buttler finally falls after a scratchy knock. Full, outside off, Jos Buttler gets down and looks to slog this out of the park. But the slowness of the ball does him in and he skies this miles in the air. Babar Azam runs across to his right from long off and completes the catch. Dawid Malan walks in at number 3. England need 88 from 72 balls.

FOUR! Rubbing salt on the wounds! Full, around off, Jos Buttler reverse sweeps it to the left of short third man!

MISCUE, BUT SAFE! What a lucky escape. Full, outside off, Buttler backs away and then looks to go inside out. Skies this high in the air but extra cover running back cannot get there! Two runs taken.

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This time he stays back to flick but misses and is hit on the pads.

Flighted on middle. Buttler comes down the track but gets beaten in the air as the ball hits him on the pads.

Around middle, worked to the leg side for a single.

Leggie from the other end as well. It is Shadab Khan.

Short, down the leg side, Jason looks to pull but the ball goes off the glove and rolls down to short fine leg. A single taken. 15 from the leggie's first over.

FOUR MORE! They are really going after him. This is Usman Qadir's first match of the tour and he is certainly not being treated well. Full, around off, Roy gets down and sweeps it powerfully to the right of deep mid-wicket.

FOUR! Another reverse! Full, around middle, it is Jason Roy this time who gets it uppishly, but to the left of point and wide of short third man!

Full toss, around middle, Buttler reverse sweeps it through point who dives to his left and makes a fine half stop. A single taken.

FOUR! Does not matter! The reverse comes out again! That will boost Buttler's confidence. Short, around middle, Jos Buttler reverse pulls it over point. Fabulous shot.

Ha ha. Qadir comes onto bowl but Buttler shapes to play the reverse sweep. And Usman does not deliver!

Full, outside off, Jason Roy leans and drives it towards long off for a single. England need another 109 from 83 balls.

Usman Qadir to bowl now.

RUN OUT MISSED! Around middle, Jason looks to work it to the leg side but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls to the off side and the batsmen go for the quick single. Hasan Ali gets to the ball and under-arms a throw at the keeper's end but misses. Jos Buttler loses his bat and is short of his ground! 45/0 for England in the Powerplay.

FOUR! Excellent timing. Not too much wrong with that delivery. Length ball, pretty straight and pretty fast. But Roy just punches this through the line, uppishly, wide of the bowler and also wide of mid on. High-class batting. Roy moves to 33 from 20 balls.

Slower ball, short in length, Jason Roy gets across, looks to paddle but misses.

Around off, Jos smartly gets across and nudges it towards mid on for a single.

Beaten! On a length, outside off, Buttler looks to punch it on the up but misses. Mohammad Rizwan, the keeper, collects and throws the ball up in the air, making the crowd excited.

Terrific yorker, around off, watchfully dug out. At the moment, Jos Buttler has got no answer.

Short, around middle, pulled straight to square leg.

STUMPING CHANCE MISSED! The frustration builds for Pakistan as Buttler gets away with one. The arm ball, around middle, Jos Buttler comes down the track and looks to go inside out but misses. The ball bounces and Mohammad Rizwan is late to get up. The ball hits him on the left elbow and goes to short fine leg. A bye taken.

Landed outside off, the arm ball, Jason looks to cut but mistimes it towards cover. A single taken. Little bit of frustration creeping into Pakistan.

FOUR! Roy is single-handedly transferring the pressure back onto Pakistan. Full, around middle, Jason Roy gets down and mows a slog sweep over mid-wicket.

Oohhh... this is on middle, Roy lines up for another slog but at the last moment to guide it towards point.

SIX! CRASH! Roy finally gets one off Imad. Tossed up, outside off, Jason Roy backs away to the leg side and then slogs it over long on.

Another dot! Excellent from Hasan Ali. Slower ball, outside off, Jos gets across to play the paddle scoop but only gets a bottom edge to the keeper behind.

Around off, slower in pace, Buttler heaves it off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket for a couple.

Excellent. Terrific yorker, around off, Jos Buttler can only dig it out back to the bowler. Good pace too. 89 miles an hour. Buttler will know that he can catch up but even he will be feeling the pressure at the moment.

Outside off, angling in, JB punches it straight to cover. Good, very good bowling.

Third man is coming up. Two men out on the leg side.

Hits the deck hard now, does Ali and Jos punches it towards cover.

