England were cut down to size by Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and his second T20 hundred in a 10 wicket thrashing.
Azam slapped 110 not out and Mohammed Rizwan 88 not out as they overhauled their target of 200 on a Karachi pitch designed for big hitting to set a new record chase for a 10 wicket win and level the seven match series at 1-1. But that will come as cold comfort to England’s bowlers who were dispatched to all parts, as too will be the news that plenty of cash was raised for Pakistani flood victims as a result of the boundary fest.
For each six hit, 1000 dollars were donated to the Pakistan flood relief effort by the bank sponsors to go along with a generous donation from England’s players and the ECB. And with nine maximums clubbed by the Pakistan openers to match the nine struck by England, the pitch and the players certainly delivered.
