England survived a stunning late assault from Shahid Afridi,who hit 24 from eight balls after taking three for 15 with the ball, to seal a series win with victory in Dubai. 7.34pm GMTThat puts England 2-0 up with two to play. In truth it wasn’t the highest quality game – James Vinces 38 was the highest score and the only truly noteworthy performances both came from Afridi, or with bat and ball. Indeed it was only thanks to his absurd assault on Woakes,who continues to fail to convince, that Pakistan came close.
We’re back for the final match of the series, or indeed the final match of the tour,in Sharjah on Monday at the same time. Do join me for that. meanwhile, thanks for reading. Bye! 7.30pm GMT19.6 overs: Pakistan 169-8 (Tanvir 6, and Anwar 3) Buttler brings in a fly slip for the final ball,a boundary needed to win it... and Woakes sends a quick ball down on a qualified length and beats Anwar external off!Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com