Wow. Hasan Ali cannot believe how has that missed the stumps. Buttler got across early to play the paddle scoop and Hasan gave him no pace to work with. Buttler was through his shot way too early and the ball came pretty late. Just went over the bat and then the off stump.

WIDE. A misdirected ball, down the leg side on length, Jos Buttler misses his flick.

Hasan Ali replaces Shaheen Afridi.

Short, outside off, Jason cuts straight to cover.

This one bounces sharply. The arm ball, around middle, Roy goes back and to punch, expecting the ball to slide on. But instead, it holds up on the pitch and takes him by surprise. He pushes at it and the ball hits the splice of the bat.

Fuller, slower through the air, outside off, JB comes down the track and swings wildly, Is not to the pitch of the ball and miscues it to deep mid-wicket. A run taken.

Quicker one, outside off, Jos looks to cut but gets a bottom edge which goes on the bounce to the keeper.

FOUR! CRACK! Short ball, outside off, Buttler picks the length in a trice, goes back in a flash and powers this over the covers!

Full, around off, Jos Buttler pushes it towards cover.

FOUR! 16 from the over! A length ball, around middle, Roy whips it to the mid-wicket fence!

FOUR MORE! Clever batting. This is called knowing the field. Fine leg was up and Afridi bowled a length ball, around leg. Roy calmly got across and flicked it to the left of short fine leg.

FOUR! CLOUT! A length ball, outside off, Jason Roy swings it over mid-wicket and the ball nearly goes all the way! Bounces just inside the ropes.

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Ooohh... outside off, short in length, Roy looks to cut but is too close to the ball. Gets a bottom edge which just misses the stumps.

Outside off, punched back to the bowler.

FOUR! Glorious shot. On a length, outside off, Jason Roy punches it on the up through the covers.

Shaheen Afridi to bowl from the other end.

Full, outside off, a drive to long off for a single to end a quiet opening over.

Around off, punched down to long off for a run.

Full, outside off, Jason Roy pushes it past the bowler towards long off, for a single.

The arm ball, around off, pushed back to the bowler.

Short, outside off, cut straight to cover.

Full, outside off, driven straight to cover.

Outside off, slower in length, Rizwan pulls it towards deep square leg and hares back for the second. PAKISTAN END ON 154/6!

That is a gem. Absolute gem of a delivery. Knuckle ball, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan gets across, looks to paddle-pull but simply does not get any pace to work with. Gets hit on the gloves and it goes towards Jos Buttler who fumbles and parries it to the leg side. Hasan wants the single and Rizwan responds but then sends his partner back.

This is good from Jordan. Another yorker, around off, HA digs it out towards long on. Chris Jordan gets across, looks to stop it, but collides into Rizwan and the ball escapes to long on. A run taken.

Terrific yorker, following the batsman down the leg side, Ali misses it comprehensively as he looks to flick.

Outside off, on a length, Hasan slices it over cover and gets a couple. 150 UP FOR PAKISTAN. 4 balls left.

Slower ball, on a length, outside off, Hasan Ali swings but misses.

1 over left. Chris Jordan will bowl the 20th over. 160 looks to be on the cards but Pakistan will aim to get close to 165.

Slower ball, short in length, Ali pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 14 from the over. Saqib Mahmood finishes with figures of 3-0-33-0.

EDGED, FOUR! Joy for Pakistan! A short ball, outside off, Hasan swings hard and gets a thick outside edge, which flies over the keeper to the third man fence!

Yorker, outside off, dug out towards long on for one more.

WIDE. Full, outside off, swinging away, Rizwan slashes but misses.

Slower ball again, outside off, short in length, Hasan slaps it through the covers for a single.

SIX! CLUNK! He has hit that alright. Slower-ball bouncer, around off, Hasan Ali sets himself up, backs away, waits for the ball to come and pulls it over mid-wicket!

Slower ball, outside off, on a length, Hasan Ali slashes but misses.

Who is bowling now? Saqib Mahmood has the task with the 19th over. 2-0-19-0 so far.

Yorker is correct this time, Rizwan can only dig it back.

FOUR! Low full toss, around off, Rizwan hammers it straight back past the bowler down the ground!

Full, around middle and leg, Mohammad Rizwan digs it out wide of long on for a couple.

Hasan Ali steps in at number 8, replacing Imad Wasim.

