Phil Salt made batting look so easy on a tough Lahore pitch as England comfortably defeated Pakistan in the 6th T20I of the 7-match series to level it 3-3 with one more match to go! All of the England batters, in fact, had come out with an attacking mindset as they registered a big win in this must-win encounter!
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Toss Update: England won the toss and opted to field first.
After being sent into bat first, Pakistan scored 169 on the board losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. The hosts went on to back foot with their own slow batting early on in their innings. However, Babar Azam got some momentum towards the end as his unbeaten 87* off 59 balls guided them to a respectable total!
England bowlers were right on the money picking up wickets at regular intervals! Sam Curran (2-26) and David Willey (2-31) were the pick of the bowlers for the visiting side in this innings!
England, chasing 170 runs to win, managed to score 170 losing 2 wickets in 14.3 overs. Opener Phil Salt inspired them to a big win with an unbeaten 88* not out off just 41 deliveries as England got to the target with 8 wickets in hand and 5.3 overs to spare in their innings! Shadab Khan (2-34) was the only successful bowler for Pakistan in this match!
Match result: England defeated Pakistan by a margin of 8 wickets.
Phil Salt has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of unbeaten 88* not out off 41 deliveries including 13 fours and 3 sixes. The 7-match T20I series is currently level 3-3 with the 7th and final T20I to be played on Sunday (Oct 02) in Lahore.
Brief Scores: England: 170-2 in 14.3 overs (Phil Salt - 88*, Shadab Khan - 2-34) defeated Pakistan: 169-6 in 20 overs (Babar Azam - 87*, Sam Curran - 2-26) by a margin of 8 wickets
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