Pakistan defeated England by 3 runs in a nail-biter match. Now the 7-match series is equal to 2-2. Haris Rauf bowled the excellent 19th over and took two important wickets.

Karachi witnessed a thrilling finish in the 4th T20I between Pakistan and England. Rauf got the man of the match award for his three wickets.

Toss

Early on England won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Teams

Pakistan XI: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (capt), Asif Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Wasim, Usman Qadir

England XI:

Phil Salt (wk), Alex Hales, Will Jacks, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali (capt), David Willey, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Olly Stone, Reece Topley.

Pakistan defeated England by 3 runs in a nail-biter match — Babar and Rizwan

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Scorecard

Pakistan Innings

BATTING		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mohammad Rizwan †	c Hales b Topley	88	67	9	1	131.34
Babar Azam (c)	c Duckett b Dawson	36	28	3	0	128.57
Shan Masood	lbw b Willey	21	19	1	0	110.52
Khushdil Shah	c Ali b Topley	2	3	0	0	66.66
Asif Ali	not out	13	3	0	2	433.33
Mohammad Nawaz	not out	1	1	0	0	100

Extras	(lb 3, nb 1, w 1)	5
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.30)	166/4

Did not bat: Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Wasim

Fall of wickets: 1-97 (Babar Azam, 11.5 ov), 2-149 (Shan Masood, 18.3 ov), 3-152 (Khushdil Shah, 19.1 ov), 4-152 (Mohammad Rizwan, 19.2 ov)

England Bowling

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Liam Dawson	4	0	32	1	8
Reece Topley	4	0	37	2	9.25
Olly Stone	4	0	36	0	9
Adil Rashid	4	0	27	0	6.75
David Willey	4	0	31	1	7.75

England Innings(Target: 167 runs from 20 overs)

BATTING		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Phil Salt †	c Mohammad Wasim b Mohammad Nawaz	8	4	2	0	200
Alex Hales	c Usman Qadir b Mohammad Hasnain	5	3	1	0	166.66
Will Jacks	b Mohammad Hasnain	0	3	0	0	0
Ben Duckett	lbw b Mohammad Nawaz	33	24	5	0	137.5
Harry Brook	c Mohammad Hasnain b Mohammad Wasim	34	29	2	1	117.24
Moeen Ali (c)	b Mohammad Nawaz	29	20	3	1	145
David Willey	b Haris Rauf	11	10	2	0	110
Liam Dawson	c sub (Mohammad Haris) b Haris Rauf	34	17	5	1	200
Adil Rashid	not out	3	3	0	0	100
Olly Stone	b Haris Rauf	0	1	0	0	0
Reece Topley	run out (Shan Masood)	0	3	0	0	0

Extras	(lb 3, nb 1, w 2)	6
TOTAL	19.2 Ov (RR: 8.43)	163

Fall of wickets:1-8 (Phil Salt, 0.4 ov), 2-13 (Alex Hales, 1.2 ov), 3-14 (Will Jacks, 1.6 ov), 4-57 (Ben Duckett, 7.2 ov), 5-106 (Moeen Ali, 13.2 ov), 6-113 (Harry Brook, 14.2 ov), 7-130 (David Willey, 16.3 ov), 8-162 (Liam Dawson, 18.3 ov), 9-162 (Olly Stone, 18.4 ov), 10-163 (Reece Topley, 19.2 ov)