27/02Result
3rd T20I (N), England tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Feb 27 2012
England won by 5 runs
Player of the Match
Kevin PietersenEngland
27/02Result
3rd T20I (N), England tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Feb 27 2012
England won by 5 runs
Player of the Match
Kevin PietersenEngland

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | PAK: 124/6 (6 runs required, RR: 6.20)

  • Hammad Azam2 (2b)
  • Jade Dernbach4-0-24-2
  • Stuart Broad4-0-24-1

So here ends England's first full tour of the UAE. A tour that has produced some fascinating cricket and some real stories. Plenty to feel good about and to think about for both teams. Where from here? Well Pakistan are next in action in the Asia Cup, which begins on March 11. England also have little break, flying out to Sri Lanka in two week's time ahead of their two-Test series. That's when I'll be back to describe the action so be good between now and then. But make sure you stay with the team for full coverage of all the major matches here on ESPNcricinfo.com.

This is the lowest total that England have ever defended in T20s. An absolutely outstanding effort with the ball and their fielding, apart from the one miss from Bairstow (who later redeemed himself to run out Afridi) was fantastic. Those three last overs from Dernbach and Broad were a perfect example of how to bowl at the death. They backed their skills and executed them perfectly.

A low-scoring thriller to end the tour. Kevin Pietersen, who is man of the match and man of the series, battled away in difficult conditions to set up some kind of score and the bowlers and fielders did the rest.

A great comeback from England since the hammering in the Test series, they dominated the ODI series and have now won the T20 series 2-1 and can take a great deal out of this tour, especially in a year where they will defend their World T20 title in September.

19.6
W
Dernbach to Misbah-ul-Haq, OUT, bowled him!! A slower ball out of the back of the hand, Misbah swings and missed and loses his leg stump. England win by five runs, an absolute thriller of a game!

Misbah-ul-Haq b Dernbach 28 (56m 32b 2x4 0x6) SR: 87.50

So Six to win off the last ball...goodness me what a finish to the tour...

19.5
1
Dernbach to Hammad Azam, 1 run, swung at, an edge to third man
19.4
1
Dernbach to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, pulled out in the leg side but just a single as midwicket comes quickly off the fence
19.4
1w
Dernbach to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 wide, short and wide of the off stump, wide called!!
19.3
1
Dernbach to Hammad Azam, 1 run, flat, full, straight and dug out into the covers, great delivery

And now Hammad Azam...

19.2
W
Dernbach to Shahid Afridi, 1 run, OUT, slapped down to long on, the through comes back to the keeper's end, gone!! Afridi is run out trying to come back for the second, a fantastic flat, quick return to Kieswetter who again did brilliantly get the ball back onto the stumps

Shahid Afridi run out 3 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

Oh boy is this tense! Good job it isn't the world cup just yet...

19.1
2
Dernbach to Shahid Afridi, 2 runs, full, slapped down the ground, a slide and save at long off

Can you Adam and Eve it...13 to win...

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 117/4 (13 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.15, RRR: 13.00)

  • Misbah-ul-Haq27 (30b)
  • Shahid Afridi0 (0b)
  • Stuart Broad4-0-24-1
  • Jade Dernbach3-0-17-1

What a fine over from Broad...without that misfield it was a fantastic effort...

18.6
0
Broad to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, full and driven back to the bowler
18.5
0
Broad to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, heave outside off and missed this time
18.4
4
Broad to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR, pulled down to long on and a miss by Bairstow! It runs for four!! What a time for a misfield! Just what Pakistan wanted
18.3
W
Broad to Umar Akmal, OUT, smashed straight up in the air and taken at long off. Another ball outside off, heave into the air and well taken by Swann out of the desert sky

Umar Akmal c Swann b Broad 22 (25m 23b 1x4 0x6) SR: 95.65

18.2
0
Broad to Umar Akmal, no run, slower ball outside off, flashed at again and missed
18.1
0
Broad to Umar Akmal, no run, outside off, a heave and miss and well saved from the keeper

Broad to bowl. I reckon Pakistan try and smash this over...

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs | PAK: 113/3 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.27, RRR: 8.50)

  • Umar Akmal22 (20b)
  • Misbah-ul-Haq23 (27b)
  • Jade Dernbach3-0-17-1
  • Steven Finn4-0-31-0

An excellent set from Dernbach, this game is still in the balance...

17.6
1
Dernbach to Umar Akmal, 1 run, full on the stumps and cut out to deep cover
17.5
1
Dernbach to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, pulled out down to deep backward square
17.4
0
Dernbach to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, slower ball outside off, the Misbah heave into the leg side misses
17.3
1
Dernbach to Umar Akmal, 1 run, Akmal goes to paddle sweep and then adjusts to forward defend outside off and drop it into the off side
17.2
1
Dernbach to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, cut off the back foot out to deep cover
17.2
1w
Dernbach to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 wide, slower ball bouncer and called wide. It ballooned over the batsman's head
17.1
1
Dernbach to Umar Akmal, 1 run, slower outside off and cut to extra cover

England's finisher is back...Dernbach needs to find something special here to wrest this back for his side...

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | PAK: 107/3 (23 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.29, RRR: 7.66)

  • Misbah-ul-Haq21 (24b)
  • Umar Akmal19 (17b)
  • Steven Finn4-0-31-0
  • Stuart Broad3-0-20-0

So the gamble from Akmal there has paid off really...

16.6
0
Finn to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, outside off, an attempted back cut and missed
16.5
1
Finn to Umar Akmal, 1 run, another massive heave, an inside edge to short long leg
16.4
2
Finn to Umar Akmal, 2 runs, flashed away off another top edge, this time to wide third man and Dernbach saves four
16.3
4
Finn to Umar Akmal, FOUR, gets down to paddle sweep and a huge top edge goes to fine third man

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8Mohammad HafeezAwais Zia
2nd40Awais ZiaAsad Shafiq
3rd28Misbah-ul-HaqAsad Shafiq
4th37Misbah-ul-HaqUmar Akmal
5th7Shahid AfridiMisbah-ul-Haq
6th4Misbah-ul-HaqHammad Azam