5th T20I Live: Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan© AFP
Pakistan vs England 5th T20I Live Updates: Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz have given Pakistan the perfect start as they have together removed the England openers. England need 146 to win and Dawid Malan has started off well for the tourists. Mohammad Rizwan scored 63 precious runs for Pakistan before getting out and his efforts might just allow Pakistan to fight it out in this match as they posted a below par 145 al out. Mark Wood has picked up the wickets of Babar Azam, Haider Ali and Asif Ali to break the back of Pakistan’s batting. Earlier, England captain Moeen Ali won the toss and opted to field in the 5th T20I. After a thrilling Karachi leg of the series, which saw Pakistan level the series twice against England, the focus now shifts towards the final three games of the series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan’s young pacer Naseem Shah was taken to hospital with an infection and will miss the game. Naseem’s availability for the rest of the seven-match series will be decided after assessing his medical reports. Meanwhile, England could welcome captain Jos Buttler for the remaining games as he also looks to get some playing time ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Aamer Jamal, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali(c), Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Here are the Live Updates of the 5th T20I between Pakistan and England from the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore
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