England won by 54 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Chris Woakes
Batter
Bowler
That's a wrap of our coverage for this series. It's a no-brainer that England will enter the World Cup as the hot favourites. Time and again, they have showed their might. They are in good spirits and will carry a truckload of confidence going into the mega tournament. No doubt 0-4 is a proper shellacking, but Pakistan can take lot of heart and positives from this series, especially in their batting department. Skipper Sarfaraz's form is one among them. But they need massive improvement in their bowling and fielding but when it comes to big ICC events, they are known to bring their A game. Alright then, it's time to pull the plug down here. Until next time, it's a goodbye from all of us here. See ya!
18:28 Local Time, 17:28 GMT, 22:58 IST: England's mission accomplished. Hugs and smiles everywhere. Chris Woakes collects the ball and leads his team off the field. He's the star for England with the ball, claiming a fifer. It was a terrific spell with the new ball by Woakes, nabbing three wickets and dented Pakistan's prospects. But Babar Azam continued his fine form and skipper Sarfaraz also joined in by putting up a counter-attacking partnership of 146 runs for the fourth wicket. They were on track in the chase but once the runs started to dry in the middle overs - courtesy some tight bowling from the English spinners - and also with the required rate creeping up, Pakistan crumbled under pressure. A mix-up between Sarfaraz and Babar saw the latter getting run-out for 80. Once that partnership stagnated, the visitors lost the plot completely. Pakistan's captain played a fanstastic knock of 97 but unfortunately lost his wicket in a freakish manner and missed his century, thanks to Jos Buttler's canny work behind the stumps. From thereon, they lost wickets in a heap and the last wicket pair of Afridi and Hasnain saved them the blushes by reducing the defeat margin in the end. It's been a complete all-round performance from England.
Adil Rashid to Mohammad Hasnain, out Stumped!! Rashid redeems and crashes Hasnain's party. England clinch the series 4-0 and it's a commanding 54-run win here in Leeds. Gives it a lot of air and rip, Hasnain comes down the track and gets duped by the flight. Swings his bat and misses it altogether. Jos Buttler completes the formalites. Mohammad Hasnain st Buttler b Adil Rashid 28(17) [4s-4 6s-1]
Adil Rashid to Mohammad Hasnain, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!
Adil Rashid to Mohammad Hasnain, no run, tossed up on middle, Hasnain presses forward in defence
Adil Rashid to Mohammad Hasnain, FOUR, Rashid gets the same treatment as well. Floaty full toss, Hasnain skips out and takes it on the full to dispatch it straight down the ground
Adil Rashid to Shaheen Afridi, 1 run, flighted on middle, Afridi kneels down and drags the slog-sweep to deep square leg
Adil Rashid to Shaheen Afridi, no run, googly from Rashid, Afridi bends forward and doesn't pick it, wears it on the pad
Adil Rashid [7.0-0-49-1] is back into the attack
These two batsmen have strung together a parthership of 42 runs. Phew!
END OF OVER 46
9 Runs
PAK: 292 - 9
2 0 0 1 0 6
Shaheen Afridi
18 (24)
Mohammad Hasnain
24 (14)
Willey
9-1-55-1
Willey to Mohammad Hasnain, SIX, Hasnain putting up a good fight. Audacious stroke, similar ploy. Moves leg-side, Willey bowls it full on the stumps and it's been crunched over extra cover for a maximum. Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur sports a cheeky smile on his face in the dressing room balcony
Mind-games going on. Willey saw the batsman moving away in his delivery stride, so pulls out.
Willey to Mohammad Hasnain, no run, Willey goes round the stumps and follows Hasnain, who takes his eyes off the ball and toe-ends the slog, which deflects onto his pads
Willey to Shaheen Afridi, 1 run, very full outside off, pushed to extra cover
Willey to Shaheen Afridi, no run, yorker length outside off, blind swing from Afridi. Connects only fresh air
Willey to Shaheen Afridi, no run, oh, gotta feel for Afridi. Either side of the fielder at 45, it would've been a boundary. Walked across his sticks and scooped it along the ground, straight to the fielder
Willey to Shaheen Afridi, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Afridi wields his bat and skews it over mid-off. The fielder gives the chase and flicks it back. Couple of runs taken
END OF OVER 45
11 Runs
PAK: 283 - 9
4 1 0 2 0 4
Shaheen Afridi
15 (20)
Mohammad Hasnain
18 (12)
Chris Woakes
10-2-54-5
Woakes to Mohammad Hasnain, FOUR, this 19-year old is having some fun out there. Backs away to the leg-side, Woakes keeps it straight at the stumps and he flails his hands to bash it over extra cover
Woakes to Mohammad Hasnain, no run, Woakes is back to the bumper ploy, however Hasnain ain't going after it and runs away
Woakes to Mohammad Hasnain, 2 runs, blasted over extra cover. Two fielders converge and they pull it back. Wonderful commitment from England