Pakistan defeated England in the 5th T20I by 6 runs in a nail-biter match. Now Pakistan leads the 7-match series by 3-2. Debutant Amir Jamal bowled the excellent last over and didn’t allow Moeen to score 15 runs.

Lahore witnessed a thrilling finish in the 5th T20I between Pakistan and England. Mohammad Rizwan made 63 runs and gives Pakistan a fighting total, debutant Aamer Jamal holds nerve at the death.

Overview

Pakistan was offered the chance to bat first for the second straight game, scraped to what seemed to be a low total, and had their bowlers save them.

After being dismissed for 145 in 18.5 overs, the home team turned the tables on England with the bat, taking three wickets in the powerplay before applying pressure with the spin of Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan.

Moeen Ali, who finished with an undefeated 51 off 36, nearly stole the victory with a magnificent lone hand, but debutant Aamer Jamal just about held his nerve, earning Pakistan a six-run victory and a 3-2 series lead.

Toss

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

Teams

Pakistan XI:

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (capt), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim, Amir Jamal

England XI:

Phil Salt (wk), Alex Hales, David Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali (capt), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, and Mark Wood

Pakistan defeated England in the 5th T20I by 6 runs — Pakistan defeated England in the 5th T20I

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Scorecard

Pakistan Innings

BATTING		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mohammad Rizwan †	c Rashid b Curran	63	46	2	3	136.95
Babar Azam (c)	c Duckett b Wood	9	12	1	0	75
Shan Masood	c Wood b Willey	7	8	1	0	87.5
Haider Ali	c & b Wood	4	6	0	0	66.66
Iftikhar Ahmed	c Malan b Willey	15	14	1	0	107.14
Asif Ali	b Wood	5	4	1	0	125
Mohammad Nawaz	run out (Ali)	0	3	0	0	0
Shadab Khan	run out (Curran/†Salt)	7	2	0	1	350
Aamer Jamal	c †Salt b Curran	10	7	1	0	142.85
Mohammad Wasim	not out	6	7	1	0	85.71
Haris Rauf	c Curran b Woakes	8	5	0	1	160

Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 3)	11
TOTAL	19 Overs (RR: 7.63)	145

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Babar Azam, 2.5 Overs), 2-42 (Shan Masood, 5.5 Overs), 3-51 (Haider Ali, 7.3 Overs), 4-81 (Iftikhar Ahmed, 11.3 Overs), 5-88 (Asif Ali, 12.3 Overs), 6-88 (Mohammad Nawaz, 12.6 Overs), 7-100 (Shadab Khan, 13.4 Overs), 8-118 (Aamer Jamal, 15.5 Overs), 9-131 (Mohammad Rizwan, 17.4 Overs), 10-145 (Haris Rauf, 18.6 Overs)

England Bowling

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Chris Woakes	4	0	30	1	7.5
David Willey	3	0	23	2	7.66
Mark Wood	4	0	20	3	5
Sam Curran	4	0	23	2	5.75
Adil Rashid	4	0	41	0	10.25

England Innings(Target: 146 runs from 20 overs)

BATTING		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Phil Salt †	c sub (Khushdil Shah) b Haris Rauf	3	6	0	0	50
Alex Hales	c Shadab Khan b Mohammad Nawaz	1	3	0	0	33.33
Dawid Malan	lbw b Iftikhar Ahmed	36	35	6	0	102.85
Ben Duckett	c Shan Masood b Mohammad Wasim	10	6	2	0	166.66
Harry Brook	lbw b Shadab Khan	4	9	0	0	44.44
Moeen Ali (c)	not out	51	37	2	4	137.83
Sam Curran	c Mohammad Wasim b Aamer Jamal	17	11	1	0	154.54
Chris Woakes	c Iftikhar Ahmed b Haris Rauf	10	12	1	0	83.33
David Willey	not out	1	1	0	0	100

Extras	(lb 3, w 4)	7
TOTAL	20 Overs (RR: 7.00)	140/7

Did not bat: Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Fall of wickets:1-3 (Alex Hales, 0.5 Overs), 2-19 (Phil Salt, 3.1 Overs), 3-31 (Ben Duckett, 4.6 Overs), 4-54 (Harry Brook, 8.6 Overs), 5-62 (Dawid Malan, 11.3 Overs), 6-85 (Sam Curran, 14.2 Overs), 7-131 (Chris Woakes, 18.6 Overs)