England thrashed Pakistan in the 6th T20I with 33 balls spare, to level the seven-match series by 3-3

In the sixth T20I game, England had won the toss and elected to field first and Pakistan had posted 169-6 on the board at the end of their innings while it took the visitors just 14.3 overs to chase down 170.
In the sixth T20I game, England had won the toss and elected to field first. Mohammad Rizwan’s absence didn’t appear to diminish Babar Azam’s capacity to get runs up top, and the early loss of his opening partner didn’t fluster him, either.
Babar and Rizwan have often talked up how much they understand each other’s games, but in Rizwan’s absence today, Babar almost appeared to change into his opening partner, playing a knock Rizwan himself would have been pleased with.
Watching his partners come and go, Babar kept up the pace in the Powerplay before gradually upping gears, never seeming to break a sweat to pick up the routine boundaries that appeared to evade his partners.
The 87 he ended up with took Pakistan to a higher total than they defended in each of the last two games, and the Pakistan skipper would have been completely justified to expect it would turn out to be the most telling commitment of the day.
Salt, however, ensured it would end up as little more than a footnote in a game that sets up a grandstand finale.
The innings took Babar to 3,000 T20I runs in 81 innings, joint-quickest with Virat Kohli, but with limited help from the opposite end and one of the more consistent England bowling performances to manage, Pakistan always felt a touch behind the standard.
It was just when Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz assisted with appearances at the death that Pakistan moved toward a total they figured they could defend.
Pakistan had posted 169-6 on the board at the end of their innings.
England needed the win if they were to keep the series alive, and that perhaps showed in the team selections, too. No sooner had Pakistan got back out into the middle with momentum apparently with them after a solid finish did Phil Salt wrench it all away from the hosts.
In the second over, 22 runs fell off, and with Alex Hales getting the fun together with a 12-ball 27, England simply continued to plunge along.
There were four boundaries in the third over and four in the fifth as Salt made a joke of what Pakistan had considered a standard score. The game was almost an inescapable end product when the Powerplay finished, however, the contentious state of mind Salt found himself in wouldn’t end with the fielding restrictions.
Aamer Jamal was slapped for 20 in the seventh over, including a staggering flat pulled six that appeared to sear the air it went through, no higher than 15 meters off the ground.
Eventually, a delicate backfoot punch that misrepresented the severity of his earlier exploits would seal the success, the easygoingness of the shot representing Pakistan’s complete failure in stifling him.
However, it took the visitors just 14.3 overs to chase down 170 and level up the series with a handsome eight-wicket.
“Definitely [best T20I knock], nice to do it with the series in the balance. Always a challenge at the top when you feel you’re playing well but picking outfielders and finding ways to get out. Pleased with the backing from the management about how they want me to play. You need competition, the best sides have that. Everyone’s trying to put their best foot forward and show the coaches how good they are.”
says Phil Salt.
“Thought it was a good score, could have got 10-15 more. England’s use of powerplay was the turning point. Middle order roles, players need to take responsibility, hope they will in the next game.”
said Babar Azam.
“Very happy, thought the way we batted particularly was outstanding. Shows if you stick to the process, you don’t have to slog you can play proper shots. And I thought the seamers were outstanding today. If you don’t lose wickets early on you can keep going. Good base, good shots, really impressive performance. Another good game, I hope, it’s been a brilliant series. We feel we’ve learned a lot as a group. [Buttler] He’s feeling good, been training a bit more. Whether or not we risk him for one game, we’ll see,”
says Moeen Ali.