Summary

  • Hosts win by six runs to take 3-2 series lead

  • England limp to 62-5 after slow start in pursuit of 146

  • Tourists can only reach 139-7 despite Moeen's unbeaten 51 off 37 balls

  • Pakistan 145 all out (19 overs): Rizwan 63 (46)

  • Wood takes superb 3-20, bowling with express pace

  • Sixth T20 in Lahore takes place on Friday

Live Reporting

Timothy Abraham

  1. Saqib Mahmood
    England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Everyone knows how the England top-order will approach this. Pakistan need to take wickets. That is the only way to build pressure.

  2. Not out

    Phil Salt is home comfortably enough.

    Mohammad Haris is keeping wicket, by the way, as a substitute.

    Mohammad Rizwan was struck on the back during the Pakistan innings and is deemed not fit enough to keep.

  3. Umpire review

    A brisk single by Dawid Malan and it's a direct hit from the Pakistan wicketkeeper to the striker's end, but Phil Salt looks safe to me.

    It's gone upstairs to double check anyway.

  4. Saqib Mahmood
    England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    That is a poor ball. It was a freebie for Dawid Malan.

  5. Eng 12-1

    Mohammad Wasim strikes Dawid Malan high on his right leg and the crowd roar for an lbw. However, it was going down leg.

    Next ball and Malan transfers his weight beautifully to confidently drive it through the covers for four. Next ball he glides one through gully for another.

    Classy.

  6. Saqib Mahmood
    England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Pakistan need wickets. Hales was trying to attack but mistimed it.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Hales c Shadab Khan b Mohammad Nawaz 1 (Eng 3-1)

    Not the ideal start for England.

    Alex Hales is looking to show early intent but ends up slicing Mohammad Nawaz's fifth ball - given plenty of flight - into the hands of Shadab Khan at backward point.

  8. Eng 1-0

    Left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz will begin for Pakistan with the ball. Phil Salt backs away and slaps it for single.

    England up and running.

  9. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It becomes a little easier to chase when the dew comes down. The ball skids on, and becomes more difficult to bowl with.

  10. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    The dew is coming down quite significantly now. A tractor is going round the outfield and its wheels are sopping wet.

  11. Anyway, Pakistan's players have just had a mini huddle and England openers Alex Hales and Phil Salt are striding out to the middle in Lahore.

  12. England captain Jos Buttler to Sky Sports: "With the World Cup around the corner I am taking a pretty cautious approach. I'm carrying the drinks, getting the loads up but feeling good.

    "I feel if there was a World Cup match tomorrow I'd be able to play but I'm taking it slowly. We haven't had loads of practice days but if I had to I could play.

    "It is quite a unique position to be over here and observe. I'm learning lots and listening to the group, perhaps watching without as much emotion as I would if I were involved.

    "Moeen has been fantastic with the group and on the field I've been really impressed."

  13. Thanks, Matthew.

    England skipper Jos Buttler is speaking to Sky Sports at the moment. "If the World Cup was tomorrow I'd be fit to play" is the main takeaway from it.

    We'll have the rest of his words shortly.

  14. I have England as strong favourites but who knows.

    Timothy Abraham is primed to take you through the run-chase.

  15. So England will need 146 for a victory which will give them a 3-2 series lead.

    They were very good with the ball there.

    With the dew arriving too, it should be relatively straightforward.

  16. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England have bowled fantastically, especially Mark Wood. To keep taking wickets and no batter other than Mohammad Rizwan to score more than 16 shows they have bowled well.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Rauf b Curran b Woakes 8 (Pak 145 all out)

    Haris Rauf goes again but this time gets far more height than distance. Sam Curran steadies himself out on the boundary before taking a good high catch.

    That gives Chris Woakes his first wicket on his comeback and ends the Pakistan innings.

  18. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Wow! That was a clearing of the front leg with a baseball slog over midwicket. This last-wicket partnership will be annoying England.

  19. 6 runs

    Pak 145-9

    And now Rauf creams Woakes for a six over mid-wicket.

    These are helpful runs.

  20. Pak 138-9

    Hello! Mohammad Wasim smacks Chris Woakes down the ground for four.