Malan heroics seal the series after tie
Dawid Malan sealed in a Super Over a match that he deserved to have won in normal time, as England Lions overcame a late-innings wobble to beat Pakistan A in a thrilling finale in Dubai.
Dawid Malan sealed in a Super Over a match that he deserved to have won in normal time, as England Lions overcame a late-innings wobble to beat Pakistan A in a thrilling finale in Dubai.
End of over (8 runs) Pakistan A 8/1 (England Lions win the one-over eliminator)
0.6 - Tom Curran to Sharjeel, dot ball , good length ball, batsman looks to pull it but misses it completely, hits him on his body.
8 scored off 5 balls, they need 5 off the last ball
0.5 - Tom Curran to Sharjeel, 2 , Full ball, batsman drives it straight past the bowler, Fielder moves quickly form long-off and dives to save a couple, batsman gets a couple.
0.4 - Tom Curran to Sohaib, OUT , Full ball, batsman hits it high and towards long-on, fielder gets under it and takes it. Iftikhar is the new batsman.
0.3 Tom Curran to Sharjeel, 1 , Full ball, driven straight to long-on for a run.
0.2 - Tom Curran to Sharjeel Khan , 4 ,Good length ball on leg, Batsman moves across and gives it a full swing connects well and away to square leg boundary.
0.1 - Tom Curran to Sohaib Maqsood , 1 ,Good length ball, batsman drives it down to long-off for a run.
Tom Curran to bowl for England Lions. Sohaib Maqsood on strike and Sharjeel Khan at the other end. Pakistan A require 13 runs to win this one.
End of over (12 runs) England Lions 12/0
0.6 - Junaid khan to Malan, 1 bye, Slow ball outside off, batsman looks to hit it striaght but misses it, they come across for a bye run
0.5 - Junaid khan to Malan, 4, Full ball, batsman drives it firmly and straight past the bowler and the fielder at long-on for a boundary
0.4 - Junaid khan to Malan, 4, Good length ball on middle, batsman paddles it behind for a boundary to fine leg.
0.3 - Junaid khan to Billings, 1, Full ball, batsman plays it away to mid-wicket for a run.
0.2 - Junaid khan to Malan , 1 leg-bye, Full ball, batsman looks to flick it of his pads but doesn't connect and gets it of his pads for a leg-bye.
01 - Junaid khan to Billings, 1 leg bye, full ball batsman moves across to paddle it but gets it of his pads to short fine leg fielder for a leg-bye.
Junaid khan to bowler for Pakistan A. Billings and Malan batting.
So we will have super over to determine the winner of the match as well as the series.
DJ Malan run out 81 (55b 8x4 2x6) SR: 147.27
Dawid Malan impressed for England Lions in the UAE before Christmas, and is back hoping to enhance his claims to a World Twenty20 berth
Dawid Malan sealed in a Super Over a match that he deserved to have won in normal time, as England Lions overcame a late-innings wobble to beat Pakistan A in a thrilling finale in Dubai.