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Rory Dollard

Pakistan vs England: Moeen Ali’s late rally in vain as hosts take control of T20 series

Pakistan took a 3-2 lead over England in their seven-match T20 series on Wednesday

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

A late rally from stand-in skipper Moeen Ali was not enough as Pakistan’s spirited bowling display beat England by six runs to take control of the seven-match T20 series for the first time.

The hosts were bowled out for just 145 in Lahore, Mark Wood excelling again as he took three for 20 and hit 95mph, but an England batting line-up missing the likes of Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes and Liam Livingstone mis-fired for the second game in a row.

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