PAK VS ENG - 7th T20I, England tour of Pakistan, 2022

Moeen Ali collects the trophy from Ramiz Raja and hands it to his team-mates as England pose with the 'Winners' banner. And with that folks, a well-fought series comes to an end. Seems as if the seven T20Is got over in the blink of an eye. Not a finish one would have expected, because there were some really exciting games earlier in the series. Lots of positives for England to take from it, especially Harry Brook and Phillip Salt's form. Pakistan have firepower in their bowling, but it's their batting that needs a lot of tuning. Barring Babar Azam and Rizwan, their batters have been mediocre to be honest. Will they be able to sort it out before the upcoming T20 World Cup? Only time will tell. That's all from our side. Goodbye and good night!

Moeen Ali: Brilliant game from us, we played well from the start. I thought our bowling was outstanding, throughout the series we bowled really well. When the team is batting like that, it gives a lot of confidence. Credit to the boys for the way they played. We needed two must-win games. It was amazing to see how we won the last two games. Also shows the depth we have in our squad. Just want to say thank you to everyone, and the PCB for looking after us.

Babar Azam | Talking in Urdu: It was definitely difficult. With 200 runs on the board, if we lose early wickets, it puts pressure on the other batters. This series was vital for us. We need to improve in the shortest format. I also mentioned at the toss, that we have a good bowling attack. Haris is bowling well, and he is improving everyday. I think entire Pakistan was waiting for this, even we were happy to host England.

Harry Brook | Player of the Series: I just try to hit straight and play the ball on its merit. Plenty of practice, doing drills and time in the nets (has helped him execute those shots). All the lads are looking forward to getting out there, and get going against Australia in the three-match series, and obviously then to the World Cup. It has been good fun. We have been in the hotel for quite a bit, but we are ready to get to Australia now.

Dawid Malan | Player of the Match: We put on a big score, it was a fantastic effort from us. We felt the first 12-14 overs, it was coming on nicely. Luckily our bowlers learnt from the opposition bowlers' mistakes. It slowed down considerably. We are looking forward to getting off to Australia in a couple of days. Thanks for having us here.

In reply, the Pakistani openers weren't able to replicate what the England openers managed to do. Both - Babar and Rizwan departed in back-to-back overs and England had the opposition by the scruff of their neck within the powerplay itself. The bowlers kept things tidy throughout the innings and the middle-order batters struggled to get boundaries after that disastrous powerplay. Shan Masood and Khushdil Shah had poor strike-rates and the home crowd got restless due to the same. Most of the spectators even left the stadium at the halfway stage of Pakistan's innings. Nothing to take away from the England bowlers though. All of them chipped in with useful spells, but Woakes and Willey impressed the most. Stay around for the presentations..

23:10 Local Time, 18:10 GMT, 23:40 IST: England - 4. Pakistan - 3. A good comeback by England to finish off the series with back-to-back wins. They started off the 7-match series with a win, and have done extremely well to sign off in style. Barring the toss, nothing clicked for Pakistan tonight. The England openers got off to a brisk start, but it was Dawid Malan who played the most impactful knock of the match. Along with Brook, Malan had a fantastic partnership of 108* as England finished with a massive total of 209/3 in the series-decider. Wasn't a great day for the Pakistani bowlers as most of them proved to be really expensive. Rauf bowled an economical spell, but Mohammad Wasim Junior conceded 61 runs in 4 overs.

Willey to Mohammad Hasnain, 2 runs, England win by 67 runs and clinch the series! A short ball outside off, Mohammad Hasnain lofts it over the infield at cover and takes a couple of runs to draw curtains to the game. Handshakes between the England players as they hug each other to celebrate their victory. Moeen Ali leads the team as they walk to greet the opposition players

Willey to Mohammad Hasnain, no run, banged in short by Willey and Mohammad Hasnain throws the kitchen sink at it, beaten again

Willey to Haris Rauf, 1 run, short and wide ball outside off, Haris Rauf swings blindly as it takes the cue end to roll through point

Willey to Haris Rauf, wide, way too wide outside off, it's a wide ball

Willey to Mohammad Hasnain, 1 run, gets outfoxed by the slower delivery does Mohammad Hasnain. Swings early and miscues it over the bowler's head, as the ball falls in no man's land at deep mid-off

Willey to Mohammad Hasnain, 2 runs, drilled through covers by Mohammad Hasnain for a brace

Mohammad Hasnain, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, out Bowled!! You miss, I hit. Mohammad Wasim Jr tries to play the scoop shot, but ends up exposing his stumps. Fails to make contact, and the ball has rattled timber. Just mere formalities. Mohammad Wasim Jr b Willey 5(5) [4s-1]

Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

David Willey [3.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack

Haris Rauf, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Woakes to Masood, out Caught by Adil Rashid!! That's a flying catch by Rashid at short third man. Was a short and slow ball outside off, Masood flashes away from his body, and gets an outside edge that has been taken by Rashid with a dive to his right. A fifty for Masood, but not a pleasant one. Masood c Adil Rashid b Woakes 56(43) [4s-4 6s-1]

Woakes to Masood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!