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

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    Tyler: Salt is peppering this ball all over the place

  2. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    All about the timing from Dawid Malan and England have shifted the equation to basically a run a ball.

  3. Eng 82-1

    Target 170

    And another four runs, this is sensational stuff. Malan clips one off his pads through the leg side.

  4. Eng 78-1

    Target 170

    It takes Dawid Malan just three balls to find the ropes, edging Mohammad Wasim for four.

  5. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Saltgett

    What a start from England. Blimey!

  6. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer

    I don't know where Pakistan can bowl to Phil Salt at the moment, it's 'everything must go!'

  7. Eng 74-1

    Salt 41, Malan 1

    Nawaz doesn't know where to bowl. Salt smashes another one down the ground for four.

  8. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer

    Salt continues this rapid start and England are making mincemeat of this target of 170, at the moment.

  9. 6 runs

    Eng 70-1

    Target 170

    Us England fans are being spoilt. Phil Salt comes down the ground and heaves one over the bowler's head for six.

  10. James Foster
    Ex-England and Essex wicketkeeper

    Lovely shot from Salt, the ball was just angling in from Nawaz, trying to cramp him for room but it's almost a straight-bat pull - a shot we don't see too often and it's into the gap.

  11. Eng 64-1

    Salt 31, Malan 1

    Salt continues his rapid start, lifting another Nawaz straight delivery over the covers for four.

    Salt's on 35 off 15.

  12. Eng 60-1

    Salt 31, Malan 1

    The boundaries continue to rain down as Phil Salt drives Nawaz to the ropes. England need 110 runs off 94 balls. They're cruising.

  13. James Foster
    Ex-England and Essex wicketkeeper

    This platform that England have now set means that Dawid doesn't have to go after it early. I think he'll just play his natural way and the others guys: Salt, Duckett and Brook will play the role of aggressor.

    The worm shows England are 29 runs ahead of Pakistan. England are 55 for 1 after 4 overs. At the same stage Pakistan were 26 for 2.

  14. Eng 55-1

    Target 170

    Dawid Malan starts with a dot.

  15. James Foster
    Ex-England and Essex wicketkeeper

    Smart play to get Shadab into the attack. It was the googly, top-edged sweep and Pakistan needed that because it was starting to look incredibly tough for them.

  16. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer

    There is noise in Lahore because Pakistan needed that to halt the England juggernaut.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Hales c Dahani b Shadab 27 (England 55-1)

    Alex Hales top-edges a slog-sweep straight up in the air for an easy catch. Hales' job is done as he falls for 27 off 11 balls.

    The plan to switch to Shadab Khan has paid off. But England are still way ahead.

  18. Eng 53-0

    Target 170

    The first three balls go for three runs.

    This is as calm as we've had it since England started their chase.

  19. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer

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    At this stage Pakistan were 15-1, pootling along in the powerplay. It shows the difference.

  20. James Foster
    Ex-England and Essex wicketkeeper

    I think it's a fair call to go to leg-spin in the powerplay because seam is going around the park.