OUT! IMAD WASIM IS RUN OUT! Poor cricket from the southpaw. Short, outside off, Imad Wasim sliced it behind point. It seemed like it was in the gap but Jonny Bairstow gave it a good chase from sweeper cover to his right. He dived full stretch to his right and pushed the ball away. He then got up and returned the ball to Jordan who dislodged the bails at his end. England put in a formal appeal for a run out and as his duty, the umpire referred it upstairs. Replays showed that Jordan collected the ball, ran back and then threw it at the stumps, delaying it by a long time. Yet, Imad was short! Replays also show that Imad was jogging across and took the third after Bairstow threw the ball. Poor cricket.

Gone? We might have a run out here. That looked an easy three and England are not too bothered about the appeal. But up comes the replay on the giant screen and dear me - Imad Wasim is short!

A short ball now, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run.

A length ball, around middle, Imad Wasim helps it off his hips towards fine leg for a single.

Imad Wasim walks in at number 7, replacing Shadab Khan. Meanwhile, Chris Jordan comes back on. 2-0-15-0 so far.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid finishes with four! Short, outside off, Shadab Khan goes back and looks to pull. But the ball is short, turning away and slower in pace. As a result, Shadab has to drag it. He miscues it and gets a top edge. Liam Livingstone comes running in from deep mid-wicket and takes a simple catch. He then looks towards Jason Roy at long on and signals that the sun was in his eyes. Never easy, such catches. And not easy, is it, for a new batter to get going. 4-0-35-4 for Adil Rashid.

Short, outside off, Shadab Khan looks to cut but misses.

Floated wide outside off, Rizwan reaches out and drags his slog to long on for a single.

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Outside off, drilled through the covers for a run.

Outside off, cut straight to short third man for a quick single.

SIX! There she goes! Tossed up, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan comes down the track and sends it sailing over long on!

Adil Rashid to bowl out in the 17th over. 3-0-26-3 so far.

Full, outside off, Rizwan gets down and sweeps it through square leg for a run. Not a single boundary conceded by Moeen -  he finishes with figures of 4-0-19-1! Sensational!

Full, around off, Mohammad Rizwan walks down the track and looks to push but mistimes it back to the bowler. Slips as well. He is constantly looking to push and run.

Short, outside off, Shadab goes back and pulls it down to long on for one to get off the mark.

Wooohh... that spun in a long way from outside off, Shadab Khan went back to cut but missed. There is a quizzical look on his face.

Shadab Khan walks in at number 6, replacing Fakhar Zaman.

OUT! LBW! Successful review for England and spinners are doing the job for the home side. The arm ball, around off, from around the wicket, Fakhar Zaman looks to work it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads. Moeen Ali appeals but the umpire stays firm. Buttler is not that confident, indicating height but Moeen believes this is out. Morgan trusts his bowler and goes for the review. Ball Tracker shows it to be hitting leg stump! End of a struggle for Zaman.

Full, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan gets across to flick, but gts a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls to the off side and the batsmen pinch a quick single in spite of Jos Buttler getting to the ball. Misses his under-arm shy at the bowler's end but Rizwan was well in.

Full, around middle, Rizwan comes down the track and pushes it towards long on for one more. Miserly from Liam Livingstone - just 5 runs from the 15th over.

Around off, spinning away, Fakhar Zaman pushes it through the covers for another single.

Around middle, worked through mid-wicket for one more.

Short, outside off, this is cut through point for a run.

Short, around middle, spinning away, Rizwan drags the pull through mid-wicket for a single.

Full, around middle, Mohammad Rizwan looks to slog but misses and is hit on the pads.

Short, outside off, Rizwan mistimes his pull back to the bowler. Moeen looks for a cheeky run out at the bowler's end and black flips the ball, only to miss the stumps, Concedes an overthrow to long off.

Very full, around off, Rizwan bunts it through mid-wicket and realizing that it is the large part of the ground, calls for two straightaway.

Full, on middle, Zaman pushes this down to long on for a single.

Excellent running. Full, around middle, Fakhar Zaman works it through mid-wicket with soft hands and charges back for the second, taking the athletic Chris Jordan on.

Around off, worked through mid-wicket for a single. 50 FOR RIZWAN!

Where did that come from? Both, Rizwan and Buttler look surprised. Short, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan looks to cut but the ball pitches and then bounces, along with coming in. Rizwan is carmped for room and cannot do anything. The ball lobs off the top edge but lands in front of the bowler.

