Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"A lot of captains like to slip in a sixth bowler quite early, just to give themselves a bit of leeway."

Pak 101-4published at 13.1 overs

13.1 overs

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Miles too short from Parry, pulled for six by Malik. Pakistan up with the rate, but wickets might be the problem.

Rashid continues to go through his bag of tricks as the dangerous Umar Akmal comes to the crease. He's dangerous to England and his partner, as immediately there's some confusion with the running between the wickets. Rashid's four-over spell ends with figures of 2-18. Very, very tidy job.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"You have to admire that, because it's an unusual thing to do. Maqsood may have asked about Rashid, been told he bowled leg-breaks, and he's bowled him three googlies in a row. Two dot balls and a wicket, great stuff from Rashid. Umar Akmal in now, anything could happen with him."

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Mo Mustafa: England scored 36 in the first 5 overs, and 32 in the next 5. Pakistan scored 52 in the first 5, and 21 respectively.

Shoaib Maqsood joins Shoaib Malik with this match very much in the balance. Pom-poms and horns in the crowd, a wicket and seven runs from Plunkett's over.  good one for England.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"It may have been a slower ball, it was another leading edge and it ended up as a straightforward catch. They needed that wicket, Hafeez was playing the spinners really well and looking dangerous. Vince is still the top scorer here today with 38, no batsman has really gone on."

Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special

"Liam Plunkett only had five or six yards to go to his left there at mid-on, but Malik had bludgeoned it too hard for him."

Pakistan are getting back on their feet here, this time with Malik taking Rashid down town for four. Just one boundary an over puts the bowler under pressure. Concede another and the batsmen are up with the rate. There it is, too. Leggy from Rashid, swept for four by Hafeez. Dubai erupts, Rashid leaks out an expletive. I can't print it. I need this job... 

Simon Goodall: Who needs these Yorkies... Send for the boys from Lancs to dig England out.

Parry has a slip in place for new man Malik, skipper Buttler showing his attacking side. No surprise, given how he bats. Hafeez ends the over by skipping and lofting down the ground for four. Better from Pakistan.

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Alan Vaughan: Just shows you need pick good bowlers, any cricketer can hit balls for four or six in beach cricket so bowlers more important. And can anyone explain why England are playing in the Netherlands pajamas. Surely we can afford our own or do we have to share.

Pak 68-2published at 9.1 overs

9.1 overs

A rare bad ball from Parry. Too short, allowing Hafeez to pull for six.

That was another googly from Rashid, while Buttler did well because he had to take that on the half-volley. It's the first time in T20 international history that both openers have been out stumped. Shoaib Malik joins Hafeez. Plenty of experience for Pakistan, but England's spinners are wearing the trousers.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

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"Being asked to bowl that tricky over, in the powerplay with the openers still in, was a sign of the confidence they have in Parry - they went with him rather than Rashid. He hasn't bowled any rubbish and he has found a bit of turn."