Pakistan won by 10 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Babar Azam
Batter
Bowler
Pakistan have roared back to make this 1-1. These two sides will be back on the field in less than 24 hours time for the third T20I. With five more games left, this series is shaping up nicely. Will be interesting to see how the pitch plays for back-to-back games. We will see you all tomorrow night. Take care!
Babar Azam | Pakistan captain and Player of the Match: The discussion was we can chase it down, we have done it before and that was the belief in the dressing room. The wicket always plays better under lights and it played better than what we expected. The discussions with Rizwan were to finish the match. I always had the belief (during the run of low scores) and you need that as a sportsman. The team always supported me and kept backing me.
Moeen Ali | England captain: It was a very good score. It was a good wicket in the end. We were bowling okay, but the momentum changed when I bowled my over and gave 21 runs. We played really well with the bat. Duckett's innings gave us a good platform.
22:50 Local Time, 17:50 GMT, 23:20 IST: Difficult pitch... What? Babar and Rizwan have made a mockery of this England bowling line-up. Rizwan made the intent very clear in the first over. Babar took his time but unleashed in style. England missed their lengths quite a bit and despite help for the spinners, Pakistan smacked the visitors and cruised home. Babar ended his run drought with a second T20I hundred and Rizwan was at his usual attacking best. England just didn't have an answer to the batting today. This full crowd in Karachi have got their moneys worth. Presentations coming up
Willey to Babar Azam, FOUR, full delivery, driven in the gap at cover and what a demolition this is from Babar Azam and Rizwan. The captain jumps and punches the air in delight. Pakistan's second 10-wicket win in T20Is
Willey to Rizwan, 1 run, leg side yorker, Rizwan digs it out to mid-on. Scores level
Willey to Babar Azam, 1 run, yorker outside off stump, Babar digs it out to point and that's the highest ever opening stand for Pakistan in T20Is
David Willey [3.0-0-38-0] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 19
17 Runs
PAK: 197 - 0
1 4 1 4 Wd Wd 2 Wd 2
Mohammad Rizwan
87 (50)
Babar Azam
105 (64)
Luke Wood
4-0-49-0
Luke Wood to Rizwan, 2 run, slower delivery, Rizwan slogs over mid-wicket, cut off in the deep
Luke Wood to Rizwan, wide, low full toss down leg, free runs
Luke Wood to Rizwan, 2 runs, full delivery outside off stump, Rizwan drives, Mo jumps at cover and gets a hand on it. Couldn't hold on
Luke Wood to Rizwan, wide, short of length delivery way outside off stump, Rizwan slashes and misses
Luke Wood to Rizwan, wide, way outside off stump as he tries the wide yorker
Luke Wood to Rizwan, FOUR, tries to bowl wide of off stump but lands a slot delivery, Rizwan reaches out and lofts over the bowler's head for four
Luke Wood to Babar Azam, 1 run, yorker outside off stump, Babar digs it out to long-off
Luke Wood to Babar Azam, FOUR, attempted yorker, Babar gets under this full delivery and whips it wide of long-on. He wants to seal this
Luke Wood to Rizwan, 1 run, low full toss, Rizwan smacks it to long-on
Luke Wood [3.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 18
4 Runs
PAK: 180 - 0
0 0 1 1 1 1
Mohammad Rizwan
78 (46)
Babar Azam
100 (62)
Sam Curran
4-0-29-0
Sam Curran to Rizwan, 1 run, knocked to deep mid-wicket
Sam Curran to Babar Azam, 1 run, tap and run single and the crowd errupts. Babar Azam jumps and pumps his fists as he roars for his second T20I hundred, thus ending a run drought. He is reminding all of us that he is back