Pak 148-6published at 17.5 overs
Chris Woakes is all over the show. A wide. Will this over ever end?
Summary
England win by three runs; lead series 2-0
Pakistan 169-8 (Shehzad 28, Plunkett 3-33)
Eng 172-8 (Vince 38, Buttler 33, Afridi 3-15)
Jos Buttler captains England for first time
Final game on Monday in Sharjah
Pak 148-6published at 17.5 overs
Pak 147-6published at 17.5 overs
Swing and a miss. Free hit survived.
Postpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty Images"This is pressure for you. You've got to keep your cool, but Woakes has bowled two overpitched deliveries, the second one has got even worse. If you give Afridi any length, he'll despatch you."
Pak 147-6published at 17.4 overs
Six more! Off a no-ball! A horrible full toss from Woakes, smeared over point by Afridi. A free hit coming up, already 21 off this over. There's still two balls to go!
Pak 134-6published at 17.4 overs
And another! This time over long leg. Afridi has 18 from only five deliveries. If another in those over goes, we might have a game...
Pak 132-6published at 17.1 overs
Boom boom! A skimming six from Afridi, greeting Chris Woakes with a maximum over cover. Where's he been all innings?
Pak 126-6 (need 47 from 18 balls)published at 17 overs
Then again, if anyone can do it, Shahid Afridi can. Maybe. His batting prowess might be on the wane, but he does biff his first ball for four, pressuring Plunkett into a wide from the next ball. A single from the last means Pakistan need 47 from the final three overs.
Postpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special"Plunkett has bowled his yorkers in the blockhole with good pace, but he's rolled his fingers over that one - he and Woakes have shown their one-day skills today."
WICKETpublished at 16.4 overs
Malik c Billings b Plunkett 26 (Pak 120-6)
Image source, Getty ImagesAll she wrote? Shoaib Malik goes, heaving a Liam Plunkett off-cutter to the hands of Sam Billings on the leg-side fence. Dubai silent, Pakistan fans with hands on heads. That could be the ball game.
Pak 120-5published at 16.3 overs
England's pacers got ragged towards the end of last night's game, but there's been a vast improvement today. Have they been practising yorkers by the pool? Even when Plunkett doesn't get it right, the fence isn't threatened. Boundaries an endangered species...
Postpublished at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special"You wouldn't know Billings is a keeper, the way he's dived around the outfield today and put his body on the line."
Pak 118-5 (need 55 from 24 balls)published at 16 overs
England are doing a good job here, Sam Billings at long-off pulling off a wonderful diving stop to dig Willey from a full-toss shaped hole. No boundary from the over, excellent from Willey. The required rate goes north of 13.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
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Image source, APTaught James Vince for two years aged 10 and 11. Playing in a match he kept sweeping. Their captain put a leg slip in... Next ball he reverse swept for four... Not bad aged 10...
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Pak 113-5 (need 60 from 27 balls)published at 15.3 overs
David Willey back with his left-armers as Pakistan's required rate goes to more than 12 an over. That's in excess of two a ball. Sarfraz is skipping forward and jumping back, only finding the sweepers. No boundary in the first three balls.
Postpublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, AFP"I sense we're not going to know who's going to win this game until the last over."
Pak 109-5 (Plunkett 3-0-25-2)published at 15 overs
Sarfraz Ahmed the new man as replays show just how far Umar was away from getting bat on that. Jos Buttler wasn't even appealing, only joining in last then celebrating like a forward who has punched the ball into the net. Five to go, Pakistan need another 64 runs.
Postpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special"It was going down the leg side, on the replay it looked like it hit his thigh pad so Umar Akmal will be very frustrated. That will sting for some time."
WICKETpublished at 14.3 overs
Umar c Buttler b Plunkett 3 (Pak 107-5)
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat a catch! Jos Buttler is a batsman, a captain and now the taker of one-handed catches behind the stumps. It's down the leg side from Umark Akmal off Liam Plunkett, Buttler diving at full-stretch to get a glove around it. Umar can't believe it. He's right to be incredulous, the replays suggest it was all pad. There's no DRS in T20 cricket.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
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Richie O'Hara Beamand: Really good from Rashid today, dangerous, and good control, bowled to a plan, top stuff.
Pak 106-4 (Malik 19, Umar 3)published at 14 overs
Unless they give Joe Root an over, England won't be using six bowlers tonight. This is Parry's final set, so it will be pace all the way from now on. Some good running from Pakistan (yes, really) makes it 11 from the set. 67 needed from six overs.