Pakistan's brilliant bowlers defended their territory by the skin of their teeth to bowl England out and level up the series at 2-2 right at the death.
It was a direct hit run out from super sub Mohammad Haris from close on the leg side that secured the win in the last over with Reece Topley stranded diving for the crease. The three run win was a classic from the Pakistani playbook when the game might have seemed to have slipped through their fingers, but they can find a bit of magic from somewhere.
And it was no less than the home team deserved on a topsy-turvy night of drama when Liam Dawson came oh so close to stealing the win for England with a sensational knock of his own. With 33 runs required from the final three overs and just three wickets left, the game looked up until Dawson took Mohammad Hasnain’s over apart for 24 as he found the boundary five times.