Outside off, sliced over cover for a run.

Around off, pushed back to the bowler.

Around off, pushed towards point.

1000 T20I RUNS FOR FAKHAR ZAMAN! Gets there with a cut behind point for a couple. Different role these days, batting in the middle order, as opposed to a dasher as an opener.

Outside off, Rizwan looks to flick but gets a leading edge to short third man. A run taken.

MISFIELD, FOUR! Full, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan looks to sweep but gets a top edge. The ball goes towards fine leg where Dawid Malan comes running in but the ball lands and then spins past him. He apologizes to the bowler.

Works this through mid-wicket for one more.

Full, around middle, FZ pushes at it but gets an inside edge through mid-wicket. A run taken.

Around off, whipped to deep mid-wicket.

Fuller, outside off, punched through the covers for a single.

Around middle, punched back to the bowler.

Short, outside off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full, down the leg side, swept behind square leg for a couple.

Short, outside off, cut behind point for one more.

Tucks this through mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! This is huge! Floated, around middle, Fakhar gets down and mows a slog sweep over mid-wicket!

Outside off, solidly defended.

FOUR! Full, around middle, Zaman gets down and sweeps it through mid-wicket!

Goes back and works this through mid-wicket for a single.

Full, around middle, pushed back to the bowler.

Around off, defended solidly.

Around off, spinning in, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

NOT OUT. A touch short, around middle, Rizwan worked it towards mid-wicket and set off for the second. Seemed like he was struggling at the halfway mark and had to dive in. Buttler whipped the bails off from the throw and appealed. Replays show that Rizwas was in.

Run out appeal now. Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go and Rizwan goes. Inside the crease. Not out signalled by the third umpire.

Full, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan gets down and looks to sweep but misses and is hit on the pads.

What is happening? We have a marriage proposal in the stands. Decision pending. And she says YES! The crowd of 18,000 roar in support! All the best to the couple for the future! Meanwhile, Moeen Ali to bowl.

Outside off, driven straight to cover. Excellent over from Rashid - 2 runs and 2 wickets! His figures read 2-0-12-3.

Full, outside off, Fakhar Zaman looks to drive but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Fakhar Zaman walks in at number 5, replacing Mohammad Hafeez.

OUT! CAUGHT! Seems like the half tracker is not such a bad ball at Old Trafford, aye? Short, around middle, begging to be hit, Mohammad Hafeez rocks back and pulls. But he does not get enough of it at all. Hits it straight to Jonny Bairstow at deep square leg who takes it and then turns back to look at the crowd in celebration. 3 wickets in 10 balls for Rashid!

Around off, Rizwan punches it down to long on for one more.

Full, around middle, Mohammad Hafeez flicks it through square leg for a single.

Mohammad Hafeez walks in at number 4, replacing Sohaib Maqsood.

OUT! CAUGHT! Catching practice. Sohaib Maqsood throws it away again. Tossed up, around middle, Maqsood looks to gets under this and swing it over long on. But he is not quite able to hit it cleanly. Finds Jason Roy to perfection at long on. Second wicket for Rashid.

Change of ends for Adil Rashid. 1-0-10-1 so far.

FOUR, JUST OVER! Full, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan lofts this over a leaping cover, for a boundary!

Now, off spin. Short in length, SM rocks back and pullls it to the right of Jonny Bairstow at deep mid-wicket. A single taken.

Short, outside off, Sohaib cuts it straight to point.

STUMPING MISSED, 4 BYES! Plenty of spin. Leg spin from Livingstone, tossed up, outside off, fuller in length, Maqsood comes forward to swing but misses. The ball turns away from him and he is dragged out of his crease but Jos Buttler fails to pick the ball. It races to the third man fence.

Short, around off, Mohammad Rizwan pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.

Around middle, Sohaib Maqsood goes back and works it to the leg side for a single.

Change of bats for Rizwan. 4 people come in with 4 bats. Rizwan is still selecting. Okay. Time for the second spinner. No Parkinson today. And no Moeen Ali yet. Morgan has turned to the man with the golden arm - Liam Livingstone. It will be a mixture from Livingstone - off spin, leg spin and what not.

Outside off, on a length, Maqsood dabs it towards third man for one more.

BAT BROKEN! Fiery yorker from Jordan, right at the base of middle, Rizwan just about digs it out to the leg side and crosses over for a run. While taking the single he raises his bat towards the dressing room to signal that it is broken. The bottom half has come apart!

