England vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Pakistan tour of England, 2020 Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Date & Time: Sep 01, 06:00 PM LOCAL

Malan and Morgan made vital contributions for England © Getty

Pakistan win a nail-biter

Humdinger of a match! Pakistan have finally won a game on the tour of England. The series is levelled at 1-1. There would have been a few jitters in the Pakistan camp when Tom Curran smacked Rauf for a six over extra cover off the fifth ball of the final over. However, the youngster held his nerve by nailing the yorker as Curran couldn't get it get away.

Hafeez and Haider also played vital hands to help the tourists reach a competitive score.

Riaz's day out!

The tourists are back in front! Riaz has dismissed Moeen Ali now. This has been a good show from the veteran pacer. Moeen tried to pull but could only eke out a top-edge back to the bowler. Good tactics against the southpaw by banging it on a shorter length. England eight down and in trouble. One over to go, 17 more needed.

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Toss and teams

As expected, England have opted to field. With a powerful batting unit, they would look to chase down.

Meanwhile, for Pakistan, Riaz has replaced Amir. Sarfaraz is also making a comeback. The impressive middle order batsman Haider Ali is making his T20I debut.

Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w), Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

England (Playing XI): Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow(w), Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan(c), Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Lewis Gregory, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood

Build Up:

England and their powerful batting. England's ability to chase down targets. The home side's batsmen once again made light work of a competitive total, as England hunted down the target of 196 versus Pakistan in the second T20I with five balls to spare and go 1-0 up in the series.

Eoin Morgan led from the front with a breezy 66. Malan and Bairstow also made crucial contributions. The hosts though would be a tad concerned about their performance with the ball, especially in the powerplay.

What about Pakistan? The visitors perhaps would rue the fact that they didn't get another 15-20 runs. Hafeez was the top-scorer for the side with a quick-fire 69 while Shadab tried to spearhead the attack and finished with three scalps. However, barring Rauf, rest of the attack struggled to make an impact.

For the tourists, Wahab Riaz is set to play in place of the injured Amir in the final T20I.

Check out our preview for the crucial game.