Summary

  • England chase down 169-6 with 33 balls to spare

  • Salt hammers brilliant 88 off 41 balls

  • Pakistan recover from slow start (15-2) to post 169-6

  • Babar anchors Pakistan with sublime 87 off 59

  • Pakistan now level at 3-3 with one to play (Lahore, Sunday, 15:30 BST)

Live Reporting

Joe Rindl

  1. James Foster
    Ex-England and Essex wicketkeeper

    That's a stinger for Babar Azam. That really, really hurts.

  2. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer

    Oh no, Aleem Dar has copped one on the back of the leg. That's painful! He's hobbling around, it's like the ministry of silly walks. He's smiling, though.

    That could have cost Pakistan another run. Good fielding.

  3. Pak 40-2

    Haider Ali pulls for four next ball, just beating Ben Duckett on the ropes.

    Next ball and the same shot smashes into umpire Aleem Dar at square leg.

    Ouch, although Dar gives the crowd a thumbs up. It also saved England a boundary....

  4. Pak 35-2

    Pakistan go for a runGetty Images

    Chance!

    Babar Azam attempts a sneaky single off Richard Gleeson and Sam Curran can't hit the stumps on the throw. He'd have been gone if it was a hit.

  5. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer

    BabarGetty Images

    It was Rizwan a couple of nights ago that held Pakistan together and got them to a reasonable total. Is Babar doing that job tonight?

  6. Erm, how dare you disrespect James Vince like that.

  7. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    I often try and debate in my mind who has the better cover drive: Babar Azam or Ian Bell?

  8. Pak 32-2

    And Babar keeps the strike with a single. He's very clearly the danger man.

  9. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Glorious shot from Babar. There wasn't much width but you cannot err in your line even a millimetre against Babar Azam.

  10. Pak 31-2

    Well Babar is giving the home fans plenty to cheer about, carving Reece Topley through the off side for four.

  11. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Babar finds the Lahore crowd chanting his name which must be quite a novelty for him. Even though he was born in Lahore, he plays his T20 cricket in Pakistan for Karachi Kings and that is a serious rivalry, Lahore v Karachi.

  12. Pak 26-2

    Babar 17, Haider 1

    Babar Azam is key now. England need to keep him quiet.

    He finishes David Willey's over with another clip to the leg side which beats Ben Duckett on the boundary for another four runs.

  13. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Babar AzamGetty Images

    Lovely piece of timing. That is such a good shot from Babar Azam. Virtually no muscle in the shot, just knowing the middle of the bat will do all the work.

  14. Pak 20-2

    Haider Ali gets off strike immediately before Babar Azam clips David Willey for a much-needed four. Pakistan need to dig in here.

  15. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Another failure in the series for Shan Masood and it gives his detractors something more to use.

  16. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    It's a very good decision because when the batter moves across his stumps, there are a lot of moving parts.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Shan lbw b Willey 0 (Pak 15-2)

    WilleyGetty Images

    It's official. The ball is going on to hit the top of leg stump.

    What a start for England. David Willey used the surface to get the ball to nip back in.

  18. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    It's looks very straight to me and maybe clipping the top of the stumps.

  19. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    David Willey was convinced. It's going to be one of those that is angling leg side and height could also be an issue.

  20. Umpire review

    After a long, long wait, Shan Masood chooses to review.