A slower ball, shorter in length, Sohaib Maqsood swivels and pulls it towards deep square leg for another single.

Update from the Island nation - Not surprisingly, INDIA HAVE DEFEATED SRI LANKA BY 3 WICKETS in the second ODI in Colombo. The visitors were in trouble at a stage but Deepak Chahar's maiden half century bailed them out. Sri Lanka have struggled to beat India in India, in Sri Lanka, at a neutral venue and hence, they perhaps did not have the killer instinct to finish the game off when India were in trouble.

Fuller, pushed down to long on for one.

Outside off, on a length, steered towards third man for a run.

Around off, pushed down to long on for a single.

Chris Jordan returns. 1-0-9-0 so far.

FOUR MORE! Rashid drops it short and it is a googly. It is a wrong 'un on a wrong length. Sohaib Maqsood rocks back in a flash and pulls it over mid-wicket. Pakistan end the fielding restrictions' period with a score of 50/1.

FOUR! FABULOUS! Overpitched, outside off, Maqsood leans and drives it to the left of mid off. The fielder dives but the ball goes through!

Fuller, around middle, Maqsood pushes it back to the right of the bowler who gets across and stops it.

Short, outside off, Sohaib Maqsood punches it towards cover.

Sohaib Maqsood walks in at number 3, replaxing Babar Azam.

OUT! STUMPED! Ohhh... he has done it again, has Adil Rashid! Pakistan's skipper goes cheaply. Frustration gets the better of the skipper. He had faced 12 balls until this delivery and scored just 11. He thought he could take Rashid on in the final over of the Powerplay. Stepped out and swung wildly but got consumed by the googly. Missed it comprehensively and the keeper, Jos Buttler, completed an easy stumping.

WIDE. Short, outside leg, Babar Azam looks to pull but misses.

A googly to start, Mohammad Rizwan is down the pitch but not to the pitch of the ball. Is forced to defend and somehow gets an inside edge towards short fine leg. A single taken.

Spin time. Adil Rashid into the attack.

Full, around off, pushed towards mid on for one more.

Another slower ball, helped through square leg for a run.

Short ball, pulled towards deep square leg for one more.

Around middle, a touch short, turned towards square leg for a run.

Outside off, punched towards mid on for a quick single.

SIX! With the wind! A short ball, around off, Mohammad Rizwan pulls it over square leg. The wind takes the ball into the crowd.

Saqib Mahmood changes ends.

A short ball, slower in pace, pulled towards deep square leg for a single.

Around off, chipped back to Jordan who parries it towards mid off.

Outside off, pushed towards mid on for a quick single.

Short, outside off, punched towards cover.

ANOTHER CHANCE! A short ball, around off, Babar looks to pull but gets a top edge due to the extra bounce. Short mid-wicket runs back, Jason Roy it is, dives but cannot get to the ball! A single taken.

EDGED, FOUR! Jos Buttler nearly pulled off a stunner. Too wide from Jordan, short as well, Babar slashes hard and gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies towards the slip cordon and Buttler flies to his right - but the ball eludes him to the third man fence.

WIDE. Outside off, fuller in length, grazing the wide guidelines, Babar Azam lets it go.

Chris Jordan to bowl now.

Outside off, on a length. Rizwan waits for the ball to arrive and guides it towards Saqib Mahmood at short third man. Wants a run but is sent back.

SIX! CLUBBED! Willey goes full and the response from Rizwan is to jump out and swing the ball over long on! The keeper moves to 15 from 10 balls in a stand of 20 from 17.

Around middle and leg, the skipper looks to tuck it away but misses and is hit on the pads.The ball dribbles to the leg side and a leg bye is taken.

Ooohhh... that came out of nowhere. A length ball, outside off, Babar jumps down the track, has a wild swing and misses.

Short and wide outside off, Azam slashes it to the right of third man for a couple.

IN THE AIR... SHORT! Somehow, he finds the gap. There is a short cover, there is a short extra cover but yet, the ball does not go to hand! A length ball, around middle, Babar Azam looks to flick but the ball bounces a shade extra and lobs in between the two fielders. Point mops it up.

FOUR MORE! Full and straight, Rizwan walks across and tickles it to the fine leg fence! 4 dot balls on the trot and then 2 consecutive fours. What an over! The stand is worth 11 from 12 balls.

