23/09Result
3rd T20I (N), England tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Sep 23 2022
England won by 63 runs
Player of the Match
Harry Brook
Harry BrookEngland
23/09Result
3rd T20I (N), England tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Sep 23 2022
England won by 63 runs
Player of the Match
Harry Brook
Harry BrookEngland

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs | PAK: 158/8 (64 runs required, RR: 7.90)

  • Mohammad Hasnain6 (4b)
  • Shan Masood65 (40b)
  • Reece Topley4-0-22-1
  • Mark Wood4-0-24-3

11.22pm Another one done, four more to come. Sunday is our next outing in Karachi, although we'll be back for the women's ODI between England and India at Lord's tomorrow morning. See you then!

Harry Brook: "It was very nice to get out there and have a match winning performance tonight. It was quite similar to the other night. Every pitch has been fairly similar. Just hitting through the line of the ball and trying to play on the front foot as much as possible, really. I was just trying to get [Duckett] on strike - he's so good against spin, it's ridiculous."

Babar Azam, speaking in Urdu, admits the bowling wasn't up to the mark, and that they need to 'apna plan execute'. Happy to see Shan back in form though.

Moeen Ali "Brooky, hopefully he grows and becomes one of those top, top players. All got a bit of experience from the PSL, Jacks took it to the bowlers, the future for England cricket is amazing. Wood bowled serious, serious pace, great to have him back, he's a massive part of our team."

Mark Wood: "First game for England since March, one club game for Ashington. Pakistan crowd very supportive, Babar and Rizwan played really well last time so a big wicket, Toppers bowled a great over so that allowed me to attack. I've done loads of time in the gym and lots of running, but nothing the same as a game. You tend to be a bit fresh after seven months out, but can I keep those speeds up. What's important for me is not to go too hard now and not be ready for Australia. Today was a good day, the crowd was flying, but can I repeat that.

10.56pm Well, which was the bigger thumping, Pakistan's ten-wicket win last night or England's 63-run reply tonight? The former is the more statistically historical, but really, this was a no-contest in the second innings, after the loss of Babar and Rizwan in the Powerplay. Mark Wood bowled absolute rockets at times, and Reece Topley was quietly impressive in his own comeback. But the damage was done in England's innings, most notably by Harry Brook, who launched it for his unbeaten 81 from 35.

Haris: "I think more than yesterday, today's game goes on to show how important Rizwan and Babar are. "

Furqan: "No Buttler, Bairstow and Livingstone, still two 200 scores by England. They will be a real team to watch in the WC."

19.6
4
Topley to Mohammad Hasnain, FOUR, round the wicket, a crashing drive to finish on a personal high, but that's a thumping riposte from England, who nudge back into a 2-1 series lead

James : "Wasim and Waqar on commentary enjoyed the 150k yorker from Wood at 18.6. And when your yorker impresses those 2 ..." Yes indeed...

19.5
1
Topley to Shan Masood, 1 run, spanked hard out of the blockhole, straight at cover, Masood's work is done
19.4
1
Topley to Mohammad Hasnain, 1 run, fired into the toes from round the wicket, squirted to the off side

Adam: "Every 6 is 1000 usd to flood relief, Shan masood s doing god s work!!" This is very true.

19.3
1
Topley to Shan Masood, 1 run, cracked out to deep midwicket. Another single
19.2
1
Topley to Mohammad Hasnain, 1 run, right underneath the launch into the covers! Dawson dances in the deep but the ball swirled and dipped on him, and falls short of the fielder!
19.1
1
Topley to Shan Masood, 1 run, right up to the blockhole from over the wicket, pressed out to cover

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | PAK: 149/8 (73 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.84, RRR: 73.00)

  • Mohammad Hasnain0 (1b)
  • Shan Masood62 (37b)
  • Mark Wood4-0-24-3
  • Adil Rashid4-0-32-2

Welcome back Mark Wood. That was fun

18.6
0
Wood to Mohammad Hasnain, no run, hot yorker! Did mightily well to dig that out! Squeezed off the toe to fine leg
18.5
W
Wood to Haris Rauf, OUT, retreats to leg, swipes for self-preservation, top-edged into the covers. Rauf has pace of his own, of course, but he wasn't hanging around there!

Haris Rauf c Curran b Wood 4 (4m 2b 1x4 0x6) SR: 200.00

The target is now below a Bert Vance, so that's something...

18.4
4
Wood to Haris Rauf, FOUR, massive wind-up and a fat nick down through deep third.
18.3
1lb
Wood to Shan Masood, 1 leg bye, hits the pitch from back of a length, deflected to fine leg
18.3
1w
Wood to Shan Masood, 1 wide, swinging down the leg side. A few more of those might help the cause...

I think it's safe to say this one is done now... but Masood has a juicy red-inker looming here

18.2
W
Wood to Usman Qadir, OUT, round the wicket, very full, and run out at the bowler's end! Tip and run from Qadir, Moeen picks up swiftly at mid-off, and fires down the stumps with a dead-eyed underarm

Usman Qadir run out 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.1
1
Wood to Shan Masood, 1 run, round the wicket, full length outside off, pushed to point

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 142/6 (80 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.88, RRR: 40.00)

  • Shan Masood61 (35b)
  • Adil Rashid4-0-32-2
  • Reece Topley3-0-13-1
17.6
W
Rashid to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT, lofted to mid-off, and that's the end of Nawaz. Lovely flighted googly, dipping as he swung through the line, not dissimilar to Rashid's first, as Brook swallows with ease.

Mohammad Nawaz (3) c Brook b Rashid 19 (28m 21b 2x4 0x6) SR: 90.47

17.5
0
Rashid to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, big swing across the line, beaten by the googly
17.4
1lb
Rashid to Shan Masood, 1 leg bye, swings through the pull-sweep, off the legs behind square
17.3
6
Rashid to Shan Masood, SIX, dumped over the ropes at long-on! It's a personal mission now for Masood, and he's taking the fight to the bitter end
17.2
1
Rashid to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, rocking back, and chopped to the off side
17.1
1
Rashid to Shan Masood, 1 run, attempted reverse sweep, and England review. Seems the umpire reckoned there was bat first, but let's see. It was certainly adjacent. But that is very batty indeed. On we go

89 off 18... I mean, it's not impossible?

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs | PAK: 133/5 (89 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.82, RRR: 29.66)

  • Shan Masood54 (32b)
  • Mohammad Nawaz18 (18b)
  • Reece Topley3-0-13-1
  • Sam Curran4-0-37-1
16.6
1
Topley to Shan Masood, 1 run, angled bat, and jabbed down to the off-side
16.5
1
Topley to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, yanked off an off-stump line, out to deep midwicket
16.4
0
Topley to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, very full, shaping in on an off-stump line, pressed into the covers
16.3
1
Topley to Shan Masood, 1 run, follows the left-hander on a very full leg-sided length, driven with an open face out to cover
16.2
2
Topley to Shan Masood, 2 runs, very full and pinged off the toes, deep square leg picks up well but good running brings two

Match Coverage

All Match News

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st17Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
2nd4Mohammad RizwanHaider Ali
3rd0Shan MasoodHaider Ali
4th7Shan MasoodIftikhar Ahmed
5th62Shan MasoodKhushdil Shah
6th52Shan MasoodMohammad Nawaz (3)
7th1Shan MasoodUsman Qadir
8th6Shan MasoodHaris Rauf
9th9Shan MasoodMohammad Hasnain