Lahore: England defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the sixth T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore to level the 7-match series 3-3. Philip Salt scored 87 not out off 41 balls as England hunted down the target of 170 runs in 14.3 overs. The two England wickets that fell in the game were picked by Shadab Khan.
In the first innings, Babar Azam slammed an unbeaten 87 off 59 balls as Pakistan managed to post a total of 169 for six against England. Despite wickets falling at the other end, Babar kept his composure and steered Pakistan to a challenging total. For England, Sam Curran and David Willey had bagged two wickets each.
Earlier, England had won the
toss and elected to bowl. Young wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris was handed his debut, with Mohammad Rizwan making way for him in the playing XI.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Haris(w), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Aamer Jamal, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shahnawaz Dahani
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali(c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Richard Gleeson