Pakistan won by 5 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Mohammad Hafeez
Batter
Bowler
A humdinger to finish off Pakistan's tour of England. Another well arranged series behind closed doors with the T20Is finishing 1-1. Australia is next here with their tour starting in two days time. That's all from us for now. This is Sagar Chawla signing off on behalf of VIneet Anantharaman, Sriram and Praveen. Goodbye!
Azam: Was a nice close match. Quite entertaining. Started well with the ball. Ali played well, but our bowlers came back well. The talk (ahead of the final over) was that one side of the boundary was longer. One slower ball was off the mark, but it happens. Haider's an outstanding talent. Played really well in U-19 World Cup, PSL and he showed it today. Thanks to the ECB for all the arrangements. Thanks to the fans back home as well who encouraged us.
Morgan: Was an improvement in the bowling department. To restrict Pakistan with a short boundary on that wicket was very good. With the bat it was more disappointing. Regrouped with Ali and Billings and proved that it's difficult to stop scoring when we get a partnership going. Just disappointed that we continued to stutter when Sam got out. But ultimately a really tight game with guys put under pressure and to see who performs and who doesn't. It's these games we want to be playing in to learn as much as we can. Feel sorry for the bowlers simply because we haven't played T20s for so long. Have all been in lockdown, have been rusty. With the bat you can go and spend all day in the nets but the bowlers can only bowl so much. Banton's continued to show what he does for Somerset now in an England shirt which is fantastic. Ali's a joy to watch, very elegant and also experienced in our changing room. For him to come out and be the cornerstone of the innings at the back end was great.
Hafeez: Really pleased to perform when the team needed. Brilliant to watch Haider, he was a bit under pressure but he expressed himself. Just tried to encourage him through his innings. Pleased to see him come through the system and performing well. Every player in Pakistan team is trying to improve with their power hitting, range hitting. Whole series was great as a player. Every match I try to give 100%.
21:37 Local Time, 20:37 GMT, 02:07 IST: What a finish that. And it's Pakistan's pace bowlers who emerge triumphant as they had threatened to do when Afridi produced that rip-roaring spell with the new ball. Haris Rauf and Wahab Riaz bowled with a lot of fire as well, so while Moeen Ali led a brilliant fightback to put England in front, the pace of Pakistan turned it around in the end to level the series. Riaz was especially brilliant, bowling that game-changing 19th over where he gave away just three runs along with the wicket of Ali. That's where the match was won. Pakistan had much to celebrate with the bat as well, with Haider Ali announcing himself on debut with an innings of great quality, before Hafeez carried his form for a second fifty in a row. He's also the Player of the Series along with being Player of the Match.
END OF OVER 20
11 Runs
ENG: 185 - 8
B1 1 2 1 6 0
Tom Curran
8 (5)
Adil Rashid
3 (3)
Haris Rauf
4-0-41-1
Haris Rauf to Tom Curran, no run, now he nails the yorker outside off and wins it for Pakistan. Azam still not happy about that previous delivery but Rauf has more than redeemed himself, slipping this away past Curran who had no answer
Haris Rauf to Tom Curran, SIX, no way, no way. That is an unbelievable strike off the back foot. He's somehow got it all the way over extra cover for six. Azam's baffled by the choice of delivery from Rauf who dropped it short with this slower ball. But that is some shot
Haris Rauf to Adil Rashid, 1 run, going nowhere with this scoop shot which he plays despite the fact that fine leg is back at the boundary. Only a single
Haris Rauf to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, keeps it right up to Rashid who drives to the right of long-on and finds himself scrambling back for two before putting the dive in
Haris Rauf to Tom Curran, 1 run, right in the blockhole from Rauf, the best Curran can do is a single as he jams it down the ground
Haris Rauf to Adil Rashid, byes, 1 run, Rashid swings and misses the first ball, gets through for a bye as the keeper misses
Haris Rauf [3.0-0-31-1] is back into the attack
Big ask now to chase 17 off the final one without Ali
END OF OVER 19
3 Runs
ENG: 174 - 8
Wd W 1 1 0 W 0
Tom Curran
1 (2)
Adil Rashid
0 (0)
Wahab Riaz
4-0-26-2
Riaz to Tom Curran, no run, an outrageous reverse-scoop attempted by Curran who's beaten for pace. What an over from Wahab Riaz. Surely the one which wins it?
Adil Rashid, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Riaz to Moeen Ali, out Caught&Bowled!! Riaz gets Ali. He beats him for pace, fetches the top edge and is on hand to collect the dolly himself. Short of length, rushed Ali on the pull. Pakistan favourites. Moeen Ali c and b Riaz 61(33) [4s-4 6s-4]
Riaz to Moeen Ali, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, wanted to scoop towards fine leg. But Riaz goes wider as Ali walks across his stumps. Ali tries to improvise and looks for third man but is beaten
Morgan and Collingwood pacing across on the sidelines
Riaz to Tom Curran, 1 run, full toss outside off, scythed away off the edge to third man