England v Pakistan: Tourists win by five runs in final-ball thriller

Pakistan beat England by five runs in a gripping third Twenty20 international that came down to the final ball - meaning the series is drawn 1-1.

Chasing 191, England needed 12 from the final two balls and Tom Curran hit the penultimate delivery for six.

England required another maximum to win but Haris Rauf delivered a perfect wide yorker that Curran could not hit.

England had earlier been 69-4 before Moeen Ali's 33-ball 61 gave the hosts hope.

He was caught and bowled with 17 needed from eight balls - Wahab Riaz bowling a brilliant 19th over that cost just three runs during which he also ran out Chris Jordan.

Curran and Adil Rashid were left needing to score an unlikely 17 from the final over and, despite Curran's efforts, came up short.

Mohammad Hafeez had earlier smashed 86 from 52 balls for Pakistan, while 19-year-old debutant Haider Ali hit a 33-ball 54.

The defeat ends England's run of five T20 consecutive series wins while Pakistan earn a first victory of their tour from the final match.

England play Australia in the first of three T20s on Friday. A three-match one-day international series follows.

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Not to be this time for England

Had England pulled off the victory it would have been their second successful chase of over 190 in the series, after they overhauled Pakistan's 195-4 in the second T20 on Sunday.

On another excellent batting pitch, and with a short boundary to target, Moeen and then Curran almost repeated the feat.

England were dogged by the loss of early wickets - Jonny Bairstow was bowled third ball by Shaheen Afridi's yorker, Dawid Malan holed out at deep mid-wicket, while Tom Banton dazzled until he was involved in a mix-up that saw captain Eoin Morgan run out and was himself trapped lbw an over later on 46.

Moeen, who had struggled for form this summer, put on 56 with Sam Billings and after the Kent batsman skied a catch to third man, continued the assault.

He smashed 19 from the following over bowled by Shadab Khan, including two straight sixes and another big maximum over mid-wicket, to swing the game back in England's favour.

Moeen looked like he would drag his side over the line but instead Wahab made the decisive contribution. The 35-year-old left-armer brilliantly collected the ball in his follow-through and ran out Jordan, mixed his pace to deny Moeen boundaries and found a bouncer to take the top edge of the left-hander's bat.

Curran was then denied by Rauf in the final over but afterwards Morgan still noted the importance of his side gaining experience in pressure situations as they build towards the 2021 T20 World Cup.

A positive end for Pakistan

For Pakistan this was the final match in a long tour that began on 29 June when they arrived for a quarantine period in the UK and also included a 1-0 Test series defeat.

They have competed well for the majority and were deserving of the win.

Hafeez followed 69 in the second match with another impressive knock. The 39-year-old again targeted the leg side, consecutive hits into the stand off Rashid's bowling being two of six sixes.

However, of greater significance could be the arrival of Haider. He came to the crease after just seven balls and slog-swept his second ball in international cricket for six off Moeen's off-spin.

The right-hander, who is highly rated after impressing at the most recent Under-19 World Cup, continued to attack and showed a range of powerful but elegant shots.

He and Hafeez, separated by 20 years in age, shared a stand of exactly 100 as England's bowlers, although improved from their ragged showing on Sunday, struggled for potency.

Haider became the 12th youngest player to score 50 on T20 debut and the first Pakistan batsman to make a half-century on their first T20 appearance.

'Lots of positives for England' - what they said

England captain Eoin Morgan: "I think there's a lot of positives. Two days ago was a massive win for us. The biggest positive today was the marked improvement from our bowlers. They did a great job.

"With the bat, there's still positives. It's disappointing to lose but you learn more about every player in pressure situations."

England's Moeen Ali: "I tried to play like I played in my first few games for England; full of energy and try and be busy at the crease.

"I feel like I've been lacking that lately and over maybe a long period of time actually, so it was nice to get out there and play well today."