Jonny Bairstow revived memories of his brilliant England one-day debut with a maiden international fifty in Dubai to leave Pakistan chasing 151 for a victory that would give them the Twenty20 series.
Bairstow is that rare commodity for England, a power hitter, and after he squirted Umar Gul into the legside to secure his half-century four balls from the end of the innings, he emphasised the fact it by slapping a slow ball from Gul, a shot he did not really middle, over long-on for six.
Bairstow's 60 off 46 balls, studded with two sixes and five boundaries, helped England recover from a precarious 79-4 to post a challenging 150-7 before Finn claimed 3-30 to bowl Pakistan out for 112 in 18.2 overs at Dubai Stadium.
Gul at the death - predominantly bowling yorkers with a hint of reverse swing - was again excellent and it did nothing for the reputation of Buttler's trademark shot, the step to leg and horizontal-bat shovel over his left shoulder. As Gul hit the stumps with a low full toss, the shot had got Buttler out on two successive occasions.
Gul at the death - predominantly bowling yorkers with a hint of reverse swing - was again excellent and it did nothing for the reputation of Buttler's trademark shot, the step to leg and horizontal-bat shovel over his left shoulder. As Gul hit the stumps with a low full toss, the shot had got Buttler out on two successive occasions.
Even Cheema, who would have been identified by England as the weak link, displayed his skill with a deceptive slower ball to strike Stuart Broad's off-stump. As for Hammad Azam, his bowling had been overlooked by Misbah in the first game on the grounds that the situation was too tight. Presumably he expected this one to be tight, too, because he overlooked it again.
At the End Afridi batting fail and could not do any thing and Pakistan Loss 2nd T20 :(
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