FOUR! Fine shot. Fractionally short, around off, Mohammad Rizwan gets across and pulls it behind square leg! The man who was moved back is very square and cannot get there!

Fine leg goes back while third man comes in.

A length ball, outside off, MR gets across, looks to pull but misses and is hit on the pads. 4 dot balls on the trot now.

Outside off, on a length, this one holds on the surface. Rizwan is early into his defensive push and chips it uppishly towards mid off. Lands well in front of the fielder.

Outside off, solidly defended from the crease.

Around off, Mohammad Rizwan gets across to defend but misses and is hit on the pads.

Saqib Mahmood to bowl from the other end.

DRAMA! A length ball, around middle, Rizwan looked to pull but missed. The ball went off his thigh and lobbed in the air. The keeper, Jos Buttler, ran across to his left and dived. England appealed for the catch but the umpire shook his head. Eoin Morgan then had a look at his keeper who just shook his head. No review then. UltraEdge detects nothing when the ball passes the bat. Off the thigh. Meanwhile, a single was taken, leg bye signalled.

MISFIELD AND THE CROWD ROARS! On a length, outside off, Rizwan pushes it straight to Jason Roy at point who fumbles and allows an easy single.

Around middle, Babar Azam turns it towards fine leg for a single.

Around off, tapped to the leg side.

Outside off, on a length, angling away, Rizwan steers this down to third man for a single.

Full, around off, Mohammad Rizwan pushes it towards cover and sets off for a single, but is sent back. That would have been suicidal.

Right then. Back to Manchester. The players are out in the middle. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are the openers for Pakistan. Who will open with the ball for England? It is David Willey. Rizwan to face. Here we go...

50 FOR DEEPAK CHAHAR! Told ya, that game is not done yet! India's new-ball bowlers - Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar have raised a rearguard stand with the latter reaching his maiden ODI half century! India need just 34 runs more from 35 balls, with 3 wickets still in hand!

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Babar Azam (C), Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali (IN FOR AZAM KHAN), Shaheen Afridi, Usman Qadir (IN FOR HARIS RAUF) and Mohammad Hasnain.

England (Playing XI) - Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (WK), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan (C) (IN FOR TOM CURRAN), Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, David Willey (IN FOR MATT PARKINSON), Adil Rashid and Saqib Mahmood.

TOSS TIME! The flip of the coin has gone the visitors' way. PAKISTAN HAVE ELECTED TO BAT FIRST. Eoin Morgan has come at the toss, so the captain has taken one place for sure. Whose will it be? We shall find out soon.

Excited for The Hundred? England are about to welcome a radical change to the format of the game. They are a day away from introducing a 100-ball game, starting from the 21st of July, with the Women having a go at it, followed by the Men. Cannot blame the guys if they have already started thinking about that tournament!

Updates from across the globe. Bangladesh have completed a whitewash over Zimbabwe in the ODIs. The hosts did do well to put up a challenging total on the board but skipper Tamim Iqbal paved the way for a Bangladesh win with a stunning century. In Sri Lanka, the hosts are making India sweat it out in their chase of 276 in the second ODI, with all proper batsmen dismissed. Krunal Pandya and Deepak Chahar are in the middle, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar waiting in the shed. Sri Lanka may be on top, but just to remind everyone - FLASHBACK 24th August, 2017 - India were 131/7 chasing 237 against Sri Lanka in Pallekele - needing 106 from 169 balls. MS Dhoni was joined by Bhuvi and no wicket fell till the end of the game. So the Lankans would know well that even though India have their lower order at the crease, they can surely pack a punch. The Indians need 83 from 89 balls with 3 wickets in hand, with Krunal Pandya being the latest to get dismissed.

EID MUBARAK! We would like to wish one and all a very happy Eid. Pakistan and their fans will hope that they celebrate the festival with a win today.

Lights ready. Sound ready. We, ready. Are England ready? They are playing Pakistan. But which Pakistan? That Pakistan which can score 200-plus or that Pakistan which can keep throwing wickets at will? We are onto the final leg of this interesting tour of England by Pakistan, who started the ODIs as favourites, got whitewashed, only to hammer England in the first T20I to remind us of their potential. The hosts bounced back in the second game but can we certainly say that momentum is with them? Not when the opposition is Pakistan. Hello and a warm welcome to the third and final T20I between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester.

... GAME DAY ...